What are the responsibilities and job description for the Training Coordinator position at SOS Children’s Villages Illinois?
Why One Family Illinois?
At One Family Illinois, we are committed to keeping siblings in foster care together by providing safe, stable, and loving homes. We do this by offering an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our model of care provides a private, single-family home, access to a community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents and staff. With this, the children we serve benefit from the stability of remaining with their siblings as well as the support of neighboring One Family Illinois Foster Parents and the entire community.
At One Family Illinois, we are committed to keeping siblings in foster care together by providing safe, stable, and loving homes. We do this by offering an innovative approach to traditional foster care. Our model of care provides a private, single-family home, access to a community center, and support from professionally trained Foster Parents and staff. With this, the children we serve benefit from the stability of remaining with their siblings as well as the support of neighboring One Family Illinois Foster Parents and the entire community.
- Work for an impactful organization with a purpose.
- Corporate culture that supports diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Hybrid/flexible work options to help balance work and life.
- PTO (paid time off in the form of personal days, sick time, vacation days, and paid company holidays
- Bonus Plan for Child Welfare Specialists Employee Referral Bonuses
Employee Well-Being Benefits
- Competitive Healthcare plans through BCBS for you and your dependents (eligible the first of the following month after 30 of FT employment)
- Vision/Dental/Life Insurance offerings
- Flexible PTO
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 403b Retirement Savings Plan (nonprofit version of 401K). Able to contribute immediately upon full-time employment. In addition, the organization will contribute 4% to your savings plan after 12 months of full-time employment regardless if you are contributing.
- Part of the federal student loan forgiveness program
- Access to financial advisors and financial education tools
- Tuition reimbursement options Opportunities for further education as well as time to attend trainings/workshops/etc. for personal/professional development.
The Role:
The Training Coordinator will be responsible for carrying out a variety of tasks as part of the day-to-day operations of the Strategy department. This position’s primary responsibilities include the coordination of employee training (“Learning”); and communication regarding Training activities, initiatives, and achievements. The Training Coordinator supports all initiatives within the Strategy Department, which include working directly with Human Resources, Quality Improvement (“Insights”), Operations, and offering support to all other departments.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate logistics and execute administrative functions related to employee training, including scheduling, registration, tracking, evaluation, and reporting;
- Create and share routine and special communication related to Training events, initiatives, activities, and achievements with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support strategic initiatives, including COA reaccreditation, peer record review, client & stakeholder satisfaction surveys, Unusual Incident Reporting, specific workgroups/committees, etc.;
- Prepare and submit Training reports;
- Research standards, measures of compliance, accreditation, and best practice standards related to contractual, regulatory, and accreditation requirements for programs and services;
- Provide ongoing communication, guidance, and support to internal and external instructors and facilitators; Maintain electronic training files and transcripts;
- Participant in individual, team, and agency goal setting and achievement;
- Participate in internal and external work groups, committees, and task forces as directed to support quality improvement, training, and service delivery practices at One Family Illinois;
- Travel to all One Family Illinois sites and partner organizations in the Chicago Metropolitan area; and
- Assist with research, review, and development of organizational policies, including Quality Improvement, Risk Prevention & Management, Behavior Support & Management, and Training;
- Support ongoing Quality Improvement initiatives, including COA reaccreditation, peer record review, client & stakeholder satisfaction surveys, Unusual Incident Reporting, etc.
- Participate in the coordination and implementation of the data entry process, as well as the collection, organization, analysis, and reporting functions; Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Candidates must be pursuing, or have completed, a Bachelor‘s degree or Associate's degree
- Ability to read, write and speak English proficiently
- Ability to read, write and speak Spanish is helpful
- Must possess strong analytical and deductive reasoning skills, and be able to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving
- Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
- Sensitivity to confidential matters required; the ability to exercise discretion with sensitive material required.
- Strong organizational, administrative, and time-management skills.
- Ability to work in a courteous and professional manner with DCFS, courts, clients, colleagues, and other social service systems.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, & Teams
- Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and drive for results
- Ability to pass DCFS Background Check
- Ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
- Ability to work in an alcohol, tobacco, drug, and firearm free environment. Commitment to One Family Illinois mission, vision, and values
ADA DISCLAIMER/STATEMENT: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. Position responsibilities are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job. This position description does not state or imply that the above are the only duties and responsibilities assigned to this position. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties requested by management. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with a disability.
ONE FAMILY ILLINOIS is an equal opportunity employer. Employment, assignment, and promotion practices are carried out in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, physical handicap, social handicap, sex, age, or ancestry.
