SNAP Trainer Consultant

Our client is a leading children’s mental health agency in the City of Toronto offering a range of services to
3,500 children ages 0‐12, youth ages 13-18 and their families each year. They provide four streams of service to families in need: early intervention, family violence, healthy child development and specialized mental health services for children and youth with learning disabilities.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Trainer-Consultant will provide training to professionals and organizations interested in delivering services for children with disruptive behavior problems. In addition, this position will provide ongoing consultation activities for assigned Affiliate Sites — supervising program delivery and monitoring program fidelity. Reporting to the Project Leader, the Trainer-Consultant will equip Affiliate Sites with the knowledge and skills to properly implement and deliver the program. The Trainer- Consultant will facilitate/deliver SNAP-focused training modules. The Trainer-Consultant will conduct quality assurance activities to ensure the integrity of the SNAP program. Candidates are required to be skilled at public speaking. Candidates are also required to have a flexible schedule that includes weekends and extensive travel and should be aware of the requirement to present to a variety of audiences for extended periods of time, transport-training materials to and from sites and traveling using a variety of modalities.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with Affiliate Sites to coordinate logistics of the training.
• Conduct training initiatives independently and/or collaborate with senior and/or other team members within the Implementation and Research Team.
• Deliver effective presentations using PowerPoint, videos and high-tech equipment.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations and packages as required.
• Present information using a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
• Provide continuous training (to include new and refresh topics) in cooperation with Affiliate sites.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and skills and advise management on any opportunities and risks.
• Organize training evaluations to track the effectiveness of training sessions.
• Conducts consultations (telephone, email or onsite observation) with SNAP Affiliate Sites.
• Provides timely and accurate guidance to affiliate staff on the effective implementation of the SNAP
program.
• Proactively liaises with Affiliate Sites to ensure alignment and appropriate communication across affiliate.
• Assists with the editing and development of new Resource Materials.
• Photocopies, distributes and files training and consultation materials as required.
• Contributes as a member of the Implementation team and shares best practices.
• Conducts telephone surveys and Affiliate Site reviews.
• Provides Affiliate Sites quality assurance activities including the monitoring of program integrity and accreditation activities in consultation with Manager, Research and Evaluation.
• Facilitates one-on-one meeting with manager of affiliate site to discuss topics relevant to their group’s performance and provides tools to promote improvement.
• Works with the research team to help create evaluations of trainings to be provided after all sessions, tracking effectiveness of training session.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
• A university degree in a related area of study, with at least three years’ clinical experience in delivering an evidence-based cognitive-behavioral multi-modal component model in a related program or at least three years of direct clinical experience delivering programming, working with children with conduct type problems and their families (experience with high risk boys and girls is beneficial).
• Working knowledge in the following areas is required: gender sensitive approaches, risk assessment, group facilitation and school-based services.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills (direct and indirect) including the ability to present and train professionals from a variety of disciplines and levels.
• Be self-directed/independent worker.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multi-disciplinary team members, managers, funding sources and community partners.
• Value and embrace a scientist-practitioner model with the ability to engage Affiliates in similar practices.
• Knowledge in computer software and database utilization/management (e.g. ACCESS, EXCEL, POWERPOINT).