Training Specialist

About the role

Metropolitan College of New York (MCNY) is a unique and vibrant learning institution. It is a non-profit, regionally accredited college offering associate, bachelor's and master's degrees, with state-of-the-art campus in the Hub district of the South Bronx. For over 50 years, MCNY has offered highly motivated learners a powerful model of Purpose-Centered Education that promotes personal transformation and constructive change in workplaces and communities. MCNY enrolls approximately 1,000 students annually into its accelerated degree programs with convenient onsite and remote schedules for added flexibility.

Program Description: Dads Who Lead is a fatherhood program at MCNY designed to equip fathers and father figures with the knowledge, skills, mindset, and attitude necessary for positive parenting. The program typically provides parenting skills training and case management services to connect fathers and their families to needed resources.

Role Summary: The Training Specialist (TS) role focuses on empowering fathers through education, mentoring support, and community engagement. The position aims to strengthen father-child relationships, break cycles of poverty and disadvantage, and promote family resilience. The Training specialist works to uplift fathers, help them embrace their growth potential, and build stronger, more loving relationships with their children and co-parents.

Responsibilities

• Assist with development of content for curricula, workshops, and other training activities.
• Plan participants learning outcomes based on long- and short-term goals and program objectives.
• Coordinate the online ProFathering15 curriculum for Tier 1 and 2 fathers.
• Lead and facilitate the eight-session SFI curriculum for Tier 3 and 4 fathers.
• Coordinate monthly and quarterly workshops in collaboration with partner agencies.
• Plan and coordinate three annual family events and two community projects.
• Manage the calendar of events and coordinate training activities.
• Attend outreach events, including job fairs, to expand workforce networks.
• Support recruitment and retention efforts.
• Track training completion, certifications, and employment outcomes; maintain accurate records of sessions, attendance, milestones, incentive records (safeguard gift-card inventory), and participants progress data in DYCD’s Participant Tracking System (PTS).
• Generate monthly case notes and enter