Boys & Girls Aid
Training and Development Specialist
🇺🇸 Portland, OR
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $28 - $32 per Hour
💻 Learning & Development
🗓️ November 3rd, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
- Deliver in-person and virtual training sessions, including weekend trainings.
- Assist with onboarding new hires to meet training requirements.
- Model best practices and guide staff in implementing training concepts.
- Manage educational materials and maintain the training library.
- Develop and update training curricula and resources.
- Apply adult learning principles and accommodate diverse learners.
- Proficiency with virtual training technology and tools.
- Must have a bachelor's degree plus five years of related experience or equivalent.
- Experience with foster care, youth homelessness, and trauma-informed care preferred.
- Certification or ability to certify in Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) and/or Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS).
- Compensation ranges from $28.00 to $32.00 per hour, full-time with benefits including medical, dental, life insurance, flexible time off, and a 403(b) retirement plan.
Training and Development Specialist Full Description
Training and Development Specialist
- Competitive pay: $28.00- 32.00/hour
- Medical, dental, life, and ADD insurance
- Flexible time off and holiday pay
- 403(b) retirement plan with 4% employer contribution after 6 months
- Employee Assistance Program
- Eligibility for Student Loan Forgiveness
- In-house training on Collaborative Problem Solving and Trauma-Informed Care
About Boys and Girls Aid Founded in 1885, our mission is to ensure every child in foster care grows up in a family. We teach and model healthy environments, invest in relationships, and create opportunities for youth. We value our employees through a culture of open communication, transparency, and honesty, and we support work-life balance alongside competitive pay and benefits.
- Deliver training in classroom and small group settings, both in person and virtually. Scheduled training sessions include up to 12 weekend trainings per year.
- Assist in the onboarding process to ensure new hires meet training requirements and are prepared for direct service care.
- Model best practices in direct care as needed and guide staff on integrating training concepts into daily practice.
- Identify and manage educational materials, maintain the training library, and share training opportunities with staff.
- Develop and refine training curricula, handouts, and other educational resources.
- Apply adult learning principles in training sessions, ensuring a conducive learning environment, and providing accommodations for diverse learners.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree with five (5) years of post-graduate experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience delivering services to families and children, and youth, preferably in the areas of foster care and/or youth homelessness.
- Experience in training delivery and facilitation, training/curricula development, and supporting staff to implement best practices.
- Ability to utilize technology to deliver training in person and virtually.
- Certified to train in Non-violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) and/or Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS), or be able to become certified.
- Familiarity with attachment theory, child development, the psychosocial dynamics of foster care and/or youth experiencing homelessness, and unique needs of youth who have been impacted by trauma.
- Must be able to provide official or unofficial grade transcripts, including the education level.
- Applicants with previous experience in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) and Collaborative Problem Solving are strongly encouraged to apply.
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