Job Description:

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for an Assistant Director of Foster Parent Training in New York City!

Join our team to make a difference in the lives of children, youth and families in our community!

Salary: $74,000/annually

Location: New York City

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit, human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth and families. We have 22 locations across 8 states and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

About the Department and Position:

The Cayuga Centers Training Department’s mission is to provide our staff and foster parents with the knowledge and skills needed to best serve the youth, individuals and families in our programs and our agency as a whole. We strive to respond to the needs of programs, oversight agencies, and stakeholders with valuable and effective training materials, resources, and assessments.

Under the supervision of the Director of Foster Parent Training, the Assistant Director of Foster Parent Training will be responsible for the overall success of foster parent training programs and initiatives. The Assistant Director will collaborate with the Director and oversee the Foster Parent Trainers to ensure that foster parent training effectiveness is maximized to meet both agency and contractual and stakeholder standards.

How you get to use your Skills…

• Supervise, coach and strengthen the professional development of the Foster Parent Trainers

• Ensure that existing and emerging Foster Parent training needs are identified and met

• Assist with developing, researching, and implementing Foster Parent curricula relating to areas of agency programmatic need

• Assist in developing Foster Parent training programs for new agency locations and programs

• Oversee pre-service trainings and annual trainings required for prospective Foster Parents

• Ensure Foster Parent training compliance with contracts, subcontracts and stakeholder requirements

• Work with the Director of Foster Parent Training and meet regularly with Program Leadership to monitor ongoing training and identify potential areas for skill building and foster parent training

• Recognize that the agency provides 24-hour - 7 day/week programs and provide flexible training hours as appropriate to meet foster parent needs

• Ensure trainers' certifications as train the trainer are in compliance for various programs (i.e. - MAPP/GPSII, PRIDE, PST/FCFC, LGBTQAI , First Aid, CPR, and AED, etc.)

• Responsible for complying with rules and regulations governing access to Protected Health Information under HIPAA. Access to Protected Health Information is limited to the extent required to perform responsibilities effectively and efficiently. No access will be permitted unnecessarily. The essential job functions as described, herein, dictate the level of access, use, and disclosure of confidential information.

• Perform other duties as requested

Schedule:

• Regular hours entail 40 hours per week

• Schedule Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM; must be flexible to meet program needs

• Evenings and weekends may be required