Training Manager

Boston Public Health Commission•Boston, MA

About The Position

Boston Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Project (Boston COPHI) is seeking a full-time Training Manager to help develop and facilitate a Doula Training program tailored for women and families of color in Boston that aims to address racial inequities in maternal and infant health.

Requirements

Passionate commitment to health equity and racial/social justice issues.
Knowledge of or willingness to learn about the role of public health in addressing racism, the social determinants of health, and inequities in health outcomes as well as strategies to advance racial justice and health equity.
Minimum 3 years of experience in Human Services, Social Work, Public Health or related field OR Bachelor's degree+ 2 years in relevant
Minimum 2 years' experience designing and implementing training or educational programs
Experience working with survivors of violence in strengths-based way, for example survivors of community violence / harm, domestic violence and sexual violence
Knowledge of the impact of structural and institutional racism, and other forms of oppression, as well as strategies to promote racial justice and health equity.
Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills including ability to practice self-reflection, give and receive constructive feedback, and build meaningful, collaborative relationship and partnership with providers across different
Candidate must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to balance working independently and collaboratively to produce high-quality work and consistently meet deadlines.
Strong writing skills, including the ability to develop accessible, clear and compelling content (slides, handouts, flyers, ), reports and other materials for a variety of audiences in a timely manner

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole) strongly encouraged.
Understanding of the ways multiple forms of violence (domestic, sexual, community) intersect and approaches to safety and healing that do not rely on the criminal legal system a plus (e.g. restorative and transformative justice)
Familiarity with social media and social marketing approaches to awareness and prevention a plus

Responsibilities

Ensure compliance with all BPHC policies and procedures, and actively participate in ongoing professional development and required trainings to maintain excellence in program implementation.
Working to help BPHC become an antiracist organization by meeting or exceeding the standards set by the BPHC Anti-Racism Policy.
Collaborate with the Boston COPHI team, including staff from the Community Health Education Center to design and implement new Doula training.
Support Boston COPHI team to track and report on OMH grant deliverables.
Coordinate logistics of training delivery, including promotional materials, outreach, registration, and follow-up documentation of outcomes
Engage community partners in adapting or developing training content as needed (for example, identifying learning needs and strengths through 1:1s, focus groups, surveys, advisory groups, )
Provide follow-up consultation, technical assistance, referrals and coaching to training attendees as needed.
Coordinate with community partners to uplift existing training resources and identify training gaps, including developing interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary workshops and training
As member of Boston COPHI team, support initiatives that support the expanded access to Doula services among families of color in Boston.
Work collaboratively to ensure training content is up to date with local and national best practices and meets local community needs and funding requirements.
Speaking to issues of maternal and infant health through an intersectional racial equity lens when representing Boston COPHI Prevention and BPHC at trainings, community meetings, and other
Build relationships with community and City partners to learn about one another's services, co-develop trainings, strengthen referral networks, share resources, develop shared language, and identify emerging needs and resources related to
Coordinate with the Boston COPHI team, BPHC Communications, CHEC and other partners to uplift key information and resources on BPHC's social media and webpage that are relevant to racial inequities in maternal and infant health, updates on partner agency services and events, with a particular focus during special observances (e.g. Domestic Violence Awareness Month), and as it relates to current events (e.g. public incident of violence in the news)
Uplift resilience, strengths-based, survivor-centered and anti-racist approaches to safety and healing for those impacted by these harms to key stakeholders.