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January 5, 2022








Weekly
Provider
Bulletin
The Children's Trust Announces
* New or updated
Happy New Year from The Children's Trust and the Weekly Provider Bulletin *
The Children's Trust exists solely to improve the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County. We couldn't do that without our provider community and other organizations working together for the benefit of those we serve. We are proud to offer this Weekly Provider Bulletin as a means to keep you updated on trainings, programs, job opportunities, events and other no- or low-cost resources relevant to the provider community that will help you carry out your mission and make our community safer, better and more welcoming.

Remember, if you have an announcement that you would like included in an upcoming Weekly Provider Bulletin, please fill out the bulletin form available on our website (and below) for consideration.
UM Team COACH: Support for Parenting Program Providers
NEW Online Course! Collaborating With Other Professions To Benefit Youth and Families

By successfully working together with community partners, providers can create collaborative solutions to complex problems for the children and families they serve. This course will describe how families may interact with different professionals to receive comprehensive care, explain the reasons why collaborating with other professionals is important and beneficial to the provider and their families, explain the roles of the different professionals, and how to locate appropriate referrals to other professionals. This online training course is available on Trust Academy and is appropriate for family service direct program staff and administrators. If you have any questions, please contact teamcoach@miami.edu.

Community of Practice (CoP) Announcement: All CoPs will take a quick hiatus in the month of January but will be back during the first week of February.

Communities of Practice- Join a community where members support one another, share best practices and deepen their knowledge. All of the following CoPs are currently being offered virtually and are appropriate for direct service providers and supervisors of Parenting Programs. If you have any questions or would like additional support, please contact teamcoach@miami.edu.

Parent and Provider Stressors & Barriers - In this CoP, we will discuss the stressors and barriers that both you as a provider, and the families you serve, face. We will also be identifying solutions, practicing these strategies and discussing the implementation of them into your practice. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

Creating Support Networks & Community Outreach/Recruitment -In this CoP, we will work collaboratively to create networks of outreach and referrals across parenting providers in the community and discuss program recruitment strategies. You will have the opportunity to get to know other community providers, share information, and support one another. Virtual recruitment will be an ongoing topic. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy!

The New Normal: Returning to In-Person Services during COVID-19 - In this CoP, we will work collaboratively to share ideas and problem-solve strategies for returning to in-person services for group-based, home-based, and office-based parenting services. We will discuss recruitment, communication, and safety strategies for your staff and participants. Come prepared to share your agency’s ideas to help all programs successfully serve the community. You will have the opportunity to get to know other community providers, share information, and support one another. Date and time TBD.
Successfully Engaging Youth and Their Families into Services 
Family is critical to a youth’s development and success, and providers can work with families to mobilize sources of support and resilience. In this Training and Implementation Associates (TIA) course, we show why engagement can be challenging, how to avoid blaming families for being resistant, and how to form a healthy working relationship. This online training course is available on Trust Academy and is appropriate for direct service providers and supervisors of Family Strengthening and Family and Neighborhood Support programs.
Update the Children's Trust Logo
Providers using the Children's Trust Logo on any material must send that material for review and approval to communicationscompliance@thechildrenstrust.org. To download the current Trust logo, visit the Media Kit & Logos page on the Trust website:
January Trainings from Project RISE
Differentiated Literacy Instruction: January 19, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Learn to use reading assessment data from the ORF & Maze assessments to identify struggling readers and to develop reading intervention plans unique to each student.

Effective Behavior Management, Challenging Behaviors: January 21, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Please register for these trainings in Trust Academy.
Injury Prevention Trainings
Childhood injury prevention capacity-building efforts facilitated by the Public Health Trust's Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami are offered to all Trust-funded providers via Zoom. Visit The Children's Trust Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 11; 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 11; 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 13; 9-10:30 a.m.
Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 13; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
 
Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 18; 12-2 p.m.
Water Safety Training: Wednesday, January 19; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 20; 9-10:30 a.m.
Home Safety Training & Education: Friday, January 21; 4-5:30 p.m.
 
Home Safety Training & Education: Monday, January 24; 4-5:30 p.m.
Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 25; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, January 25; 12-2 p.m.
Suicide Prevention Training: Wednesday, January 26; 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, January 27; 9-10:30 a.m.
Poisoning Safety Training Thursday: January 27, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
 
Home Safety Training & Education: Monday, January 31; 4-5:30 p.m.
The Advocacy Network on Disabilities Training Opportunities
January 13, Live/Virtual (Zoom): Navigating Community Resources: Unsure what’s available or where to find help for children with disabilities and their families? Join us for an introduction to the most helpful resources, and learn how to assist families navigate these systems of care.

