Program Specialist

Position Summary

Child Savers is seeking a part‑time Program Specialist to provide trauma and resiliency coaching and training to teachers working with preschool‑age children. This position will require a collaborative approach with other departments within the agency.

• Provide up to 450 hours of coaching per year and up to 6 professional development trainings specific to trauma and resiliency to early educators. Travel to Hopewell, VA is required.
• Develop and implement outreach strategies to engage early childhood centers, community partners, and prospective program participants.
• Lead recruitment efforts for early childhood programs by cultivating partnerships, attending community events, and representing Child Savers in professional spaces.
• Provide trauma‑informed coaching to teachers, including classroom observations, reflective practice, and individualized support plans.
• Facilitate high‑quality trainings and workshops on topics such as trauma‑informed care, resiliency building, child development, and classroom behavior support.
• Track participation data, maintain documentation, and contribute to program reporting and evaluation.
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure consistent messaging, coordinated service delivery, and integration of outreach efforts across departments.
• Serve as a resource and liaison for community partners, ensuring strong communication and follow‑up.
• Support continuous improvement by identifying trends, challenges, and opportunities related to outreach, training needs, and teacher support.

• Minimum of a high school diploma and at least 3 years of professional experience providing direct services to children and families from birth to 5.

• Preferred candidates will hold an appropriate degree (e.g., child development, social work, or another human services field) from an accredited institution and/or possess at least three years of professional experience providing direct services to children and families or an equivalent combination of related training and experience with an emphasis on trauma and resiliency knowledge and application.

Physical Demands: The employee regularly sits, uses hands to handle or feel, and talks or hears. The employee occasionally stands, walks, and reaches with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Vision requirements include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment is generally moderate in noise. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

Child Savers is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employees and applicants will be treated without regard to age, sex, color, religion, race, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identification, marital or familial status, physical or mental disability, legal source of income, or any other status protected by law.

Child Savers is a drug‑free workplace.