Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Kansas Children's Service League is looking to hire a full-time Training Specialist in Wichita, KS. This position earns a competitive wage of up to $24 per hour and works a Monday - Friday schedule with occasional evenings and weekends.

About Kansas Children’s Service League Stronger families start at Kansas Children’s Service League (KCSL). Founded in 1893, KCSL is a statewide, nonprofit agency that serves thousands of Kansas children and families each year. KCSL’s mission is to protect and promote the well-being of children. Our programs work with children and families in the areas of health, safety and education to succeed and break cycles of neglect, abuse and trauma. We help both children and parents develop skills for success in their families, schools and workplaces. KCSL is also the Kansas chapter of Prevent Child Abuse America and Circle of Parents.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:

At Kansas Children’s Service League, we protect and promote the well-being of children. In doing so, every employee is responsible for supporting the agency’s mission, vision, and values. This includes actively and regularly demonstrating high-quality customer service, accountability in all aspects of your position, and respecting the diversity and differences in our staff, customers, and communities. Expected behaviors and qualities include professionalism and competence, active collaboration, effective communication, initiative and innovation, respect, and goal achievement. Employees are to be able, at any time, to provide basic information about the breadth of customer opportunities available through KCSL and to help customers make connections within the organization. KCSL is more than an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a company culture that celebrates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion among all people.

JOB SUMMARY

The Training Specialist is responsible for developing and providing face-to-face and online/virtual trauma-informed training topics for Kansas audiences that are focused on child abuse/neglect mandated reporting and mandated supporting core and advanced training content. This position will also assist with coordinating special projects of the Prevent Child Abuse Kansas department.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention & Related Training
  • Develop and provide child abuse and neglect prevention training topics for Kansas early care, education, human services and related fields professionals focused on child abuse prevention, strengthening families, and early childhood.
  • Using state law and best practice principles via Prevent Child Abuse America or other leading resources, develop, maintain and deliver statewide Child Abuse/Neglect Mandated Reporter also known as, Mandated Reporter standard/core trainings.
  • Develop new training content for advanced or emerging child abuse and neglect prevention training topics, such as but not limited to, preventing unnecessary child abuse reports; distinguishing neglect from economic or housing insecurities; and understanding racial bias in reporting.
  • Work with DCF partners to finalize content of standard and advanced trainings.
  • Arrange and maintain logistics of the standard and advanced topic community trainings, including scheduling, registrations and registration and delivery platforms.
  • Provide trainings both face-to-face and virtually for statewide audiences.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, early childhood education, or related field
• At least one year of program-related experience in social services or related field
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, including public speaking

Preferred

• Master’s degree in social work, early childhood education, or related field
• Experience as a trainer in online training or distance education
• Experience/training in adult education, early childhood education, or child development
• Experience/training in child protective services

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