CCRR Awareness & Prevention Coordinator

Lead the Charge in Building Safer Communities while protecting futures as Our Awareness and Prevention Coordinator!

We are seeking a dedicated leader to coordinate and implement statewide training initiatives focused on educating professionals and communities in the prevention of child abuse and neglect. This role plays a vital part in fostering collaboration among agencies, enhancing awareness, and driving impactful change to protect vulnerable children and strengthen families.

Qualifications:

• Must have Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Education, Early Childhood Education, Social Work or related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Five years of management experience preferred.
• Five years of experience in this or related field preferred.
• Experience training and coaching adult learners.
• Excellent writing, presentation, and communication skills.
• Physical examination and record of negative TB test results must be on file with Signal Centers.
• Dependable transportation, valid driver’s license and insurance required.
• Willingness to travel statewide, work some nights and weekends which may include overnight travel.
• Must be able to work from a remote home environment within the state of TN.
• All applicants are required to undergo a background check that ensure they are eligible to enter and work in child care centers in the state of Tennessee.
  

Core Values/Ethical Conduct:

• The ability to interact with staff, child care educators, Network Management, community partners and funders in a respectful and professional manner.
• The ability to create and embrace new ideas, creative problem solving, improve services and delivery methods.
• The ability to work cooperatively with staff, child care educators, Network Management, funders and community partners.
• The ability to be wise, accountable, and careful with use of resources and time.
• The ability to conduct oneself with honesty, reliability, and fairness, holding to our code of ethics.
• The ability to work with all staff, child care educators, Network Management, community partners and funders to support high quality services.

Under the direction of the Deputy Director of Health, Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Awareness and Prevention Coordinator will have the following responsibilities:

• Create and track corrective action plans relating to child abuse and neglect within licensed child care centers and family child care homes.
• Maintains knowledge of current research on Adverse Childhood Experiences.
• Conduct statewide mandated reporter training for child care professionals, partners and community leaders.
• Serve as a support for TN CCR&R Network staff should they be called to provide testimony or documentation in a legal proceeding with a child care agency on their caseload.
• Serve as the liaison between CCR&R staff, TDHS.
• Maintain Darkness 2 Light Trainer Credentials.
• Train new staff in Darkness 2 Light.
• Increase awareness of child abuse and neglect through training sessions and community events across the statewide network.
• Maintain records, prepare reports and manage correspondence related to the awareness and prevention of child abuse and neglect.
• Provide training, coaching, and technical assistance at times most convenient for our child care agencies and partners, which will require work on weeknights or weekends.
• Provide in-person training, coaching, and technical assistance to adult learners in both large group, small group, and individual settings.
• Participate in CCR&R Network Management meetings, local staff and partner meetings and other meetings called by DHS or partners.
• Attend all Train-the Trainer events and Supplemental Trainings which may include overnight travel.
• Serve as facilitator for Train-the-Trainer Institutes and Supplemental Trainings as requested.
• Author content for CCR&R newsletter/social media/website as requested.
• Collaborate with applicable State agencies.
• Achieve and maintain First Aid/CPR instructor certification provided by CCR&R.
• Achieve and maintain AIMHi ™ endorsement.
• Positively market the CCR&R Network to the community.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Benefits:

We believe in supporting our employees and their families as they journey throughout life. We are committed to offering a rich benefits package to all full-time employees to include:

• Competitive benefits package that includes - Health, Vision and Dental, HSA, Dependent Care FSA, Group Life Insurance, Teladoc (Telemedicine), Short & Long-Term Disability and more.
• Up to 4% matching 401(k) employer contribution, plus a 3% base.
• Mental Health Support.
• Generous paid time off

Signal Centers is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to affirm the dignity and worth of every person in all that we do. It is, therefore, the policy of the organization to practice and ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all employees and to promote the full realization of this policy through all employment practices.