Training Specialist

Harris County•Houston, TX

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Training Specialist will present trainings for partner agency staff, outside agencies, professionals, and the general community on child sexual abuse-related issues, including the technology environment in which it thrives and its prevention. This role involves making public appearances on behalf of The Children’s Assessment Center (“The CAC”), delivering face-to-face trainings to educate the public, community, parents, educators, and partners on the services The CAC provides and related topics. The specialist will also deliver prepared presentations on the prevention of child sexual abuse throughout Harris County to adults and youth, develop relationships with community organizations for training needs, and coordinate continuing education trainings for professionals. Additionally, the role requires maintaining continuing education records, assisting with audio-visual needs, updating training logs, managing training center room usage, creating announcements for upcoming trainings, updating websites, supporting the on-site Activity Center with direct contact with children, engaging with children, and preparing a monthly Training Newsletter. Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
Skilled and engaging trainer with a background in social service or a related field.
Must have a working knowledge of the latest technological trends.
Excellent organizational and communication skills within diverse communities are a must.
The successful candidate must be available to provide presentations on workdays, nights and weekends, and have reliable transportation.
Valid Texas Driver License required with Good Driving record.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree program in the field of child development, social work or education preferred.
Minimum of one year experience teaching and training adults and youth preferred.
Knowledge of the dynamics of child sexual abuse and child advocacy is a plus.
Bilingual, written and oral, in Spanish Preferred.

Responsibilities

Presents trainings for partner agency staff, outside agencies, professionals and the general community on child sexual abuse-related issues, including the technology environment in which it thrives and its prevention.
Make public appearances on behalf of The Children’s Assessment Center (“The CAC”).
Deliver face-to-face trainings to educate the public, community, parents, educators and partners on the services The CAC provides and related topics.
Deliver prepared presentations on the prevention of child sexual abuse throughout Harris County to adults and youth.
Develop relationships with community members, churches, schools, camps, corporations and other organizations who want or need child abuse trainings for staff, volunteers or other adults.
Coordinate continuing education trainings for professionals in the field of child sexual abuse and related programs.
Maintain continuing education records to ensure The CAC meets all continuing education requirements from state and national certification agencies.
Assist in setting up audio visual and technical needs in the training center.
Update training log for accurate reporting of data from the training department.
Manage room usage of the training center.
Create announcements and advertisements for upcoming trainings.
Update The CAC and Harris County Websites with training announcements.
Support The CAC on site Activity Center when needed and have direct contact with children between the ages of newborn to 17 years old.
Engage and establish rapport with children as they await services at the CAC.
Prepare monthly Training Newsletter.
Other duties as assigned.