The Reading Explorers Program (REP) is ​available to support ​virtual, in-person, and hybrid after school programs! REP coaches offer support in ​all areas of delivering ​engaging quality literacy instruction. ​REP coaches can help with ​reviewing ORF/MAZE scores, organizing DLI groups, and providing large- and small-group literacy resources and ideas.

To request personalized coaching email anrond@fiu.edu.

The Children’s Trust Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) application is open to high school students that are residents of Miami-Dade County. YAC is a youth development program focused on leadership, service and advocacy. The YAC provides experience with the legislative process, opportunities to speak with local officials, new friendships, and a chance to develop community service projects.

For more information or to apply click here.

The Children's Trust is sponsoring one more SPARK (Sports, Play, and Active Recreation for Kids) training that will be provided virtually on Saturday, December 5.

The training is for contracted Youth Development K-5 providers using SPARK curriculum for fitness. Please limit registrations to two staff per agency per training.

Go to Trust Academy to register!

UM Team COACH is here to support parenting programs. The team offers support in different programmatic areas, including increasing recruitment, making new partnerships, and improving fidelity and data quality.

To request coaching, complete the survey here. Starting this contract year, coaching is documented on the Trust Academy transcripts of staff members who receive it, making it easier to show what your staff has accomplished.

Register, get Zoom access info, or take a course, by signing into your Trust Academy account.

November 17, 10 a.m.-noon: An 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.

Always available online: Discovering Inclusion and Successful Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1

Looking for coaching, technical assistance or other help with inclusion? Contact your Inclusion Specialist. Not sure who it is? E-mail hgood@advocacynetwork.org.

Looking for a way to improve the quality of your program's services to benefit the children of Miami-Dade County? Project RISE's expert coaches are just a few clicks away. Just visit here and fill out the form to let us know what you need, and a coach will get in touch with you within 24 hours to schedule a meeting.

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 visit www.citrusfcn.com, The Miami Heart Gallery or call 1.855.786.KIDS (5437) or Ben Morales at 305.608.9640.

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's Trust Academy for full descriptions, meeting info and registration information.

Car Passenger Safety: Tuesday, November 17, 1-3 p.m.

Home Safety Training & Education: Thursday, November 19, 1-2:15 p.m.

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 social media while tagging us. Also, don't forget to email your stories and latest triumphs here!

The Center for Child Welfare @ USF, in collaboration with DCF, is offering Grant Writing Training for all levels. The next training module in the Grant Writing Series is Identifying Funding Opportunities and Forming Partnerships. This module will be offered live on three different days/times to give attendees an opportunity to ask questions.

 

 

To register for one of the repeating sessions, please click here, select the day/time of the session that you would like to attend and register. After you complete the registration you will receive a confirmation email. This fantastic training opportunity is being offered at no cost to DCF staff, CBCs, contract providers and community partners.

The CLEO Institute, in partnership with The University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, is hosting its 10th Annual Empowering Capable Climate Communicators Symposium virtually, welcoming experts and guests from across the world, for a 3-day discussion on climate and health. The symposium takes place Thursday, November 19-21, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Registration is FREE. Get tickets here.

The Miami Chamber of Commerce and CareerSource South Florida are offering $10,000 grants for small business to reimburse COVID-19 related expenses as businesses pivoted to keep open and to keep workers employed. The organizations have set aside $500,000 for the small businesses grants. These grants are strictly for reimbursement and are fairly simple to secure for qualifying businesses that can substantiate their expenditures.

Small businesses (3-50 employees) can apply for the grant program but they must check off all the qualifying information needed on the check list to qualify. Missing information or incomplete applications are automatically rejected by the system.

For more information and to apply click here.

FREE NAMI “Ending the Silence” Virtual Mental Health Program

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Miami-Dade’s “Ending the Silence”: Free Virtual Mental Health Education and Early Intervention Program for Youth and Young Adults welcomes families to learn the warning signs of mental health conditions, facts and statistics, coping skills, and local and national resources. The program takes place on Thursday, November 19 at 6 p.m.

Register at bit.ly/ETSNAMIMiami.

FREE Virtual Mental Health Wellness Support Groups

NAMI Miami-Dade Support Groups offer weekly virtual Zoom meetings. Groups are available in English or Spanish, open to individuals living with a mental health condition or for the loved ones of those struggling with the disease as well as a group specifically for parents/caregivers of youth struggling . All NAMI programs and services are free to the community.

For more information, including support group schedules, go to namimiami.org.

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.

