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The Children's Trust Announces
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Providers & Partners, Tell Us All About Your Good Work!
From the
Herald to the
Miami Times to local newscasts, Trust-funded programs and initiatives throughout the community have been featured for the life-changing services they provide to the children and families of Miami-Dade - and you could be next.
Click here to tell us about your latest triumphs and you just may turn on the TV or turn a page in the paper to see your face!
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Save Your Seat Trust Providers: Annual Provider Orientation is Coming Up!
Mark your calendars for
Tuesday, April 23, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., at the Miami-Dade Wolfson Campus auditorium for the kickoff to our new programmatic season. We'll celebrate successes while strengthening skills to deliver high-quality services for children and families. Kindly ensure that all staff members who are an essential part of your contracting process attend; this includes your executive director/CEO along with the individuals who manage the programmatic and fiscal functions of your agency’s Trust-funded programs.
Click here to register.
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Social Emotional Program Quality Assessment Planning with Data
Trust-funded youth development (6-12) providers are urged to register for the upcoming SEL PQA Planning with Data workshop. This workshop will guide participants in the interpretation of their program self-assessment and CAT observation data, and focus on using this data to create actionable improvement plans and support effective continuous quality improvement. One representative from each provider agency
MUST be present at one of the sessions; however, we strongly encourage that a team consisting of a program manager and up to four direct staff attend the workshop together. Summer-only programs need not attend any of these sessions, as another series created for summer-only providers will be announced in future. Use the links below to register; you need only attend
ONE of the following three sessions:
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Workshop: How to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
It's easy to forget about our own emotional well-being when we are caring for young students all day long. Join Thomas Armour Youth Ballet and Connect Miami to learn how to avoid burnout with simple routines that can be implemented every day to help regulate emotions and stress levels. All after-school program staff are welcome! Taking place
Wednesday, May 8, 11 a.m., at Thomas Armour Youth Ballet, 5818 SW 73rd Street, Miami, FL 33143. Register at
camila@taballet.org.
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Family Services Programmatic Data Now Available
Great news, Trust-funded providers! Agency users now have access to recruitment and inclusion of CWD, as well as other very informative benchmarks, in
Trust Central for Family Services (Parenting, Family Strengthening and Family & Neighborhood Support Partnerships) contracts; they are easily accessible through the Contract module. To view your progress, 1) Go to the Contract module in Trust Central and 2) from the “Explore” drop-down menu select “Contracts Metrics-FS.” Feel free to reach out to your contract manager if you need additional guidance on how to view your contract metrics.
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Seeking Book Club Vendors - Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The Children's Trust seeks vendors to implement the Thrive by 5 Book Club to mail monthly books to children ages
birth to five in Miami-Dade County. Services to be solicited include:
- Book selection, buying and supplemental content creation
- Fulfillment services
- Ongoing operations and customer relations
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Injury Prevention Trainings
All Trust-funded providers are required to participate in childhood injury prevention capacity-building efforts facilitated by the Public Health Trust's Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Miami. Trainings for April and May are listed below;
visit The Children's Trust community calendar for full descriptions, locations and registration information.
- Car Passenger Safety Wednesdays, April 24 & May 8 and 22; 3-4 p.m.
- Home Safety Training & Education Wednesdays, April 24 & May 8 and 22; 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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Project RISE: Upcoming Trainings
- Effective Literacy Instruction Workshop Thursday, April 25, 1-4 p.m., NSU Kendall
SEL Outcome Assessment Trainings
In addition, Project RISE is also offering three online Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Outcome Assessment trainings, which are available to all Trust-funded youth development providers:
- Child Trends Survey SEL Outcome Assessment Grades K-5
- PYDI SEL Outcome Assessment Grades 6-12
- YAPS SEL Outcome Assessment Grades 6-12
To take these and other online trainings, log into your CollaborNation account at
www.collabornation.net/projectrise; select "Course Catalog," then select "Project RISE Online Trainings."
