GRO TRAINING COORDINATOR

Job Description

Job Description

PRIMARY FUNCTION / RESPONSIBILTY

Under the supervision of the VP of Residential Services the on-site GRO Training Coordinator is responsible for training and developing Youth Care Specialists and Shift Supervisors. The primary objective is to boost workplace performance and drive growth and excellence among direct care team members.

Skills Needed : Success in this position requires a high energy, trauma informed, and personable individual with excellent oral and written communication skills. Experience in training, supervising, working in stressful situations, or experience in a similar field is required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Able to lead, engage, and build rapport with staff and residents.
• Delivers training and development to direct care professionals in a trauma informed manner.
• Assists with new employee orientation and required annual trainings of GRO staff.
• Conducts 1 : 1 training / coaching as needed with Youth Care Specialists and Shift Supervisors.
• Develops training modules based on needs of the facility and monitors for quality outcomes.
• Collaborates with various stakeholders to identify training gaps and develop targeted solutions to address them.
• Maintains an active and visible presence in the facility in order to provide maximum supervision of Youth Care Specialists and Shift Supervisors by working rotating shifts in in each cottage / building.
• Monitors Youth Care Specialists and Shift Supervisors to make sure they are engaged, safely supervising the youth assigned to them, and adhering to the program schedule.
• Redirects (teaches / coaches) staff that are not adhering to active supervision of youth or program schedule.
• Obtains certifications to become a trainer in Emergency Behaviors Interventions, CPR & First Aid and learns the GRO therapeutic models (TBRI & Neurosequential Model),
• Reviews security camera footage, door badge entry, and gates as needed to assure safety of residents and staff to ensure staff is adhering to training and safety principles.
• Maintains knowledge of emergency plans and evacuations
• Responds to emergencies with residents and staff.
• Reports any safety concerns in program from supervision of residents to necessary building repairs, non-working equipment, etc.
• Coordinates and communicate with Touchstone on call staff for emergency personnel for high-risk situations.
• Serves a part of the GRO management team.
• Serves on an on-call rotation as part of the GRO management team.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required :

Preferred :

Certifications / Licenses / Registrations :

PHYSICAL / MENTAL REQUIREMENTS

Benefits :

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP / REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Supervised by : VP of Residential Services

Supervises : N / A