November 16, 2022

Join the Science Alliance - A Subscription Box for Professional Learning *

The Science Alliance is an Innovation Fund Grant funded by The Children's Trust that offers a model of professional learning through monthly subscription boxes for early childhood educators. It will deliver a new, open-ended provocation to your classroom every month that includes resources for teachers and families. At the end of the month, members will meet online for a community of practice to share how they have implemented materials. Sessions will run January-June in English and Spanish! Register below:

One More Day for Nominations for 2023 Champions for Children Awards *

The Children's Trust is looking for Champions for Children nominees for the 2023 award ceremony. Nominations for the David Lawrence Jr. Award and the Excellence in Youth Leadership Award can be submitted directly on our Champions for Children page by clicking below. For more information on each of the awards and criteria visit the Champions for Children page. Nomination deadline has been extended to Thursday, November 17.

Celebrate 20th Anniversary of The Trust at HistoryMiami 

In honor of our 20th Anniversary, The Children’s Trust and HistoryMiami Museum have put together The Children's Trust 20th Anniversary Exhibition in the Community Gallery at the museum, 101 West Flagler St., Miami, FL 33130. The exhibition is free and is open regular museum hours through Dec. 11. It features a timeline of historical accomplishments, stories of those who helped make it what it is today and some of the children whose lives it impacted.

UM Team COACH: Support for Parenting Program Providers 

Live Trainings

1. Finding Stress Management Strategies that Work for You: Tuesday, December 6; 11 a.m.-noon. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy.
2. Building the Road to Family Engagement: Practical Tools for Parenting Programs: Wednesday, December 14, 10-11 a.m. Click here to sign up or log in to Trust Academy.

Communities of Practice

1. Parent and Provider Stressors & Barriers: This CoP is held on the first Wednesday of each month from 10-11 a.m.
2. Recruitment, Outreach & Creating Support Networks: This CoP is held on the first Thursday of each month from 11 a.m.-noon.

NEW Online Courses

1. Identifying your Strengths and Boosting your Wellbeing
2. Defining Your Problems and Enhancing Your Perspective-Taking Skills
3. Your Guided Path to Generating, Evaluating, Implementing and Troubleshooting Solutions

Coaching and Consultation

Are you a Parenting Program provider interested in individualized coaching and/or consultation? Click here to fill out our Coaching Request Form or email us at teamcoach@miami.edu.

Volunteer Reviewers Needed for Funding Applications 

The Children's Trust is seeking volunteers to review funding applications. Requirements include: 

• Active and interested in improving the community
• Reside in and familiar with Miami-Dade
• At least 18 years of age
• English language fluency (written and spoken)
• Ability to utilize online application system
• Ability to carefully read applications and write feedback
• Attend training and debriefing meetings
• Commit 20-30 hours total time over four week period

Help us determine the programs that have the highest impact in the community. For details, visit link below: 

Program Management Leadership Academy Application Extended! 

Are you a program manager or supervisor at a Trust-funded program ready to take your leadership skills to the next level? Join Leadership Academy, a 9-month program that includes monthly workshops, peer learning sessions, assignments, and a panel discussion with community leaders.

Criteria to qualify:

• Position in a program funded by The Children's Trust
• Have direct impact on or supervise direct service staff members
• Commit to attend all program sessions

Applications deadline EXTENDED through November 21. More info below.

Online Courses Available from Advocacy Network on Disabilities 

These 3 Online Courses are always available through Trust Academy.

Inclusion Reimagined

Understanding The Children’s Trust Guidelines for Including Children with Disabilities

Successful Inclusion of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Part 1

To register for any of these trainings visit https://collabornation.net/login

or go to https://trustcentral.org and click on the Trust Academy link.

Also available: Coaching, Technical Assistance, and help working with an individual child or youth. Contact your Inclusion Specialist or Pat Donovan (pdonovan@advocacynetwork.org). 

Have You Taken Introduction to Project Based Learning from Project RISE? *

Are you looking to incorporate Project Based Learning (PBL) in your youth development program's activities? In Project RISE's Introduction to Project Based Learning (PBL) course, youth development staff will get an overall look at the PBL journey and will learn to engage youth by connecting them with real-world experiences, motivating them to solve problems in their communities, and exposing them to a wide range of career options.

This course is located in the Trust Academy Course Catalog and is now available to take at your convenience. 

Share Your Ideas on County's CBO Grant Program Through Survey & More *

The Children’s Trust is encouraging all service providers to share their ideas on the Miami-Dade County Community-Based Organization (CBO) Grant Program through a survey that closes on November 22. Also, please take advantage of the opportunities below to help shape an important grant program for our community.

Share your ideas with Miami-Dade County’s Office of Management & Budget (OMB) that is seeking input to inform enhancements to the CBO Grant Program. 

CBO Leaders, residents, and subject experts are invited to share ideas through:

• surveys (closing November 22)
• online discussion forums (December 5-9), or 
• written public comments (closing December 16). 

Residents may share ideas in English, Spanish or Haitian Creole. 

Building upon the momentum of Thrive305, results of the current effort will shape the CBO Grant Program that awards $15 million annually to more than 130 CBOs that provide social services in our community. 

For information, visit the website below. Staff contacts: Linda.Schotthoefer@miamidade.gov; Paola.Pierre@miamidade.gov. 

Give Miami Day on Thursday is Chance to Support Miami Nonprofits *

From prizes to power hours to champion pages, Give Miami Day is tomorrow, Nov. 17, and is Greater Miami’s opportunity to support the organizations that work tirelessly for the community every day. Learn all about our community’s largest day of generosity & how you can make an impact below. For a stronger Miami, everyone needs to show up.

