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Learning & Culture Specialist

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Learning & Culture Specialist

Salary

$25.02 - $31.27 Hourly

Location

2401 Market St. Baytown, TX

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

26-00013

Department

HUMAN RESOURCES

Opening Date

10/22/2025

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Job Summary

Join Team Baytown as our next Learning & Culture Specialist! If you love helping people grow, creating engaging learning experiences, and building a workplace where employees feel connected and celebrated, this is your next big opportunity. You’ll help shape our culture, elevate employee engagement, and champion learning across the City—because here in Baytown, growth and community go hand-in-hand.

The Learning & Culture Specialist is a key position within the City of Baytown that helps champion growth and engagement within the organization. This position works with the Learning & Culture Manager to develop, implement, and maintain the City’s Learning Management System, assist with employee engagement, retention, recognition initiatives, and lead continuous improvement initiatives.

Duties

+ Training/Growth

+ Manages the LEARN platform ensuring offerings are relevant and up-to-date.

+ Creates, plans, and facilitates courses for the HUB based on organizational needs.

+ Leads and facilitates PIPE Academy trainings and other organizational trainings offered by Human Resources.

+ Facilitates continuous improvement projects based on organizational needs.

+ Maintains accurate records and documentation related to training activities.

+ Collects and analyzes feedback from participants and stakeholders to improve training initiatives.

+ Engagement, Retention, and Recognition

+ Creates, plans and facilitates various employee engagement and retention activities.

+ Collects and analyzes feedback from employees related to engagement and retention initiatives.

+ Assists with coordinating the Employee Recognition Program and planning the Employee Recognition Ceremonies.

+ Branding/Marketing

+ Creates and assists with branded material (email, video, images, presentations etc.).

+ Performs all other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required:

+ Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training and Development, or a related field.

+ Two years of paraprofessional experience in training, curriculum development, and/or organizational development.

+ Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record (must obtain TX driver’s license within 90 days).

OR

+ An equivalent combination of education, experience, certification and/or licenses sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Preferred:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or institution in Human Resources, Management, Training and Development, or related field.

+ Municipal experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Research skills and ability to develop tools for evaluation of customers’ needs. Ability to adjust instruction style based on intended audience. Intermediate software abilities to assist in designing of systems, forms, and processes. Intermediate to advanced media creation abilities (images, videos, infographics, etc.) and the ability to determine appropriateness. Ability to create and conduct individualized and group presentations/training programs. Attention to detail, analytical/logical assessment, and strategic thinking. Ability to get along appropriately with co-workers and the public.

This position will provide service and support to all City of Baytown departments including public safety. As a result, additional security clearances and background checks may be completed as part of the selection process.

Here at the City of Baytown, in recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you bring. We strive to provide a workplace where differences are honored, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the people we serve.

Attendance is an essential function of this position. The City reserves the right to require an employee in this position to work more than 40 hours a week. This position provides services or performs duties for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations. These may include services or duties different from those performed in the usual course and scope of your job. In the event of an evacuation, the incumbent in this position may be required to remain to perform needed services.

Overall Position Strength Demands

Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.

To promote health and wellness, we provide a comprehensive benefits program (listed below) to meet the needs of you and your family. Our goal is to help you live and work well – 365 days a year.

Medical

+ United Healthcare

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Annual Deductible (Network) $750 Indiv/$2,250 Family

+ In-Network Benefit 80%/20% after plan deductible

+ $50 co-pay (general visit)

+ RX - $10 Generic/$40 Formulary/$75 Non-Formulary

+ Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare and Dependent Care expenses

+ FREE virtual visits

Dental

+ Cigna Dental PPO & DHMO

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ Preventative & diagnostic covered at 100%

+ Annual Deductible: $50/Indiv (Cigna PPO) - No annual deductible for Cigna DHMO

Vision

+ Superior Vision

+ Effective the first day of the month following 30 days of employment

+ In-Network exam co-pay $10 & $25 materials co-pay

+ Frames: $140 Allowance - Contact Lenses: $160 Allowance

Holistic Health & Wellness

+ Employee Wellness Center offering FREE primary care medical treatment for employees & dependents on the Medical plan

+ FREE access to gyms, Shipt, and Walmart+ through our employee medical insurance

+ Gym partnership with Lee College Wellness Center & swimming pool for $58/year

+ Employee Assistance Program providing employees and their household family members up to 8 FREE counseling sessions per issue per year, legal and financial assistance, will generator tools, and more!

+ Sick Leave Pool providing participants additional paid sick time if accruals are exhausted.

+ SmartDollar: free online program providing tips and tools from Dave Ramsey for getting out of debt and building good saving practices

Retirement

+ Texas Municipal Retirement System:

+ 7% employee contribution with a 14% employer match

+ 5 year vesting

+ Retirement Eligibility: 20 years of service/any age - or - 5 years of service/at least age 60

+ FREE Life Insurance coverage up to 1X your base annual salary

+ MissionSquare and Roth IRA plans: additional voluntary employee participation

Disability Insurance

+ Equitable:

+ Long-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of monthly earnings up to $8,000 per month up to social security age, depending on the disability

+ Short-term Disability: voluntary elected coverage. Pays 60% of weekly earnings up to $1,000 per week for up to the first 13 weeks of a disability

Training and Tuition Assistance

+ The HUB Employee Training Center: we invest in you by equipping you with the knowledge and skills needed to live out our Purpose and Core Values

+ Access to funding up to $1,500 per semester or $3,000 per year for tuition toward courses that are job-related or will enhance your work performance

Generous Paid Sick, Vacation, & Holiday Leave

+ 10 holidays per year and one personal employee day per year

+ 15 days sick leave per year

+ Starting at 10 days of vacation per year; up to 25 days per year

+ Sick and Vacation hours roll over annually up to the maximum limit

+ 15 days Paid Parental Leave

To explore all of the benefits we offer, please visit: baytownlife.com

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education?

+ High School Diploma/GED

+ Associate's Degree

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ Master's Degree

+ None of the above

02

How many years of training, curriculum development and/or organizational development experience do you have?

+ Less than 6 months

+ 1 year

+ 2 years

+ 3 years

+ 4 years

+ 5 years

+ 6 years

+ 7 years

+ 8+ years

+ None of the above

03

Please describe your experience with employee engagement, recognition and/or retention initiatives. If none, please put N/A.

04

What sets you apart from other candidates?

05

Do you have a valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record? (Must obtain TX driver's license within 90 days)

+ Yes

+ No

Required Question

Employer

City of Baytown

Address

2401 Market Street Baytown, Texas, 77520

Phone

281-420-6520

Website

http://www.baytown.org

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