Erica Bender

Experience

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  The Children's Center of Wayne County (Detroit)

  Jan 2014 - Jul 2017

  HR Specialist III for The Children’s Center (TCC). Lead Specialist responsible for maintaining relationships between vendors, functional groups, employees and HR leads. Work closely with department leads to assess training needs, develop recommendations to assist and accommodate employer’s needs coupled with internal deficiencies. • Responsible for coordinating TCC Training initiatives that allow employees to increase their technical depth in specific areas related to job function.• Responsible for streamlining training documentation to assist in improving working processes that oversee course task that directly affect online e-learning modules. • Work closely with professional organizations, groups and learning centers to assist in developing curriculums that aide in increasing professional and personal goals • Responsible for consulting with Departments Heads to help identify areas of opportunities for employees that result in trainings needs for current employees, new hires and newly active roles. • Continuous improvement Team Lead, responsible for trainings sessions, vendors and working closely with administration staff cross-category to evaluate and define strategies to improve efficiency to capture gaps in training programs. • Implement solutions to support on-going developments to TCC recruitment efforts based on needs. • Maintain & harbor relationships between TCC and outside organizations i.e. Safety Care, Red Cross, VCE to ensure constant communication is share to develop continual clinical that require updated trainings, knowledge and information Show less HR Specialist for The Children’s Center (TCC). HR Specialist responsible for assisting HR with onboarding of new hires, data entry along with coordinating in-house activities that effectively assist in executing training programs • Coordinated and communicated the need for training space, supply needs for training set up and support for vendor set up. • Produced and arranged presentation materials for meeting, trainings and seminars.• Supported onsite training initiatives by supplying trainees with certificates, external requirements and all documentation related to the training courses. Single source for communication for all things training focused. • Produced and arranged presentation materials for meetings and Trainings. • Assisted HR with onboarding and training for New Hires. Show less

  • Professional Development Specialist lll

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Professional Development Specialist

    Jan 2014 - Aug 2015
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  Give Merit, Inc.

  Aug 2018 - now

  Responsible for the overall administration, oversight, and execution ofClass of 2022 FATE High School Program, and the FATE Alumni Persistence Program.• Administer program in accordance with organization mission and program outcome goals • Facilitate student recruitment and selection• Maintain partnerships• Provide ongoing communication with liaison(s)• Establish relationships with students, parents, and any other interested parties • Coordinate annual programming and final projects• Consistent communication with families• Uphold logistics• Coordinate food & transportation• Facilitate curriculum content• Oversee project execution Show less

  • High School Program Director

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Program Coordinator

    Aug 2018 - now