January 19, Live In-Person Training: Structures for Success: Youth both with and without disabilities can behave in challenging ways. Learn the 7 basic needs youth exhibit, and take away strategies for meeting these needs through positive, preventive approaches. This training addresses Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and is especially relevant to YEN and YAS Providers. Location: Leadership Learning Academy- Spaces Limited to 20 and CDC Social Distancing guidelines required. You MUST be registered to attend.

January 20, Live- Virtual (Zoom): Administrator’s Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Are you an Administrator, site director, or the person responsible for your organization meeting its legal obligations under the ADA? Join us to be sure you are up to date on enrollment eligibility, reasonable accommodations, policies and procedures, and more.

Online Course Available Through Trust Academy
Understanding The Children's Trust Guidelines for Including Children with Disabilities

Did you know that to address the needs of children and youth with disabilities, the Trust provides options for modifying outcome measures? Discover what is meant by accommodation, modification, alternate assessment, and alternate outcomes. Learn when they are appropriate for program participants, and how to request permission to use them.
Become a Foster Parent
Hundreds of kids and teens in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are in need of safe, loving homes through no fault of their own due to abuse, neglect and/or abandonment. Citrus Family Care Network is looking for people who want to change the life of a child. Open your home and your heart, "Become a Foster Parent."

For more information call 1.855.786.KIDS (5437), or Kimberly Lopez at 786.562.8758, email klopez@citrusfcn.com, or visit:
Inspiring Stories Welcomed!
Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been doing inspiring, life-changing and heroic work to provide for the children and families of Miami-Dade during the coronavirus pandemic. Please continue the good work and make sure to share their stories on social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your stories and latest triumphs!
From Other Agencies
FREE Prevention Education Webinars from Kristi House *
Register today for a free, live webinar to learn more about child abuse, trauma, and exploitation:

  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children 101: January 27
  • Children & Traumatic Stress: January 25, March 22
  • What Every Adult Needs to Know About Child Sexual Abuse: February 24
  • Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior: February 22, April 21
  • Stewards of Children: March 15, April 19
  • Teen Safe Dating for Parents & Youth: February 10
PhilanthropyMiami Academy: Fundraising Fundamentals Winter 2022
PhilanthropyMiami is excited to announce Cohort 5 of its popular Fundraising Fundamentals course, starting January 11. Fundraising Fundamentals is an in-depth learning experience that offers students a solid introduction to many aspects of fundraising. It covers many topics from why people give & how to be a great development officer to the fundamentals of annual giving, major gifts, campaigns, foundation relations, & corporate partnerships. Scholarships available.
2022 Child Care Grants Program from the Women's Fund Miami-Dade 
The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade is pleased to announce a 2022 grants program to advance solutions to overcome the challenges to a sustainable quality child care system. Fault lines in the child care system were revealed by the pandemic and your Women’s Fund is responding. A total of $200,000 over two years will be awarded and applications are open through January 14, 2022, grant recipients will be announced on February 28, 2022.
Aim High Grants to Help Middle Schoolers Prepare for Life
Since 2016, the New York Life Foundation has partnered with the Afterschool Alliance to administer the Aim High competitive grant program. The Aim High program is a part of the New York Life Foundation’s ongoing investment in out-of-school time programs to help underserved middle school students become better prepared for high school and beyond. This competitive grant program includes both one- and two-year grant opportunities.

Focus of this year's funding is as follows:
  • One-Year Grants: supporting programs’ racial equity and social justice efforts.
  • Two-Year Grants: supporting programs in enhancing direct service activities, technical assistance, capacity building, and their efforts in continuing to serve youth while facing the challenges of the pandemic and beyond.

To be eligible you must:
  • Be a 501(c)(3). You will be required to verify your EIN as a part of the application.
  • Serve Middle school youth (6th, 7th, 8th graders). This competitive grant program is targeted to programs serving middle school students in grades 6, 7 and 8.
  • Serve a high percentage of low-income youth. Applicants must serve at least 75 percent low-income youth.

Applications are due at 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, February 1.

Access the full RFP and FAQs below.
Available Mental Health Services for Low-Income Families
The Institute for Child and Family Health (ICFH) provides mental health services including Individual/family therapy and psychiatry for children and adolescents in Miami-Dade County. The institute accepts most Medicaid HMO’s and has funding for children of low-income families who do not have insurance. ICFH also provides individual/family therapy and psychiatry services for adults who have Medicaid.

