Virtual Training Specialist

Safe Children Coalition, Inc.; Sarasota (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Medical

Dental

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) retirement with 3% companymatch

Job summary

Safe Children Coalition, Inc. in Florida seeks a Learning and Professional Development Specialist to train Community Based Care staff across Desoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties and to develop quality improvement strategies.

You will assess staff competency, mentor and coach new staff, ensure compliance with laws and contracts, and help implement training tools to enhance child welfare services. The role supports a mission-driven team with holidays and benefits; requires a bachelor’s in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related human service field and at least three years’ experience in child welfare.
• Child welfare training and/or supervision experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide training to Community Based Care initiative training and develop quality improvement strategies.
• Assesses child welfare staff competency to perform services.
• Provides guidance, mentoring and coaching to new staff.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws, contracts and accreditation standards.
• Represents CBC to community groups and participates in public relations functions.
• Reviews CBC policy and procedure and suggests changes based on best practice and compliance.

Skills

Mentoring

Coaching

Staff support

Guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, or related human service field

Three years child welfare experience

Job description

Job Description Description: Join Our Team and Make a Difference at the Safe Children Coalition!

Are you passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of young people?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Safe Children Coalition as part of our Learning and Professional Development Specialist !

Purpose of the Role: As a Learning and Professional Development Specialist, you'll Provide training to the Community Based Care initiative training, developing and implementing associated quality improvement strategies to strengthen child welfare services in Desoto, Manatee, and Sarasota Counties. Provides analysis and recommendations for improving the system through development of training initiatives. Job Coach position provides mentoring, support, coaching and guidance to new staff.

Responsible for assuring compliance regarding current federal, state, and local laws, contracts, accreditation standards, and policies and procedures.

• Research current best practice, regulatory, and accreditation compliance standards, as well as CBC policy and procedure, and integrates them into the CBC Trainings.
• Provides up to date information regarding current federal and state rules, contract requirements, procedures, and policies affecting CBC.
• Supports professional development initiatives by assimilating recommendations from analysis activities into training tools that can be used to ensure effective deployment of processes and support/retention of appropriate and skilled resources.
• Responsible for providing support, direction, and guidance to child welfare staff.
• Assesses child welfare staff competency to perform child welfare services under standard supervision.
• Responsible for recommending child welfare professionals for required certification based on assessment of skills, competencies, and abilities.
• Promotes and participates in agency-wide continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Provides accurate, professional representation of community-based care to community groups, including speaking engagements and other public relation functions, as designated.
• Assists in the review of CBC policy and procedure, making recommendations for changes, enhancements, and additions based on best practice and compliance issues.
• As a contributing member of the LPD team, engages in systems analysis, evaluation, and delivery of trainings that increases skills of staff.

Be Part of a Mission-Driven Team: Provides analysis and recommendations for improving the system through development of training initiatives.

Make a Real Difference: Your work will help strengthen child welfare services.

Growth Opportunities: 12 paid holidays

• Employee Assistance Program ("EAP")
• Medical
• Dental
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) retirement- 3% company match

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the areas of psychology, social work, or related human service field, plus a minimum of three years' experience working as a child welfare professional. Child welfare training and/or supervision experience preferred.

Current Child Welfare certification is preferred .

If you're ready to use your skills to make a meaningful change and are passionate about youth development, we want to hear from you!