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Advocacy Network on Disabilities: Upcoming Trainings
- Count Me In Friday, April 19, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Arcola Lakes Branch Library, 8240 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33150
- Creating a Welcoming Environment * Friday, April 26, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Branches, 129 SW 5th Avenue, Florida City, FL 33034
- Introduction to Successful Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1 - ONLINE
- Discovering Inclusion Training - ONLINE
To take these and other trainings, log into your
Advocacy Network on Disabilities
CollaborNation account at
www.collabornation.net; select "Course Catalog," then select the training you would like to take.
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Children's Mental Health Awareness Day - Connect & Learn on May 9 *
Join the Miami Chapter of Florida Association for Infant Mental Health (FAIMH) for Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on Thursday May 9th at the United Way! We will screen the powerful film Resilience, learn how ACEs and childhood trauma impacts our work with children & families in Miami, and connect with other resources, professionals, and programs in our community that can help us better serve our community's children and families. Everyone who works with children should attend. FREE!
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Lunch & Learn Workshop - Emotional Literacy *
Triumph Steps announces an emotional literacy lunch and learn, designed to teach providers how to give the children the tools they need to minimize limiting thoughts, overcome depression, anxiety, fear and much more. Every Wednesday, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. This workshop is FREE for Trust-funded providers; all others, $25. For details, location and required registration, call 305.646.0112.
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training - Saturday, May 4, 2019 *
YMHFA an 8-hour course teaches adults how to help an adolescent who is experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of addictions and mental illness.
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PhilanthropyMiami 2019 *
Register for the largest annual gathering of the nonprofit community in South Florida, drawing a diverse cross section of leaders, staff and volunteers representing hundreds of organizations and companies. It’s an explosive combination of speakers, learning opportunities, and networking –all in one place– in its new venue at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus; and on one day,
Tuesday, May 21, 2019.
Click here to register. Limited seats available for the discounted rate of $50 for Trust-funded organizations; email
carol@thechildrenstrust.org to learn more.
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PhilanthropyMiami 2019 Shark Tank: Idea Lab 1 - How to Vet & Shape Your Idea
PhilanthropyMiami’s Shark Tank is a competitive pitch event that showcases new and effective social innovations and solutions emerging from our local social sector. Shark Tank Idea Lab workshops are meant to help prospective applicants or any social impact leaders develop the skills needed to create their ideas and to successfully pitch them. Happening
Thursday, April 18, 5:30 p.m. at Venture Café Miami; RSVP to
lcuenca@chasemiami.com.
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Opioid Training for Clinicians
Miami-Dade AHEC will hold a
FREE opioid training on complimentary and integrative approaches to pain management on
Saturday, April 27, 9-10 a.m., 1200 NW 78th Avenue, Suite 209, Miami, FL 33126. This training is sponsored by Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Alliance for Healthy Communities.
Click here to register.
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Grants 102: Certification Program
The FIU Metropolitan Center announces Grants 102, a series of mini lectures and in-class writing activities focusing exclusively on preparing a successful grant proposal. Participants will each prepare an outline of a grant proposal for a project of their choice and receive individualized feedback on their work. Taking place
April 30 and May 7, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., at FIU@75; must attend both sessions to earn certification. Prerequisite: Grants 101 or other introductory grants seminar; fee: $495. Learn more and register at
www.eventbrite.com.
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Kristi House: Upcoming Trainings
The following
FREE trainings are available for service providers, clinicians, child-serving professionals and informed community members:
Kristi House Central Office
1265 NW 12th Avenue
Miami, FL 33136
- Hurricanes: Supporting Families through Trauma Wednesday, April 17, 2-5 p.m.
- Strategies for Identifying and Reaching Male and LGBTQ Victims of Sex Trafficking Wednesday, April 24, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
- Children & Problematic Sexual Behavior Friday, April 26, 2-5 p.m.
Kristi House Naranja Office
13955 SW 264th Street
Homestead, FL 33032
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Friday, April 26, 1:30-4:30 p.m.
