Client Support & Training Specialist - Pediatrics

Client Support & Training Specialist – Pediatrics

Department: SOM KC Pediatrics (PEDS) – Behavioral Pediatrics - Heitzman-Powell Staff

Position Title: Client Support & Training Specialist – Pediatrics

Job Family Group: Professional Staff

The Client Support & Training Specialist in the Department of Pediatrics supports KUMC programs that provide education, coaching, and training to individuals, families, and service providers working with people who have developmental, physical, behavioral, or sensory disabilities. This position is responsible for delivering evidence‑based training in behavioral techniques, including behavior analysis, criterion‑referenced assessments, and autism interventions. The role focuses on increasing participant skills and addressing challenging behaviors such as aggression and self‑stimulatory actions, while also coordinating sessions, providing resources, and documenting outcomes to ensure program success.

• Assist with the implementation of an internally funded grant.
• Assist in the recruitment of participants for training, including obtaining service provider and child consents for participation.
• Obtain consent from trainees participating in training.
• Prepare for training by creating materials, helping trainees register, and preparing materials.
• Provide ongoing monitoring and coaching to service providers in use of the strategies taught during training via video and in person feedback.
• Conduct assessments of service providers in the application of targeted skills.
• Assist with reports on findings from training which will go to funding agencies.
• Provide administrative support.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position will travel to training sites throughout the state of Kansas.

• Four (4) years experience in early childhood education, behavior analysis, psychology, language, or related field. Education may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.
• Two (2) years work experience with children using the principles of applied behavior analysis.

• Master’s degree in early childhood education, behavior analysis, psychology, language, or related field.
• Five (5) years of experience training service providers to work with children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

• Computer skills
• Collaboration
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication
• Organization

Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid life insurance, long‑term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays. One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.

A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available. Benefits details.

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Full time

Hourly

The pay range listed for this position is determined by our compensation program using market data and salary benchmarking. A combination of factors is considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, education, experience and training, qualifications relative to the requirements of the position, and funding. At the University of Kansas Medical Center, a reasonable estimate for the starting pay range will be the minimum to midpoint of the posted range, taking into…