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Full-Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Overview:

Position Summary:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Modeling examples of strengths based feedback
• Ensuring learning participants' skills are reflected on in a safe learning environment
• Reviewing learning participants' concerns and discussing organic questions in the moment
• Ensure learning participants utilize and adhere to rule and procedure
• Modeling examples of suggested phrases to complete investigative or case work process
• Modeling examples of how to address safety concerns and how to mitigate
• Provide coaching and support to trainers and actors as needed during simulation week.

• Training of the Trainers, Onboarding and Delivery of Foundations material
• Classroom Management and Skills Building
• Specific investigative, intact and permanency foundational topics
• Support trainers in the classroom as needed, modeling classroom management and delivery of content.

• Provide training to support the preparation of DCFS Investigators and DCFS and private sector Intact and Permanency staff in the classroom for the simulation education experience and work collaboratively with DCFS and University Foundations training facilitators to synthesize information learned in classroom as into skill based experiential learning.
• Assist the Director of NIU CPTA with day to day programmatic operations during times of vacation or absence.

• Research, review, and report on latest laws, procedure changes, professional information, and literature as it applies to curriculum needs.
• Assist in development and design of new curricula needs and integrating supporting research into content, training manuals, handouts, PowerPoints, etc.
• Assist the NISTC Simulation Logistics Coordinator, NISTC Simulation Facilitators, OLPD and other university partners to develop new character profiles for new simulation trainings.

• Prepare/stage residential labs, mock court room, and mock medical/multi-purpose lab for simulations; organizes and collaborates with Logistics Coordinator and Director to ensure actors are in place and learning participants complete all simulation experience tasks.
• Work collaboratively with university partners, DCFS , and stakeholders in providing input as it pertains to the relevance and mission of the NIU CPTA and the Department's ongoing use of simulations.
• Endorse and educate the community and outside interests on the mission and goals of the workforce development partnership with DCFS and the mission of the University.
• Attend other DCFS trainings as identified by the Office for Learning and Professional Development.
• Teach child welfare foundations related course(s) in Human Development and Family Sciences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specialty Factors (Civil Service):

Minimum Required Qualifications (Civil Service):

• Masters Degree in social work or related field
• Two (2) years of university teaching experience, or previous trainer/facilitation experience

Minimum Required Qualifications (SPS):

Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications; position includes a robust benefits package

Application Procedure:

1. Fully complete the Education and Work History sections of the application. Be specific on your entire work history, including employment dates and duties for all positions held. Applicable part-time work experience will be considered toward qualifying for this position; however, it will be converted to a full-time equivalency to determine combined length of experience. Important: Please upload any unofficial transcript(s) and/or documentation that verifies any education, experience, and/or training you have received.
   • If eligible for Veteran's Preference Points, DD214/DD215/NGB22/DD256 paperwork reflecting an Honorable Discharge MUST be uploaded to this application to receive the maximum eligible points on the Civil Service examination.

2. After the posting has closed, your submission will be reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the classification, including any specialty factors associated with this position. If you meet the minimum required qualifications for this position, you will receive a score based on your education and experience, and your name will be placed on the active employment register.
3. Please monitor your e-mail for further information regarding your application. Emails will be generated from jobs@niu.edu and CivilServiceTesting@niu.edu. Please add these emails to your address book to ensure timely delivery of any future communication.
4. Illinois residency required within 180 days of the hire date.

• The examination for this position is a Credentials Assessment and is based on your application materials as submitted for this posting. A Credential Assessment is a rating by the Human Resources Office of an applicant's/employee's education, experience, and special credentials/qualifications (licenses, etc.). Applicants are required to upload documentation to verify the minimum qualifications for this position has been met.
• Required documentation noted in the posting, such as a driver's license, licensures, or certifications MUST be uploaded with your application materials.
• After assessment of all qualified applicants has been completed for this position, the names with the top three (3) scores will be referred to the hiring department for interview.

• Click on Program Coordinator for more information including salary ranges, typical duties, minimum acceptable qualifications, and testing requirements.
• Please click on Human Resource Services – Benefits for detailed information about Northern Illinois University's benefits package.
• Employment is contingent upon your passing a criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

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