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Available Positions at The Children's Trust
- Communications Editor * Under the direction of the communications director, the content & communications editor oversees the content design and placement of articles, stories and other relevant newsworthy articles for placement in print and or digital resource guides, newsletters, collateral materials, publications and reports, websites and social media sites. The incumbent is responsible for writing and preparing the relevant content for publication or internal use.
- Social Media Manager * Responsible for managing all social media pages for The Children’s Trust; and works with the communications team to coordinate social media with wider campaigns. Develops and implements the social media strategy, including marketing plans that primarily leverage social media outlets. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Responsible for development and maintenance of content that attracts attention, generates interest, and is easily shared with social networks. Establishes relationships with bloggers and other members of the online community. May work with technical personnel in the development of tools that allow for easy integration with social networks.
- Research & Evaluation Analyst To serve as a critical member of both cross- and interdepartmental teams who engages in proactive problem-solving and critical thinking/analysis related to particular child, youth and family program areas and populations. Primary responsibilities include the identification and critical review of evidence-based/best practices in specified program areas; assistance for funded service providers and Trust staff on development of program performance measures; oversight of reporting methods for capturing program performance; regular appraisal of basic program performance statistics and data analyses; contribution to reports that explain initiative results to a variety of audiences; and systems enhancement to ensure accountability. This exempt salaried position works under general supervision and support of a senior research and evaluation analyst.
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Child Therapist - CPP-Trained *
Lotus House Women's Shelter is seeking a master's level therapist to provide evidence-based CPP (child-parent psychotherapy) with fidelity for children and families with high special needs, histories of complex trauma and medical and mental health issues. Candidates must be trained in CPP. Email résumé to
anna@lotushouse.org.
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Daycare Teacher *
Little Angels Children Development Center, Inc. seeks daycare teacher with 40 hr. required training, 5 hr. literacy training, Fire Extinguisher Training, Safe Sleep/Shaken Baby Syndrome Training, First Aid and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training, Staff Credential, VPK Teacher Certificate
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Early Childhood Specialist *
RCMA seeks an Early Childhood Specialist (ECS) with knowledge and experience in early childhood child development and curriculum. They are part of the leadership team to develop and manage the early childhood services to fulfill the mission of RCMA. The ECS' focus is on staff development, coaching, ensuring compliance with funding sources for education and staff qualifications. Minimum qualifications: B.A. or B.S. degree in Early Childhood Education with three months exp. teaching children birth through five. Email résumé to
edelmira@rcma.org.
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Therapist - Experienced & Licensed *
Lotus House is seeking an experienced therapist to provide individual therapy for women and youth with high special needs who are experiencing homelessness. Candidates must be master's level therapist or higher and be licensed. Must have experience working with people with serious trauma histories. Email résumé to
anna@lotushouse.org.
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Pediatric Therapist
University of Miami HealthySteps Kendall seeks a pediatric therapist/HealthySteps specialist to deliver HealthySteps consultation and liaison services to families with children ages birth-3 in pediatric clinic and home settings. Must possess master's degree, bilingual fluency (English/Spanish) and relevant experience working with families and children ages birth-3.
Click here for complete job description, requirements and to apply.
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Teachers - Part-Time
Rainbow Intergenerational Learning Center seeks part-time teachers for its Little Havana and South Beach locations. Must possess high school diploma, DCF 45 hours, and FCCPC or national CDA (or working toward one). Email CV and DCF transcript to
abenedetti@lhanc.org.
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Available Positions at the Center for Family and Child Enrichment
- Dependency Case Manager - Certified To identify and assess client and family needs as a result of allegations of abuse or neglect by caretakers, with the ultimate goal of permanency. Minimum bachelor's degree in a human services-related field from an accredited university or bachelor's degree in a non-human services-related field plus 24 months of relevant experience working with children and families.
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker To provide weekly individual and family therapy using appropriate treatment modality. Responsibilities include conducting bio-psychosocial assessments of clients referred for therapy, ensuring that all appropriate assurances and authorizations are obtained, and developing and maintaining appropriate treatment planning in conjunction with clients and their families; minimum two years’ experience working with children required.
