Trainer GROW for FosterAdoptiveKinship Families
Trainer GROW for FosterAdoptiveKinship Families
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11-04-2025
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11-04-2025
Job Description
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Job Title:Trainer GROW for Foster/Adoptive/Kinship Families
Work Location:Wayne Oakland and Macomb counties
Reports To:Regional Resource Team Supervisor
Employment Status:Contingent
Judson Center trusted by Michigan families for 100 years is a nonprofit human service agency that provides expert comprehensive services that strengthen children adults and families impacted by abuse and neglect autism developmental behavioral and physical health challenges so they can achieve whole health wellbeing and maximum potential. Since opening its doors in 1924 Judson Center has grown to change the lives of over 12000 children adults and families each year. Judson Center has offices in Genesee Macomb Oakland Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Job Summary
The Preservice Trainer is responsible for facilitation of preservice training of foster adoptive and kinship parents in the region served. The trainer will usually work with a cotrainer to provide families with parenting information and a general knowledge of Michigans Foster Care System.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitation of monthly preservice trainings of assigned region.
- Collecting attendance throughout training sessions.
- Ensuring participation by engaging attendees with personal stories and activities.
- Timely processing of training referrals; including trainee feedback for referring workers.
- Communicating with assigned cotrainer prior to training to ensure smooth processes.
- Sharing of supportive resources to current and prospective foster families.
- Maintaining knowledge of Foster Care Licensure process and communicating to clients.
- Documenting all contacts referrals and other information that is needed for reporting purposes.
- Maintaining contract compliance.
- Actively participates in required meetings and trainings.
- Set up and tear down of training venues.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Qualifications
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Previous experience as a worker within the Child Welfare System.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of the child welfare policies and procedures preferred.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to effectively speak to small or large groups as well as to individuals.
- Ability to relate to current and prospective adoptive foster and kinship families.
- Ability to relate to local DHHS and private agency personnel.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule to effectively train prospective foster families.
- Ability to travel/work throughout the region as necessary.
- Ability to provide culturally competent services that shows sensitivity to the service populations cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Education Certificates Licenses Registrations
- Bachelors Degree in Human Services.
- Valid Michigan Drivers License appropriate insurance and use of own vehicle.
Working Conditions
- Works in an office environment and in the community as needed.
- Possible stressful environment working with relative caregivers foster and adoptive families.
- Nontraditional hours occur often due to the need for evening and weekend
- foster parent trainings and home visits that should accommodate the foster families schedules.
- Fast paced enthusiastic and teamoriented workplace.
This description is intended to describe the type and level of work being performed by a person assigned to this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of a person so classified. The employee is expected to adhere to all company policies and perform other duties as assigned for the good of the consumers the program the department and the agency.
Judson Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Employment Type
Full Time
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