Prevention Trainer - Part Time

Tennessee Voices Inc. is Tennessee’s collaborative leader in mental health and family well-being. Each year, we serve thousands of children, parents, and adults across all 95 counties with services that prevent crisis, heal trauma, and build long-term stability. Our model works because it’s whole-family, trauma-informed, and community-driven. By healing parents alongside their children, providing critical resources like housing and mental health support, and advocating for systemic change, TN Voices helps families thrive and communities grow stronger.

Summary: The Prevention Trainer is responsible for delivering high-quality prevention education, skill-building workshops, and community-based trainings to youth, families, schools, and community partners across assigned regions. This position supports prevention initiatives focused on mental wellness, substance misuse prevention, youth resilience, family strengthening, and trauma-informed practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Responsible for fulfilling all duties related to emergency preparedness, evacuation, and client safety, including support of individuals who may not be capable of self-preservation, in accordance with TN Voices Employee Policies and TN State Department regulations and CARF Standards.

• Deliver engaging in-person and virtual trainings, workshops, and presentations to diverse audiences
• Facilitate evidence-based and evidence-informed prevention programs and curricula
• Create safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed learning environments
• Adapt facilitation style to meet participant needs and learning styles
• Maintain professionalism and positive participant engagement during all trainings

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with schools, agencies, families, and community partners
• Support outreach and recruitment efforts for prevention programs and trainings
• Represent the organization professionally at community meetings, events, and coalitions
• Promote awareness of prevention resources and services available within the community
• Adapt training techniques to meet the diverse learning styles of participants
• Foster an inclusive and participatory learning environment that encourages active engagement and knowledge retention
• Participate in new hire orientation, onboarding activities and offboarding processes

• Complete required documentation, attendance records, surveys, and reports accurately and timely
• Assist with scheduling, coordination, and preparation for trainings and events
• Support program evaluation efforts through data collection and participant feedback
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies, grant requirements, and program standards

• Participate in team meetings, supervision, and ongoing professional development opportunities
• Collaborate with supervisors and team members to improve program quality and outcomes
• Demonstrate openness to feedback, coaching, and continuous learning
• Support organizational initiatives and special projects as assigned

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Public speaking and group facilitation abilities
• Relationship building and interpersonal skills
• Trauma-informed and culturally responsive approach
• Organization and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Adaptability and problem-solving skills
• Professionalism and accountability
• Basic technology proficiency, including Microsoft Office and virtual meeting platforms
• Eligible for Family Support Specialist certification
• Experience with evidence-based prevention or parenting programs
• Bilingual abilities are a plus

• Strong verbal and written communication, including public speaking and group facilitation skills
• Relationship building, interpersonal effectiveness, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and professional approach to service delivery
• Organization, time management, and accountability in completing responsibilities
• Adaptability, problem-solving, and sound judgment in dynamic environments
• Basic technology proficiency, including Microsoft Office and virtual meeting platforms

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, push, pull and carry/lift up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to climb, bend or crouch. Specific mental abilities required by this job include continuous concentration to detail; ability to remember multiple tasks, oral and written communication; and an attention span of 1 hour(s) on a task.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Performance Evaluation: Employees are evaluated on an annual basis. Performance Reviews are completed electronically by the employee’s direct supervisor then reviewed and approved by regional or program leadership. Employees are given the opportunity to review their performance evaluation with their supervisor and will be required to acknowledge receipt of the annual review electronically.

All employees are expected to uphold the highest standards of integrity and ethical conduct, comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies (including HIPAA and confidentiality requirements), promptly report compliance concerns, and actively participate in required compliance and ethics training to support a culture of accountability and quality care