Lead Trainer - Bilingual a Must

The Lead Trainer will support and train in-house staff and the childcare community on DFD’s programs and special initiatives. They will develop customize training plans for the agency and attend specialized training aligned with DFD’s goals and the community.

• Serve as the primary point of contact to coordinate trainings, counsel providers related to educational courses and resources available through the CCR&R and the county.
• Develop and adapt socially distanced and virtual training sessions that will enable child care providers to satisfy the requirements of the Office of Licensing and Grow NJ Kids, and other trainings prescribed by DFD.
• Perform ongoing evaluations of training and use data to inform decisions and improvement.
• Coordinate and collaborate with New Jersey Workforce Registry to record and track data.
• Take leadership in developing a strategic plan to meet the professional development needs of the community.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining an annual training calendar that includes all contractual requirements, documented provider and quality dept feedback
• Provide Technical Assistance to centers in all CCCC programs;
• Ensures and all CCR&R trainings are entered in NJCCIS
• Ensures and provides technical assistance and training on NJCCIS
• Provides and ensures FCC and FFN providers complete required health and safety training as required by CCDBG
• Ensures all required trainings are scheduled and properly coded in NJ Workforce Registry
• Provide training to centers involved in CCCC programs
• Provide Health and Safety, Birth to Three Standards, Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards, Cultural Responsiveness, Dual Language Learners, school age and youth development and other topics as identified by DFD training offerings as outlined in CCDBG requirements and developed by DFD
• Work with DFD Quality Partners in coordination with Quality Manager
• Participate in committee/focus group/workgroup to help DFD plan training to support FCC and Center Based Providers
• Ensures equity in training offerings identified by DFD are accessible/available to community served (ie- time of day, locations, modalities, languages)
• Utilize NJCCIS for all training offerings and coordinate course codes as identified by DFD
• Assists with coordination and informing Providers of DFD sponsored trainings.
• Develop progressive trainings to meet the yearly training requirement needs of those that have already completed Health and Safety Basics and Child Development
• Ensures training offerings identified by DFD are accessible/available to community served; Market the availability of training throughout the county
• Conducts annual professional development needs assessments and post training surveys to provide feedback on training
• Use LMS as intended, to promote the training goals of DFD for the workforce including topics noted in the Annex A.
• Maintain records of all trainings/outreach conducted
• Submit reports and/or data, level of service as required and/or requested by DFD
• Represent the agency, providing outreach and education by presenting and attending (virtually/ socially distanced) community meetings as assigned
• Coordinate facilitators for agency training events

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field. Master’s Degree preferred; At least 3 years of experience in training; Knowledge of adult learning principles; Knowledge of Microsoft Office, data systems, blackboard systems, virtual platforms; Must be registered with the NJ Workforce Registry, maintain membership in the Registry and become an approved Trainer through the Registry Instructor Approval System; Must obtain certification for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) within one year of hire; Understanding of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), NAEYC standards, Environment Rating Scales (ERS), and NJ State Standards (Birth to Three; NJ Preschool Teaching and Learning Standards); Understands reflective supervision.
• Must be Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience in an early childhood setting preferred
• Must be available evenings and weekend hours as needed.