Training Specialist - Waltham, United States - Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Boston

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Boston

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Waltham, United States

1 week ago

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Mark Lane

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ABOUT OUR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANT TEAM FOR FIRST STEPS TOGETHER AT JF&CS

FIRST (Families in Recovery SupporT) Steps Together is a peer-led program focused on empowering parents as they work towards recovery from substance use.

There are seven sites across Massachusetts and services are delivered in the home, in the community, or virtually.

Each site is staffed by a team of Family Recovery Support Specialists, Clinicians, Supervisors, and a Project Director and serves families with children 5 or younger.

The Training and Technical Assistant Team (T/TA Team) supports the FIRST Steps Together staff across all seven sites. We assist with project implementation through training, targeted technical assistance, project management and the facilitation of learning communities.

ABOUT YOU:

The Training and Technical Assistant Specialist (T/TA Specialist) is responsible for providing technical assistance, in-person and virtual training and support to FIRST Steps Together direct service sites who serve parents affected by substance use.

The T/TA Specialist provides support to site staff around their work in home visiting, advocacy for families and collaboration with collaterals such as Department of Children and Families and other community providers.

This person will walk alongside direct service staff across the state through the process of onboarding, and by facilitating collaborative learning communities, and providing one-on-one technical assistance and support.

WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO:

Being part of a supportive, creative, and collaborative team.
Making a significant and tangible difference by supporting staff across the state.
Utilizing and developing your training and facilitation skills.
Contributing to the continued improvement of our peer led services designed to empower families.

JOB DESCRIPTION (these responsibilities are a general summary and not all inclusive):

Direct support to FIRST Steps Together sites, including attending monthly meetings, following up on needs assessments, visiting sites and providing responsive technical assistance.
Coordinate onboarding for new staff across the state and assist site supervisors through the new hire process, including ensuring staff have completed required trainings, walking staff through training modules and providing new staff with real time support.
Closely collaborate with other T/TA team members in planning, designing and implementing trainings and other resources.
Provide support and training to project staff that is strengthsbased, trauma informed and in line with FIRST Steps Togethers core values

Specific tasks include:

Contributing to the creation of training materials.
Facilitating online and inperson trainings.
Leading virtual Learning Communities.
Collaborating with the T/TA Team to create written resources such as newsletter articles and tip sheets.
Develop strong relationships with project staff at all levels of the project, as well as collaborative partners.
Contribute to T/TA team meetings including identifying training and technical assistance needs, training planning, responsive TA services, and project evaluation.
Participate in division staff meetings and other groups as needed.

EDUCATIONAL, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIEMENT

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.
Ease and confidence with facilitating online groups, meetings and trainings.
A strong desire to support staff with both tangible supports and resources and by creating safe spaces for collaboration, support and encouragement.
Direct service experience in one of the following areas: home visiting, peer recovery support, maternal mental health, early childhood, parent support and/or substance use disorders. Content expertise can come from direct service, lived experience, and/or education.
Ability to work and advocate in a collaborative style with diverse ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic groups, as well as diversity based on ability/disability, sexual orientation, and religion.
Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Power Point) and willingness to learn and use technology for documentation and communication.
Access to a car and a valid driver's license.
Willingness to travel within Massachusetts.

Preferred Experience:

Lived experience as a parent in recovery from substance use with a minimum of 5 years in recovery
Experience developing and delivering highquality training and materials that incorporate adult learning frameworks and the needs of diverse learners, in both inperson and virtual training formats
Experience providing technical assistance, especially related to recovery coaching, care coordination, working with DCF and/or parenting
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to create written resources

THE ROLE COMES WITH THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: