Agency Trainer Foster Parent Licensing

StepStone Family & Youth Services • Benton, KY

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About The Position

The Agency Trainer Foster Parent Licensing position delivers agency training on a variable and flexible schedule, including night training. The trainer completes required paperwork on time and gathers and provides documentation for each resource family after every training session. The role coordinates and delivers specialized workshops throughout the year, assesses applicants’ participation and mastery of training materials for developmental, adoptive, and child or adult foster homes, and provides ongoing educational opportunities to resource families and staff. The trainer also plans and conducts periodic training to help families meet annual continuing-training requirements.

Requirements

• Complete all required training before service delivery, including Foster Parent College, Deciding Together, Medically Complex, Article 9, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/First Aid, Prevention and Support, and A Place to Call Home Curriculum, as applicable.
• Have a Level 1 fingerprint card.
• Maintain a clear record through the Department of Child Safety Central Registry regarding reports of child abuse and neglect.
• Be available for training times, maintain an appropriate business-hours work schedule as the position demands, and adapt to schedule, job-requirement, and assignment changes.
• Have working knowledge of Microsoft Office and the capacity to learn other applications as needed.
• Know adult education principles, including learning styles, curriculum design, and effective presentation techniques.
• Know group dynamics and effective communication approaches for groups.
• Know child-welfare-related laws, judicial decisions, and Division policies and procedures.
• Have curriculum development expertise and develop new content.
• Deliver training in a way that engages audiences, conveys concepts, and responds to questions.
• Be able to learn new technologies and training-delivery methods as training evolves.

Nice To Haves

• A bachelor’s degree in social or behavioral sciences from an accredited university or college is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver applicable agency training on a variable and flexible schedule, including night training.
• Complete required paperwork on time and gather and provide documentation for each individual resource family at the end of each training session.
• Coordinate and provide specialized workshop training throughout the year as required.
• Assess applicants’ participation in training and mastery of the material for developmental, adoptive, and child or adult foster homes throughout their training process.
• Provide ongoing training and educational opportunities to resource families and staff.
• Plan and conduct periodic training to help families meet annual ongoing-training-hour requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed