Academy Trainer

The College of Professional Programs at Eastern Washington University and Family Resource and Training Center (FRTC) invites applications for a full time Academy Trainer for the Child Welfare Academy program.

Under direction of the Lead Trainer, provide Academy, In-service, and other training opportunities for the staff of the Department of Health and Welfare and provide on-the job-training through modeling, mentoring, and coaching of new Department employees within a specified region. Responsibilities are focused on training, collaboration, and feedback.

The FRTC is a partnership between the EWU College of Professional Programs and the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) as well as numerous other community service organizations, charities, and Title IV-E program affiliates. The FRTC operates as a training and service center for developing social workers and foster parents throughout the state of Idaho and supporting Social Work interns from EWU. The center is dedicated to improving the lives of at-risk children and families, and our mission is to build healthy families and communities. (Familyrtc.org)

On top of salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers generous vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays per year and fringe benefits, such as tuition waiver for employees, discounted EWU sports tickets and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: https://inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES

• Provide Academy (new-hire/on-boarding) training for Department employees.

• Provide In-Service training as requested for Department employees.

• Mentor new Department staff through modeling, collaboration, and coaching for Regions 6 and 7.

• Attend meetings and trainings as requested.

• Collaboration for curriculum development.

• Build relationships with community partners and engage them in training opportunities as they arise.

• Assess and provide feedback to Department supervisors regarding employee engagement and retention/application of training material.

• Build and maintain relationships with Department staff.

• Documentation

• Accurate tracking of attendance at trainings.

• Monitoring of Department employee progress through Academy sessions.

• Collection and summary of pre/posttest knowledge checks.

• Collection of trainer evaluation forms to be submitted to Lead Trainer.

• Summary report of the time/activities spent coaching and mentoring new Department employees.