A licensed and credentialed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) functions under the collaborative practice agreement with a physician and provides professional medical services in the community health center setting. The APRN is a liaison between the multidisciplinary healthcare team, patient, and their families. They follow established professional standards of care and agency guideline policy and procedures.

The Center For Family and Child Enrichment, Inc. is looking for a frontline public health worker who performs a wide variety of duties at the paraprofessional level to engage, support, advocate & educate community members in overall health and wellness. The community health worker serves as a liaison or link between health and social services and the community to facilitate access and improve health outcomes by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, community education and informal counseling & social support.

This position provides medical care to patients in our FQHC, The Pediatric & Family Health and Wellness Center.

For more information email aballoveras@cfceinc.org.

Interested apply through our website www.unitedwaymiami.org.

Urgent Inc. is looking to hire great, high energy talent in these specific areas for part time work:

Please email resume and cover letter to Shamina@urgentinc.org.

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind is looking for an individual to be responsible for developing grant strategies based upon its capacity, required program support and mission as it relates to the focus of grantor, donor’s family trust, and contracts with government entities requiring a proposal application. The candidate must have experience writing grants, a Bachelor's degree, experience in sponsored program compliance, writing with a strategic perspective pertaining to collaborators, grantors and other foundations.

Those interested should submit resume to lhurtado@miamilighthouse.org.

Healthy Connections is looking for an experienced targeted case manager supervisor to provide supervision to Healthy Connections targeted case management team. In order to perform the job successfully, the supervisor must demonstrate knowledge of the AHCA standards of the Targeted Case Management program. Florida Certification as a supervisor and AHCA background screenings are required in addition to knowledge and skills. The work is a contract and part-time position.

For more information write pdrago@healthyconnectionscmhc.org.

The position works in collaboration with interdisciplinary team at a substance abuse treatment program for residential and outpatient consumers. Responsible for the provision of all clinical services to consumers in residential and outpatient services. Candidates must have a Master’s degree in a related field with clinical experience in substance abuse and mental health. Certified Addictions Prof (CAP); or FL Lic. : Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling. This is a full-time position offering a salary of $50,000 a year.

For more information write cgonzalezrios@ccadm.org.

This is a non-exempt position that is responsible for the onsite residential support for the daily management of a quality milieu for residents at a residential addiction recovery treatment facility. This position is to provide a portion of mandatory 24-HR awake coverage, customer service, and residential supervision. Educational & Experiential Requirements: One year of related experience, CPR & Safe Serve certificate preferred or obtained w/ 30 - 60 days of hire. Hourly rate is $11.45.

For more information write cgonzalezrios@ccadm.org.

This is a non-exempt position that will be responsible for the handling of catered meals for food service that includes: receiving/storage; distribution; clean up and documentation for all meals received and served to clients. Educational & Experiential Requirements: High school diploma/GED or equivalent - Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred. This is a part-time position from Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hourly rate is $11.45.

For more information write cgonzalezrios@ccadm.org.

This position coordinates the delivery of comprehensive mental health services to children and families according to the Head Start/Early Head Start Performance Standards and any other regulatory bodies. Incumbent in this position demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. A Master’s degree and licensure as Mental Health Counselor, Mental Health Family Therapist, or Clinical Social Worker is required. A minimum of one year of clinical experience working with young children and their families is also required. Knowledge of Head Start Performance standards is preferred, as is a bilingual or trilingual candidate (English, Spanish, and or Creole).

For more information contact chhernandez@ccadm.org.

This position coordinates the delivery of comprehensive disability services to children and family according to the Head Start/Early Head Start Performance Standards and any other regulatory bodies. Incumbent in this position demonstrates sensitivity to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. A Bachelor’s Degree in Special Education, Counseling, Psychology, Social Sciences or related field is required. A minimum of one year of working with young children and their families is necessary and knowledge of Head Start Performance standards is preferred. Bilingual or trilingual candidates will be preferred (English, Spanish, and or Creole).

For more information contact chhernandez@ccadm.org.

Miami Lighthouse for the Blind seeks a teacher’s assistant to provide support and assistance to the Lighthouse Learning Pre-K Program daily operations. Requirements include DCF; Birth through Five Child Care Credentials.

If interested email resume to employment@miamilighthouse.org.

Forward resume by email to erivero@dadeschools.net.

For complete job listing, descriptions, requirements and to apply, visit CAREERBUILDER and CAREERROOKIE and/or e-mail resume and cover letter to Employment@icfhinc.org.