Research & Program Development Specialist Job at Raptor Technologies, Houston, TX

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  • Raptor Technologies
  • Houston, TX

Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

About Us!

Founded in 2002, Raptor has partnered with more than 60,000 schools in 55 different countries , including 5,300+ K-12 US school districts, to provide integrated visitor, volunteer, attendance, dismissal, emergency management, and safeguarding software and services covering the complete spectrum of school and student safety.

We are passionate about our mission to protect every child, every school, every day!

About the Role

The Research and Development department is responsible for creating complete programs to meet mandated safety and regulatory compliance requirements for the PublicSchoolWorks (PSW)product offering. The Research and Program Development Specialist will build and use a comprehensive research base of federal, state, and district level requirements -- all related to employee and student health and safety, employee professional development, and student behavior, thereby creating web-based compliance solutions that work within the Raptor and PSW software frameworks and support K-12 and collegiate educators and administrators.

Responsibilities

  • Research, review, and annotate laws from a variety of sources, including, state agencies, state board of educations, etc.
  • Break down laws or safety best practices into individual steps/pieces/tasks and configure these pieces to work within and be delivered through in-house software frameworks.
  • Create program summaries (using in-house formats), based on safety best practices and federal and state laws to provide guidance and instructional materials to client facing departments.
  • Manage multiple, simultaneous projects, including but not limited to new research, research updates, and day-to-day requests from other departments and clients.
  • Create and maintain organized documentation of laws (including federal, state, and other regulations), and guidance from external sources.
  • Utilize effective needs analysis, project management and evaluation skills to ensure timely issues are identified and resolved.
  • Conduct quality review of all research deliverables ensuring that all information is accurate, consistent, easy to understand, flows well and is well organized, and that all statutes and regulations are correctly cited and adhered to.
  • Other duties as required and/or requested by management.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree (under certain circumstances, experience may be substituted for bachelor's degree).
  • Two-three years of related experience.
  • In-depth knowledge of the legislative process, research philosophies, principles, and techniques.
  • Ability to understand PSW and Raptor systems and effectively use system functionalities to create complete programs for practical implementation of laws and effectively communicate state, federal, and local (if applicable) laws to other departments.
  • Ability to read, analyze and interpret legal documents, regulations, brochures, and periodicals, breaking down information into individual steps/pieces/tasks and configure these pieces to work within and be delivered through a software framework.
  • Ability to write and effectively present information with attention to detail and focus on quality; able to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general conclusions.
  • Able to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills.
  • Effective oral and written communication skills.
  • High proficiency in personal productivity software/MS products.
  • Project management and multitasking skills.
  • Strong problem identification and solving skills.
  • Adapts quicky to frequent changes and revisions.

What's in it for you?

  • You join the gold standard in school safety software.

  • You will join a company where innovation and customer collaboration are part of what drives new product development to help keep kids safe.

  • You will work with diverse teams made up of some of the best minds in the industry.

  • You will get exposure to strong mentorship and leadership that have supported a long history of career advancement opportunities for our employees.

  • You will have access to a robust benefits package that includes:

    • Remote-first philosophy

    • Flexible paid time off

    • Paid parental leave

    • 11 Paid holidays per year

    • Workplace flexibility

    • Affordable health coverage (medical, dental, vision), paid 100% for employee only medical

    • 401(k) employer contribution to help you plan for the future

    • Company paid life insurance, STD, and LTD

    • Pet insurance

If you are a resident of California, Colorado, New Jersey, New York or Washington, please reach out to hr@raptortech.com for a reasonable estimate of annual base compensation and any eligible incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered to successful candidates for roles may be higher or lower, based on non-discriminatory criteria including but not limited to relevant professional experience, geographic location, knowledge, skills, and abilities. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

Raptor Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, compensation, training, promotion, transfer, leaves of absence, and termination.

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