Training Specialist (Part-time) - Military veterans preferred

*Remote Position in TX or MO*

We are committed to supporting at risk children and families by providing them with tools and resources to help prevent children from experiencing child abuse, neglect and abandonment. We are a Christian agency that believes in living our mission: “to provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need.”

In response to this community-wide challenge, Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services (PCHAS), provides 14 programs and services in 28 locations in Texas, Missouri and Louisiana. In all of our programs, we seek to provide children with permanent homes and adults with increased self-sufficiency. This is accomplished by the agency’s commitment to “The PCHAS Way” which inspires the agency to be strength-focused, family-centered, and goal driven with every client.

Benefits of serving children and families in need through PCHAS include competitive salaries, flex work schedules, paid time off, medical, dental and vision insurance options, voluntary life insurance options, paid holidays, and a very generous retirement plan (after one year of service and working 1,000 hours the agency matches an employee’s contribution).

Status: Non-exempt

Working Conditions: Works in office or remotely. Uses office equipment including computers. May be required to sit for extended periods of time. Travel to various agency locations a must: usually less than five days per month, but at times could be more based on agency need. Travel costs are either reimbursed or an agency vehicle is utilized.

Position Summary: Develops curriculum in a variety of formats to meet the needs of PCHAS employee and ensure they are equipped to meet the PCHAS Mission and implement Model of Care. Trains PCHAS employees both in-person and virtually.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop new and update existing training modules in a variety of formats to meet the training needs of PCHAS employees using industry-recognized models and practices, such as ADDIE and SAM.
• Create E-Learning curriculum for employees using Adobe Captivate.
• Work with the PCHAS University Team and other key PCHAS employees to identify learning needs and opportunities within the organization, including licensing training requirements.
• Communicate with internal training sponsors and subject matter experts to ensure that training meets the needs of PCHAS staff or clients.
• Train PCHAS staff in both virtual and in-person settings, facilitating group discussion, hands-on activities, and roleplays as necessary.
• Schedule and document training on PCHASU, the agency’s learning management system.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of training modules and adherence to PCHAS’s model of care, using the Kirkpatrick 4 Levels of Evaluation.
• Assist the PCHAS University Team the development and maintenance of the PCHASU Learning Management System.

Education and Experience: A bachelor’s degree is required or three to five years of training and/or instructional design (or equivalent experience) is required. Use of Adobe Captivate or similar E-Learning software is preferred. Experience in a foster care, child, or family services agency a plus.

Licenses and Certifications: TBRI Practitioner or willingness to become a TBRI Practitioner.

Knowledge and Skills:

1. A working knowledge of the following topics:

• Adult learning theory and practices
• Curriculum development
• ADDIE and SAM
• Adobe Captivate or similar eLearning software

2. Demonstrate a pattern of lifelong learning.

3. Ability to use effective goal setting.

4. Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to inspire and encourage staff from all departments of the agency.

5. Effectively train and present to a group of individuals or to one person at a time, both virtually and in-person.

6. Effectively observe and give developmental feedback to training participants.

Other Requirements:

Must hold a valid driver’s license, have and maintain a risk-free driving record. Must be willing to undergo initial and periodic child abuse/neglect, criminal history, sexual offender, and childcare/elder care disqualification list screenings. As requested, must submit fingerprints for review by the state of your employment and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Must undergo a pre-employment drug screen and a pre-employment physical with the results showing no evidence of communicable disease.

Christian Commitment:

Presbyterian Children’s Homes and Services is a faith-based Christian organization. We provide Christ-centered care and support to children and families in need. We strive to serve like Jesus. We meet our clients where they are and treat them with respect. We focus on our clients’ strengths rather than their problems. And we encourage our clients to focus on their future rather than their past. When we do this well, we help our clients find hope and know the love of God.

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