Training Specialist

Job Details

Job Location: CNSWFL Ford Street - Fort Myers, FL 33916Position Type: Full TimeEducation Level: 4 Year DegreeSalary Range: $61,236.00 Salary/year

Job Title

Training Specialist

State

Florida

Program

Children’s Network of Southwest Florida, LLC

Reports to

Training Supervisor

FLSA Status

Exempt (Salaried)

Job Description

Statement

This job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity.  Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Mission Statement

The Children’s Network of Southwest Florida is committed to working with the community to protect children and preserve families.

General Purpose of Job

1. Participate in the design, development, implementation, and coordination of the training system for the Children’s Network.
2. Conduct training sessions and evaluation.
3. Assist in the development of systems to assure transfer of learning and specialized instructional and training duties covering many facets of social work/child welfare practice.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Participate in the design, development, implementation, and coordination of the training system for the Children’s Network.

• Participate in planning, developing, training, implementing and coordinating staff development program designed to enhance practice effectiveness for direct service professionals in foster care, adoption, child protective services, family preservation units and lead agency staff.

1. Conduct training sessions and evaluation.

• Design curricula for required training for Children’s Network
• Implement and coordinate required training
• Coordinate and schedule training programs; facilitate participant selection; facilitate meeting logistics
• Design and gather educational outcome data
• Prepare teaching materials; adapt instructional material from professional and educational sources for use of staff receiving on-the-job training; research and review informational materials concerning best practices, new training methods and techniques
• Track employee training progress and session evaluations
• Maintain records that document participant training for human resources and certification purposes.  

 

1. Participate in the development of systems to assure transfer of learning and specialized instructional and training duties covering many facets of social work/child welfare practice.

• Implement and participate in staff development activities
• Assure integration of competencies and application of concepts through transfer of learning. 
• Monitor training cohort progress, identify training needs
• Make recommendations fo