Implementation Coach and Training Specialist, FISP

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign•Urbana, IL

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of a specialized statewide child welfare training team, this role involves collaborating with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) and community partners to deliver training, coaching, consultation, and professional development to child welfare agency staff, supervisors, and managers. The position will focus on providing both introductory awareness and post-training content reinforcement related to the Illinois Core Practice Model, effective child welfare agency leadership development, and other key IDCFS initiatives. Responsibilities include facilitating and developing trainings, leading learning groups, and providing ongoing field support to enhance the transfer of learning and reinforce application from training to field operations.

Requirements

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with coursework in Social Work, Psychology, or other recognized professional degree in human services.
Professional experience of four (4) or more years in a public-sponsored, agency-based child welfare setting within a state system or its community partner agencies, providing direct child welfare casework services including Intact Family Services, Permanency/Foster Care, Investigations/Child Protection, Integrated Assessment, Child Welfare curriculum-based training facilitation/management, or other comparable human service experience.
Two (2) of those years must include responsibility for supervision of child welfare direct service staff and/or management of child welfare services or other comparable human services.
Experience with applying learning methodologies, such as coaching, transfer of learning, group facilitation, motivational interviewing, training, and curriculum development.
Possession of an appropriate and current Illinois license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) at the time of hire.
Working knowledge of effective leadership, organizational change management strategies, and implementation science.
Established training, coaching, and transfer of learning methodologies.
Motivational interviewing, case study, and clinical case presentation methodologies.
Established evidence-informed child welfare practices and clinical interventions related to trauma and child maltreatment within family systems, child and adolescent development, issues related to diagnosis and co-morbidity, and other behavioral health issues.
Working knowledge of the Illinois Core Practice Model and family-centered, trauma-informed, and strength-based practice application.
Strong leadership and supervisory skills.
The ability to critically think and problem-solve.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong professional writing skills.
The ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Other leadership experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Train, coach, mentor, and professionally develop child welfare agency staff and leadership through individual coaching, group learning, and formal training on leadership and supervisory skills.
Promote collaborative partnering with external child welfare community service providers, court personnel, and collateral entities.
Partner with child welfare staff, supervisors, managers, agency leadership, and key stakeholders to assess areas of strength and opportunities for growth related to child welfare practice.
Support the development and implementation of practice enhancement plans.
Provide child welfare field support, including conducting regular and frequent meetings with individuals and small cohorts within field offices, agencies, or client residences.
Coach supervisors and managers to assess practice strengths and opportunities for improvement among their teams.
Support the application of programmatic frameworks and utilization of multiple methodologies aimed at individual and organizational outcome improvement.
Complete and maintain progress notes and needs assessments.
Author and submit regular reports.
Assist with data collection, entry, and analysis.
Co-facilitate training of trainers for child welfare practice and child welfare leadership related content.
Coordinate and prepare for the delivery of training and curriculum.
Train child welfare staff on the delivery of various curriculums, practice activities, facilitation styles, presentation, and classroom management skills.
Lead and/or participate in workgroups and special projects, including attending and coordinating meetings, drafting and disseminating notes/reports, and reporting out to staff and management.
Work in close collaboration with Field Implementation Support Program Managers on duties including curriculum design/development, content research, revisions, and enhancements.
Remain current regarding emerging trends, research findings, and best practices in relevant subject matters, incorporating new knowledge into program activities and initiatives.
Participate in and represent the program in various office, division, IDCFS meetings, and training conferences.
Utilize assigned IDCFS/UIUC equipment, software programs, webinar and virtual platforms, Microsoft Office products, Share Point, Excel, Qualtrics/Survey Monkey, and D-Net appropriately and with proficiency.
Utilize various training functions of the IDCFS Learning and Development Center online learning management system.
Perform other related duties to further the mission of the unit as assigned.