Trainer (Collin, Ellis, & Kaufman County)
On-sitePlano, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Design and conduct permanency training programs for new and tenured employees across Collin, Ellis, Kaufman, and other Texas counties. Evaluate staff strengths and developmental needs to translate Permanency requirements into specialized courses covering SSCC policies, DFPS CVS subject matter, and child safety protocols. Create training plans, skill practice exercises, and blended learning content using LMS tools and platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Facilitate structured learning experiences for group goals while maintaining confidentiality of volunteer, personnel, and client records. This role requires travel to all designated regions, occasional evening and weekend work, and adherence to agreed-upon schedules.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a social service or organizational leadership/management field
- At least two years' experience in the role of a child-welfare related role (i.e., investigations, conservatorship, Family Based Safety Services) or child welfare trainer position
- At least one year in conducting in-person training and using one or more of the following delivery methods: video conferencing, online, blended, and/or webinar
- Adequate knowledge of learning management software
- Designing training curricula and coordination of training events in an organizational setting
- Considerable knowledge of the following: SSCC system and objectives in Texas, Texas Child Welfare laws and legal requirements, joint operations between SSCC's and DFPS in Texas, OCOK organization and Permanency procedures
- Applicable and demonstrative knowledge of CAREMATCH, CLASS, IMPACT
- Knowledge in instructional design theory and learning principles
- Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods, tools, and techniques
- The ability to present complex information to a variety of audiences
- The ability to identify sources for training content
- The ability to sequence training methods
- The ability to create training plans and schedule trainings
- The ability to create skill practice exercises
- The ability to pace training methods
- The ability to select appropriate training methods
- The ability to create broad content outlines
- Travel to all OCOK counties (Northeast 3E Region to include Collin, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, Rockwall, Ellis, Kaufman and Navarro Counties. Southwest 3W Region to include Tarrant, Johnson, Erath, Somervell, Hood, Parker, Palo Pinto, Denton, Cooke, and Wise Counties)
- Some evening and weekend work
- Lifting files and office supplies required, up to 25 pounds
- After-hours work on occasion
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Previous proven training skills in a social service arena
- Experience using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Moodle, Canva, Freeform, Dropbox, and other software
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