Youth Development Sr. Training and TA Special

Urban Strategies LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work for eligible positions

Medical and Dental paid 95% by company

Vision coverage 100%

401K matched up to 4%

Employee Assistance Program

Generous vacation; sick days and paidH

Disability insurance for all teammates

Company-provided laptop and cellphone

Job summary

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Our team is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

Urban Strategies seeks a Youth Development Sr. Training and TA Specialist to provide training, coaching, and technical assistance to youth development programs within the Community Development Department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, public health, social work, human services, youth development, organizational development, or a related field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience designing, delivering, and/or evaluating curriculum-based training, technical assistance, or professional development for child-, youth-, or family-serving programs.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in evidence-based practices, positive youth development, prevention programming, implementation support, and adult learning approaches.
• Experience leading curriculum implementation, facilitator onboarding, skill-building sessions, coaching cycles, communities of practice, or train-the-trainer models.
• Ability to assess implementation quality through observations, fidelity tools, performance feedback, training data, and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Strong ability to translate complex curriculum, program model, and implementation requirements into clear guidance, practical tools, and actionable technical assistance.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, coaching, organizational, and collaborative skills, with the ability to support teams across multiple initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead training, coaching, and technical assistance efforts that strengthen implementation of evidence-based programs and practices.
• Coordinate facilitator onboarding, skill-building sessions, refresher trainings, and ongoing implementation support for programs.
• Collaborate with program leadership, partners, and implementation teams to identify training needs and provide practical technical assistance.
• Maintain up-to-date certifications and knowledge in evidence-based curricula, as required by Urban Strategies.
• Support fidelity monitoring and tools, implementation check-ins, observations, and feedback processes for evidence-based practices.
• Document implementation strengths, barriers, and recommended improvements in collaboration with program leadership and implementation partners.
• Submit findings, technical assistance priorities, and improvement recommendations to the Sr. Program Director of Health and Families for action and oversight.
• Support the development, review, and refinement of training materials, implementation tools, and technical assistance resources for programs.
• Review resources for alignment with evidence-based practices, youth development principles, cultural relevance, accessibility, age-appropriate learning, and trauma-informed practice.
• Promote consistent use of approved materials and implementation guidance across Urban Strategies teams and partner organizations.
• Coordinate with Community Development Department leadership to align training and technical assistance activities with program goals.
• Maintain documentation of training activities, technical assistance provided, implementation feedback, fidelity findings, and improvement recommendations.
• Support cross-program learning and share promising practices that strengthen services across the department and organization, especially related to youth development.

Skills

Curriculum design

Training delivery

Technical assistance

Youth development

Adult learning

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Fidelity tools

Implementation guides

Coaching protocols

Job description

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Youth Development Sr. Training and TA Special

Full Time US

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $70,000.00 Annually

Job Description:

JOB TITLE

Youth Development Sr. Training and TA Specialist

PROGRAM

Community Development

REPORTS TO

Sr. Program Director of Health and Families

SALARY

$70,000/Annual

LOCATION

Remote

JOB TYPE

Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE

Full - Time

General Description

Provides training, coaching, and technical assistance to support the implementation of programs at Urban Strategies - particularly, youth development programs within the Community Development Department. Under the direction of the Sr. Program Director of Health and Families, this role supports program implementation; facilitator training, coaching, capacity-building; fidelity monitoring; and continuous quality improvement.

About You

A knowledgeable training and technical assistance professional who strengthens youth development program implementation, supports evidence-based practice delivery, provides constructive feedback, and helps translate program guidance into consistent, high-quality practice.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, public health, social work, human services, youth development, organizational development, or a related field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience designing, delivering, and/or evaluating curriculum-based training, technical assistance, or professional development for child-, youth-, or family- serving programs.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in evidence-based practices, positive youth development, prevention programming, implementation support, and adult learning approaches.
• Experience leading curriculum implementation, facilitator onboarding, skill-building sessions, coaching cycles, communities of practice, or train-the-trainer models.
• Ability to assess implementation quality through observations, fidelity tools, performance feedback, training data, and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Strong ability to translate complex curriculum, program model, and implementation requirements into clear guidance, practical tools, and actionable technical assistance.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, coaching, organizational, and collaborative skills, with the ability to support teams across multiple initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, public health, social work, human services, youth development, organizational leadership, or a related field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience serving as a curriculum, training, technical assistance, or implementation subject matter expert for evidence-based or evidence-informed youth-serving programs.
• Experience developing implementation guides, facilitator resources, training plans, fidelity tools, coaching protocols, or quality improvement resources for culturally responsive and trauma-informed youth development services.
• Five (5)+ years of experience working with Latino faith-based organizations.
• Three (3)+ years of experience implementing Dibble’s Love Notes Evidence Based Curriculum

What You’ll Be Doing

Training, Coaching, and Technical Assistance

• Lead training, coaching, and technical assistance efforts that strengthen implementation of evidence-based programs and practices.
• Coordinate facilitator onboarding, skill-building sessions, refresher trainings, and ongoing implementation support for programs.
• Collaborate with program leadership, partners, and implementation teams to identify training needs and provide practical technical assistance.
• Maintain up-to-date certifications and knowledge in evidence-based curricula, as required by Urban Strategies.

Program Implementation Support and Quality Improvement

• Support fidelity monitoring and tools, implementation check-ins, observations, and feedback processes for evidence-based practices.
• Document implementation strengths, barriers, and recommended improvements in collaboration with program leadership and implementation partners.
• Submit findings, technical assistance priorities, and improvement recommendations to the Sr. Program Director of Health and Families for action and oversight.

Program Resource Development

• Support the development, review, and refinement of training materials, implementation tools, and technical assistance resources for programs.
• Review resources for alignment with evidence-based practices, youth development principles, cultural relevance, accessibility, age-appropriate learning, and trauma-informed practice.
• Promote consistent use of approved materials and implementation guidance across Urban Strategies teams and partner organizations.

Collaboration and Program Alignment

• Coordinate with Community Development Department leadership to align training and technical assistance activities with program goals.
• Maintain documentation of training activities, technical assistance provided, implementation feedback, fidelity findings, and improvement recommendations.
• Support cross-program learning and share promising practices that strengthen services across the department and organization, especially related to youth development.

About Urban Strategies

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

COMPANY CULTURE

Our work is driven by our three core values:

• Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
• Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
• Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

BENEFITS

• Remote work for eligible positions.
• Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family).
• Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).
• 401K matched contributions up to 4%.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
• 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
• Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
• Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
• Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.

PERKS

• Meaningful employee engagement programs.

OTHER

• Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks.

Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections.