New 
Program Trainer
 Child & Family RI | |
 United States, Rhode Island, Providence | |
 Mar 07, 2025 | |
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What You'll Be Doing
You will work in collaboration with the Director of Foster Care collaborative and Senior Director of Permanency to onboard program new hires. The Program Trainer will work collaboratively with the recruitment/licensing team to establish training requirements for foster parents. Your Main Priorities While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily: * Work collaboratively with Functional Family Therapy (FFT)-Foster Care (FC) to assure fidelity to the model of care in the foster care team. * Provide oversight of foster parents training both in the FFT-FC model as well as required regulatory training; monitor and track of foster parent training hours in appropriate platforms. * Develop and maintain a plan to meet foster parent training requirements. * Complete quarterly foster parent Safe Walk-through surveillance. * Participate in team meetings with shared vision to foster parent needs. * Provide orientation and training to new staff for the Foster Care team. * Lead in Counsel on Accreditation (COA) specific to Foster Care standards. Who You Are Requirements, Skills & Abilities: * Bachelor's degree in psychology or related field required. * Minimum m3 years' experience in foster care or social services required. * Experience in a trainer role or similar required. * Bilingual in Spanish preferred. * Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills. * Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365. * Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population. * Collaboration and teamwork. * Maintain certification for CPR Trainer. * Maintain certification as a Home Study preparation and complete home studies as required for prospective foster/adoptive parents. * Maintain certification in TIPS-MAP training and co-lead classes for prospective foster parents. * Must have a valid driver's license, proof of auto insurance and car registration. * Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check. * The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position. Physical Requirements Direct Service Staff: This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues. Travel Requirements Site location: Providence Statewide travel required. Equal Employment Opportunity Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies: * Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races. * Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others. * Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services. Affirmative Action Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve. | |