Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator

Overview

Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator

BASE WAGE $23.77-$26.15 per hour based on education level

JOB TYPE Full-Time

DESCRIPTION

SAL Community Services connects the community to services that ensure every child can succeed in school and life, and every adult has access to basic human needs like food, counseling, child care, and housing. We do this by listening, learning, and acting to help individuals and families navigate the barriers that prevent them from moving their life forward in a positive way.

The Training & Technical Assistance Coordinator coordinates services for early childhood professionals for training, career enhancement and professional development within the service delivery area. Provides technical assistance and on-site consultation to early childcare and education providers. Oversees health and safety coaching staff and license exempt training activities. Administers provider services grants program and funds distribution in alignment with Illinois Department of Human Services guidance.

We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all children, families, staff, and our communities. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. You will:

• Responsible for coordination of provider training in alignment with Illinois Department of Human Services contract deliverables, including training required by the Child Care Development Block Grant.
• Identify qualified trainers and participants for regional training opportunities.
• Prepare and manage new trainer contracts and onboard new trainers as needed.
• Coordinate training facilitation schedule and facilitate trainings (on-site and off-site) as needed.
• Conduct assessment of provider training needs and utilize data to identify training to meet needs of childcare providers.

Education and Experience

Required: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following related fields (Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Psychology/Behavioral Sciences, Family Consumer Sciences, Social Work, Elementary Education, Child Welfare, Family Services, Psychology, Sociology).

Preferred: At least two years of experience in ECE and/or CCR&R environment in addition to degree.

Mission

SAL Community Services (SAL) strengthens children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities.

About Us

At SAL Community Services, we provide SALupport, ADvocacy, and Learning in our communities—from childhood to adulthood. Our mission is to strengthen children, families, and individuals to build and enhance thriving communities. Founded in 1970, we have a history of listening to the needs of our community and responding. We have grown from an organization focused on providing quality child care to low-income working families to one that meets a wide variety of needs, from early care and education to crisis assistance and stabilization services.

Today, SAL has a bi-state 17 county regional footprint from the Quad Cities to Central Illinois area. We advocate with and for the people we support, the communities we serve, and the solutions we champion, and we offer an inclusive, welcoming community for the people we serve—and our employees. Learn more on our website at salcommunityservices.org/about-us.

SAL Community Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes in equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. Accordingly, all employment decisions are based on the principles of equal opportunity. These decisions include recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, discipline, compensation, benefits, training and other personnel actions involving persons in all job titles and shall occur without regard to actual or perceived race, creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, religion (or for requesting an accommodation for a religious belief), sex, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic…