Associate Director of DCFS Child Protection Training Academy; CPTA) AT NIU

Associate Director of DCFS Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) AT NIU

The position is housed in the area of Human Development and Family Sciences in the School of Clinical and Developmental Sciences. The School has 14 full-time faculty members and three supportive professional staff and offers two undergraduate degrees and one Master's degree with specializations in Marriage and Family Therapy and Leadership in Aging Studies. The School also houses a Couple and Family Therapy Clinic and a Child Development and Family Center.

Northern Illinois University is a Doctoral/Research extensive university with a diverse student body of over 17,000, located 65 miles west of Chicago.

The Associate Director of DCFSCPTA@NIU is responsible for providing coaching, support and training before and during the simulation experience to child welfare staff, inclusive of new and veteran protection specialists, placement workers, and intact workers. This will include facilitating debriefing for simulations, as well as providing and orientation to roles. Will serve as coordinator of all scheduled simulation activities and oversee activities of simulation facilitators (x2).

Assist simulation director as necessary.

Lead Trainer for Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) Provide coaching, support, and debriefs with learning participants during residential, mock medical/multi-purpose lab, and courtroom simulations, such as:
Modeling examples of strengths-based feedback Ensuring learning participants' skills are reflected on in a safe learning environment Reviewing learning participants' concerns and discussing organic questions in the moment Ensure learning participants utilize and adhere to rules and procedures Modeling examples of suggested phrases to complete investigative or case work process Modeling examples of how to address safety concerns and how to mitigate Provide coaching and support to trainers and actors as needed during simulation week.

Provide training for trainers in areas of need:
Training of the Trainers, Onboarding and Delivery of Foundations material Classroom Management and Skills Building Specific investigative, intact and permanency foundational topics Support trainers in the classroom as needed, modeling classroom management and delivery of content. Coordination of simulation activities Provide training to support the preparation of DCFS Investigators and DCFS and private sector Intact and Permanency staff in the classroom for the simulation education experience and work collaboratively with DCFS and University Foundations training facilitators to synthesize information learned in classroom as into skill based experiential learning.

Assist the Director of NIU CPTA with day-to-day programmatic operations during times of vacation or absence. Evaluation of Curricula and Content Research, review, and report on latest laws, procedure changes, professional information, and literature as it applies to curriculum needs. Assist in development and design of new curricula needs and integrating supporting research into content, training manuals, handouts, Power Points, etc.

Assist the NISTC Simulation Logistics Coordinator, NISTC Simulation Facilitators, OLPD and other university partners to develop new character profiles for new simulation trainings. Miscellaneous responsibilities Prepare/stage residential labs, mock court room, and mock medical/multi-purpose lab for simulations; organizes and collaborates with Logistics Coordinator and Director to ensure actors are in place and learning participants complete all simulation experience tasks. Work collaboratively with university partners, DCFS, and stakeholders in providing input as it pertains to the relevance and mission of the NIU CPTA and the Department's ongoing use of simulations.

Endorse and educate the community and outside interests on the mission and goals of the workforce development partnership with DCFS and the mission of the University. Attend other DCFS trainings as identified by the Office for Learning and Professional Development. Teach child welfare foundations related course(s) in Human Development and Family Sciences. Other related duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree. A total of one (1) year (12 months) in education, training and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position. (

Note:

Master's Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience.) Based on position…