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Available Positions at Children's Home Society of Florida
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Available Positions at Family Central
Family Central's Miami Office is seeking dedicated, passionate individuals to fill the following openings:
- Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants-MSW * Psychology, Social Sciences or related field required. Mental health licensure preferred; one year experience working with children and families providing similar services; knowledge of infant mental health and/or early childhood education.
- Parent Group Leaders - Part-Time * (Bachelor's req'd) and Lead Parent Group Leaders - Part-Time * (Master's req'd). Experience teaching parent education classes.
- HIPPY Home Visitors - Full-Time * Experience providing direct services to children/families; bilingual (English/Spanish); able to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends.
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Available Positions at the Institute for Child and Family Health
- Clinical Supervisor
- Mental Health Targeted Case Manager
- Program Coordinator
- Therapist
For complete job descriptions, requirements and to apply, visit
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Available Positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools
- Early Head Start Educator * 12 credits in Early Childhood, and a CDA or FCCPC in Infant & Toddler required.
- Early Head Start Assistant * CDA or Equivalent in Infant & Toddler.
- Head Start Assistant Minimum of a CDA or FCCPC in Preschool required.
- Family Intervention Specialist * 60 college credits, 15 in Psychology.
- Head Start Educator * CDA or Equivalent in Preschool, Associates Degree in Early Childhood.
- Part Time Nutritional Coordinator * Bachelor's, administrative experience.
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Available Positions at Miami-Dade County Public Schools Department of Exceptional Student Education
- Audiologists - Part-/Full-Time
- Deaf/Hard of Hearing Interpreters
- Clerical - Hourly
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- School Psychologists - Part-/Full-Time
- School Social Workers (Certified and/or Licensed) - Part-/Full-Time
- Speech Language Pathologists
- Teachers with Experience in Special Education - Part-/Full-Time
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Available Positions at YWCA
- Childcare Center Maintenance Worker To maintain childcare facility in clean and orderly condition and ensure that all equipment, grounds and buildings are properly maintained, secured and operational. High school diploma/GED, some janitorial/maintenance/custodial experience, Level 2 clearance and drug test required.
- Early Head Start Teacher Associate To be responsible for planning/implementing daily learning activities; managing and maintaining classroom and its equipment and supplies; establishing and maintaining supportive relationships with infants, toddlers and parents; and implementing developmentally appropriate routines and curriculum for infants/toddlers. FCCPC or CDA Infant/Toddler or staff credential, DCF 45 hours, CPR/first aid certification, Level 2 clearance and drug test required.
- Early Head Start Teacher Associate/Kitchen Aide - Part-Time To implement daily learning activities, nurture students, manage and maintain classroom and its equipment and supplies, and assist with meal distribution and breaks coverage. Must possess CDA Infant/Toddler or FCCPC Birth Through Five; Level 2 clearance and drug test required.
- Head Start Education/Curriculum Specialist To be responsible for the education component of the Head Start Performance Standards & Guidelines. Must provide training for all Head Start teaching personnel as well as educational resources for staff and parents; develop program curricula; and establish and maintain a communication and complete reporting system for purposes of monitoring, evaluating and improving participants' educational experience. Bachelor's degree in early childhood education required.
- Head Start Teacher Assistant To assist Head Start teachers in the care and development of early childhood education center students, and classroom maintenance. Must possess FCCPC or CDA Preschool, DCF 45 hours, high school diploma/GED and childcare experience; Level 2 clearance and drug test also required.
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Weekly Provider Bulletin
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Deadline is 5 p.m. Monday for distribution that same week. Please be sure to include the who, what, when, where and why of your announcement.
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The Children's Trust reserves the right to omit, edit and/or adjust your announcement
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Inclusion of announcements in the Weekly Provider Bulletin is provided as a free service to the community and does not constitute an endorsement by The Children's Trust.
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