Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
We are now hiring for a Full-time Academy Training Managerto join our CP4P (Communities Partnering for Peace) team!
SALARY: Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $60,000.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for the efficiency and effectiveness of the academy training operations, through service delivery, delivery partners, and implementation of evaluation/CQI programs. Effectively develop and administer academy, program, staff, volunteers and other budgets in all area(s) of responsibility.
- Foster an environment of open communications and collaboration, which builds a student-centered, community-focused team among all academy staff and partners.
- Cultivate funding opportunities and assists in securing public and funds, in collaboration with executive leadership, External Affairs, Public Resources, and local expert staff.
- Manage relationships with selected public funding agencies as needed.
- Coordinate a range of training programs for violence intervention, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to advance a comprehensive violence reduction strategy including development of training schedules, identification and preparation of trainers, and development of visual aids, collection and analysis of evaluation data, and review of classroom assignments.
- Coordinate and facilitate stakeholder tables focused on violence reduction, training methodology and improvement, and strategic development.
- Collaborate with a broad array of stakeholders including community-based organizations, violence intervention leaders, law enforcement, academics, and other subject matter experts to inform training curriculum and delivery.
- Support the development of the training curriculum and instructors to cultivate leadership in the field of violence reduction.
- Train on issues of violence reduction that may include community organizing and engagement, cultural competence and humility, multi-sector collaboration, etc.
- Actively participate in forums, meetings, and strategy sessions with community members, public officials, law enforcement, and other subject matter experts.
- Provide technical support to the field in implementing new strategies that demonstrate program model fidelity, golden thread documentation, collaboration across communities and use of evaluation feedback to inform practice.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Masters degree in education, public health, criminology, sociology, and or related field with five yearsof experience in developing curriculum, coordinating trainings, providing policy analysis, preferred;
- OR Bachelors degree in relevant field of study including education, public health, criminology, sociology, and or related field with seven years of experience in developing curriculum, coordinating trainings, providing policy analysis, required.
- Must be an entrepreneurial, collaborative and a continuous learner and committed to social justice.
- Ability to organize and cultivate leadership among a myriad of stakeholder groups, facilitate group meetings is required.
- Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
- The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
- The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
- Dental and Vision Insurance Options
- 12 paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Pay
- 401K Plan
- Pet Insurance
- Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
- Wellness Initiative Program
- Employee Assistance Network
Required
- 5 - 7 years: Experience in developing curriculum, coordinating trainings, providing policy analysis.
Required
Preferred
Preferred
- Analytical Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Verbal and Written Communication
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)