Child Welfare Foundations Training Team Lead

About the role

Based in Burlington, Vermont, provide leadership, supervision and oversight of Training and Coaching Specialists (TCSs) designing and delivering various learning opportunities for Vermont’s child welfare and youth justice workforce, caregivers, and allied community partners. TCSs develop, train, evaluate, coach and consult on a competency‑based curriculum for state‑wide training and education of the VT Child Welfare Partnership (VT CWTP) that falls under the research, outreach, and educational guidelines of Title IV‑E of the Social Security Act. The VT CWTP partnership is a collaboration between the Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) Family Services Division and the University of Vermont Department of Social Work.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, supervision and oversight of TCSs.
• Ensure TCSs develop, train, evaluate, coach and consult on a competency‑based curriculum.
• Support statewide training and education for the VT Child Welfare Partnership.
• Align work with Title IV‑E research, outreach, and educational guidelines.
• Collaborate with DCF Family Services Division and UVM Department of Social Work.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work or a closely related field and previous supervisory experience required.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in adult learning curriculum development, design and delivery.
• Experienced trainer in evidence‑informed/based curricula specific to child welfare workforce, child protection professionals and caregivers.
• Strong leadership skills, including communication skills, conflict management skills and experience implementing systems change initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development and training of trainers.
• Experience with program evaluation.
• Experience working in child protection, youth justice, substance abuse and adoption.
• Clinical licensure or strong clinical background in working with families involved in the child welfare system, including foster, kin and adoptive caregivers.
• Experience providing supervision and/or program management of 2‑4 years.

Pay

Anticipated pay range: $79,000 – $83,000.

Schedule

Eligible for a hybrid schedule with option to split time between campus and elsewhere (per university telecommuting policy). Occasional evening and/or weekend work may be required; travel to and from worksites is required. A probationary period may be required, contingent on continued funding.