Training Specialist Ii Jobs

The CHRIS 180 mission is to heal children, strengthen families and build community. We help children, adults, and families who have experienced trauma change the direction of their lives to become more productive, self-sufficient members of the community. We do this through mental health counseling, training, providing safe housing, and real-world skill building.
CHRIS 180 is committed to collaboration, the use of the best available science, evidence-based practices, and a trauma-informed organizational culture, policies, and practices that facilitate and support resiliency, recovery, and self-sufficiency and that prevent trauma from occurring or reoccurring wherever possible.
Training Department
The CHRIS Training Institute is a social enterprise startup embedded in the organization with the purpose of developing and providing training to human services staff, clinicians, educators, and first responders on trauma and how to be trauma-informed. We are a startup in our first year, so we are developing new training on many topics which include trauma-informed supervision and leadership, gender and sexuality, self-care and resiliency, and many other topics. We use a trauma-informed approach and lens in creating our curriculum.
Our training workshops are designed for adult learning with small group activities, time for group and self-reflection, and takeaway action steps participants can use in their daily work and lives. We provide continuing education credits for licensed therapists in three disciplines. Our training is open to the public and we design specific trauma-informed training workshops for organizations and companies.
Candidate
We are seeking an individual that loves training, can design new training curricula, and has a passion for being in front of people interacting with and engaging them in learning new ideas, interventions, and insights into how to do their jobs differently. This individual must be able to work in a demanding environment with constant deliverables and many different work and training situations. As a social enterprise, we are looking for a person with a strong entrepreneurial spirit who can focus on our goals and the completion of projects in a fast-paced client focused world. The ideal candidate would have a persuasive motivational selling style with their training participants leaving wanting more.
The job requires the person to be outgoing, a self-starter, and willing to go the extra mile to make training exciting, interactive and meet the learning objectives. The person must be able to juggle tasks simultaneously, develop a new curriculum in a timely fashion, and be willing to work under pressure and with shifting priorities, deadlines, and/or goals.
Key Job Responsibilities
Training Design and Development

• Develop, deliver, evaluate, and improve core training workshops for internal and external audiences.
• Provide trauma-informed training, and develop new training on trauma for those in the human service professions. Will provide in-person, online, and video-recorded workshops.
• Communicate information effectively and completely; incorporate principles of adult education and apply adult learning theory.

Technology Use

• Use PowerPoint, Canva, and other authoring tools for online training. Will use appropriate technology for authoring curriculum.
• Track the active calendar and project software of training and fill it with new training so the calendar is timely and visible to others.
• Track all data, excellent follow through with documentation on every training activity.

Staff Development, Accreditation and License

• Participate in various committees as needed to assess and plan for ongoing training needs.
• Maintain knowledge of current regulatory standards, trends, and developments in the Human Services field by reading appropriate books, journals, and other literature and attending related seminars and conferences.
• Work with CHRIS180 managers and executives to design and develop training programs to ensure quality staff development and career advancement for employees.

Training Promotion, Sales and Custom Design

• Develop curriculum and deliver training for Training Institute clients from other organizations under contract for training.
• Engage with prospective clients to design and present proposals for training.

Skills Needed

• Able and enjoys public speaking, usually 25-50 people at once but can be larger crowds.
• Understands and is proficient in making power points, Microsoft Office, virtual training, and e-learning, able to perform simple fixes to glitches that may occur in training as required.
• Creative and passionate in presenting to the public with strong energy and presence in the training room.
• Ability to conduct training, lead discussions and make training interactive.
• Proficient in using the Zoom/Teams platforms.
• Knowledge of how to use various types of visual aids.

Qualifications
Must be a licensed therapist with a master’s degree and licensing in social work, clinical psychology, or marriage and family therapy.
At least five years of experience working in the human services field. Experience in delivering training that includes developing instructional materials, lesson plans, and program evaluation. At least two years prior experience in providing training.
The Training Specialist II should possess knowledge and/or experience in the use of computer software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and/or other graphics or presentation software and in the use of audio-visual equipment. Must be proficient in managing online training delivery and content.
Benefits We Offer

• Dental Insurance
• Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• 403 (b) plan
• Health Savings Account
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vision Insurance
• Flex Spending Account
• Short- and Long-Term Disability