For more information call 305.274.3172.
Career Opportunities
Community Engagement Manager at The Children's Trust
The Community Engagement Manager is responsible for performing a variety of community-driven duties with an emphasis on maintaining contact with community groups, parents, and other caregivers, providing support to residents on children’s needs, as well as evaluating and responding to community needs concerning children. The incumbent exercises independence of action and will possess considerable knowledge of community activities and needs for children and families and use considerable professional judgment in the performance of community engagement work.
Research and Evaluation Analyst at The Children's Trust
The Research and Evaluation Analyst is a critical member of both cross- and inter-departmental teams at The Children’s Trust who engages in proactive problem-solving and critical thinking/analysis related to the design and effectiveness of various child, youth and family services. Primary responsibilities include: contributing to effective program and systems designs for The Children’s Trust’s priority investments in child, youth and family services; designing and maintaining sound data collection tools and systems to capture meaningful program, operational and community data in a user-friendly, accessible manner; and analyzing and making meaning from available data to tell our stories using compelling visualizations and reports, with an intentional focus on the specific audience and purpose of the message.

This exempt, salaried position works under general supervision from the director of research. Work performance is reviewed through conferences, reports and observation of results achieved.
Special Projects Manager at The Children's Trust
The Special Projects Manager is a critical member of both cross- and inter-departmental teams at The Children’s Trust who engages in strategic planning, proactive problem-solving and critical thinking/analysis related to the design, coordination, and implementation of organizational projects. Primary responsibilities include utilizing and implementing change management, project management and business process management disciplines for successful on-budget and on-time execution of organizational projects.
Nurse Educator at FSU Young Parents Project *
FSU Young Parents Project seeks a Registered Nurse (BSN) or Nurse Practitioner to be part of a home visiting team that provides clinical intervention and health education to court-involved expectant/parenting teens and their children throughout Miami-Dade County. Flexible schedule-32 hours/week. Reliable transportation; Level 2 background clearance required. Email resume to tara.wynn@fsu.edu. Apply below for Registered Nurse-Job ID 50134.
Youth Program Aide at the Town of Cutler Bay *
The Youth Program Aide provides general supervision, homework support and enrichment activities to students. The Youth Program Aide is responsible for independently supervising students, delivering high-quality instruction, upholding the mission and values of Cutler Bay, and working with other members of the Youth Program team to track students’ academic progress and support students' social and emotional development. For more information, click here below:
Therapist Needed at Family Resource Center of South Florida
Family Resource Center of South Florida, Inc. is seeking a Therapist.

Qualifications:
  • A minimum of a Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, Mental Health Counseling, Human Services, or some equivalent training.
  • Must be Licensed in the state of Florida: LMHC / LCSW
  • At least two years of work experience with children and families.

Interested candidates can apply below:
Available Positions at FIU After-School Treatment Program
The FIU After-School Treatment Program (ATP) at the Center for Children and Families is a school-year program dedicated to positively impacting the lives of children between the ages of 6 and 12 at-risk for behavioral (e.g. ADHD), academic, interpersonal and organizational difficulties. The program takes place at Dr. Carlos J. Finlay Elementary School. The following positions are available:

  • Certified Teacher: Job ID# 525580
  • Counselor: Job ID# 525183

Interested candidates can apply below:
Career Opportunities at Easterseals
Easterseals is always looking for talented and passionate candidates to join its team! Do not miss this opportunity. Pre-School Head Start Program: Teacher and Teachers Assistants; School: Special Needs Teacher and Teachers Assistant, Coach, and Job Coach; Adult Day Care: Nurse Aides. For information on how to apply visit careers at Easterseals South Florida website.
Available Positions at Center for Family & Child Enrichment
The Center for Family & Child Enrichment is currently hiring:

  • Great benefits package, including a Zero (0) cost out of pocket medical plan, 12 Paid Holidays and a competitive Paid Time Off Package
  • Making an invaluable impact in your community
  • Growth and professional development opportunities available
  • Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

For a list of vacancies, please click below or email careers@cfceinc.org.
Available Positions at Institute for Child and Family Health Inc.

The following positions are available at the Institute for Child and Family Health Inc.:

  • Therapist
  • Mental Health Targeted Case Manager
  • Educational Tutor

For complete job listing, descriptions, requirements and to apply, visit CAREERBUILDER and/or e-mail resume and cover letter by clicking below.
Available Positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools
The Division of Exceptional Student Education announces immediate part-time and full-time openings for school psychologists. Applicants must have experience working with children and possess either a current certificate in school psychology from the Florida Department of Education or be licensed as a psychologist through the Florida Department of Health.
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