Survey for Mandated Reporters From Citrus Family Care Network *

In partnership with Evident Change, Citrus Family Care Network is gathering survey responses until Wednesday, Nov 30, from professionally mandated reporters on perceptions and experiences with community services for families, child safety and reports to child protectives services. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. Information gathered will be used to guide system change to improve reporter engagement.

Free Black Maternal Health and Wellness Community Workshop at FIU *

Curious about doula care for pregnant women and new parents? Wondering how to find a doula experienced with Black women's care? Want to learn more about how doulas support pregnancy, birthing, and new parenthood? Join the FIU Black Mothers Care Plan for a FREE community workshop on Saturday, November 19 from 1–3 p.m. at the YWCA of South Florida Downtown/Overtown Center to learn more. All are welcome! For event details and registration, click below:

Free Webinars from Kristi House Education

Join community service providers at these free, upcoming online trainings:

• What Every Adult Needs to Know About Child Sexual Abuse: Nov. 17
• Stewards of Children: Dec. 6
• Problematic Sexual Behaviors of Children: Dec. 8
• Mental Health Series (Anxiety): Jan. 9, 23, 30

Click below for more info and registration:

The Milky Way Documentary Viewing & Discussion with CEUs

Join FIU on November 16, 5:30–7:15 pm to discuss the award-winning documentary, “The Milky Way, A Mother's Right To Breastfeed Their Baby." This live event will take place in person at FIU's Main Campus. Moderator: Dr. Cynthia Lebron, UM. Enjoying the film in advance (~1.5 hours) will help ensure a lively conversation. One free continuing education unit is eligible for professionals. Register below:

Overtown Teen Festival & Youth Summit

Invite your teen participants to attend the Overtown Teen Festival & Youth Summit on Tuesday, November 22, from 12-3:00 p.m. Middle school and high school youth are invited to lunch, learn, contribute ideas, and have fun while learning about Miami's new upcoming park, The Underdeck. Community service hours will be provided. Tickets- Free with RSVP. Get tickets below:

Schedule a Free Mental Health Presentation for Families in Your Organization!

Teach parents/caregivers about mental wellness with a FREE program "Ending the Silence" (ETS) presented by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Miami-Dade County. ETS is a 60-minute or longer virtual/in-person presentation that increases knowledge about warning signs of mental health issues, diminishes stigma, encourages families to seek help, and provides local and national resources. It is presented in English and Spanish. Call 305.665.2540 or email below for more information.

Available Positions at The Children's Trust

Community Engagement Manager - ($55,968 Annual) 

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 & Evaluation Analyst - ($55,968 Annual)

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.

Administrative Services Coordinator- ($48,668 Annual)

The Administrative Services Coordinator is responsible for assisting in a variety of functions related to the administrative services of The Children’s Trust’s operations which include continuous quality improvement, planning, coordination of board resolutions, and management of special projects.

This position includes, but is not limited to, assisting in the development of procedures, project management, board and board committee meetings and Human Resources related matters. This includes consulting with the clerk of the board on deadlines, meeting notices, board and board committees’ planning and policy. Assisting with follow up and coordination of project management tasks and general Human Resource activities.

Solutions Specialist - ($55,968 Annual)

The Solutions Specialist executes on solutions design in response to business priorities and vetted requirements. This position conducts unit testing and validates use cases to ensure solution aligns with requirements. This position maintains and implements routine solutions under the guidance of senior Technology Design and Solutions team members.  

Available Positions at Breakthrough Miami

Lead Program Officer 

Advancing the organization’s vision, goals and program models, the Lead Program Officer oversees, coaches, and supports Breakthrough Miami’s site directors, who are embedded on multiple sites across Miami. Working collaboratively with program leadership, the Lead Program Officer helps inform and develop program implementation strategies to support site teams in achieving program goals, outcomes, and impact. They serve in a leadership role to build and nurture organizational culture and learning, maximize the strengths of team members, and create systems for continuous improvement. The Lead Program Officer designs and leads onboarding, professional development, workplans, evaluations, and coaching of site staff. Additionally, in collaboration with program leadership, they support the design, oversight and performance of cross-functional teams advancing major areas of work including recruitment, organizational-wide events, and family services. The Lead Program Officer works with site directors to improve program fidelity, operational efficiencies, leadership and management skills, and the quality of program delivery.

The individual in this role is a natural leader who is detail-oriented, self-directed, has excellent interpersonal communication skills and can handle multiple projects within a dynamic work schedule.

Assistant Site Director 

The Assistant Site Director (ASD) is responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of programs and services that most directly affect Breakthrough Miami Scholars and families. An ASD oversees campus or site logistics, unpaid student volunteers and some stipended positions, such as Teaching Fellows. As an ambassador of the program, the ASD builds supportive relationships with students, parents, schools, the community and other stakeholders to ensure the academic and socio-enrichment success of all Breakthrough Scholars. 

The individual in this role is organized, self-motivated and collaborative, with strong communication skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

For more detailed information on any of the job listed for Breakthrough Miami, please visit the Breakthrough Miami Careers page.  

How to apply: Please send a cover letter and resume to the attention of Nicole Gray, Business Manager at careers@breakthroughmiami.org.

City of Hialeah Looking for Education Center Director

Education Center Director II-Salary Range $31,876-$67,262. The City of Hialeah is currently accepting employment applications for the position of full time education center director II in the Education and Community Services Department to oversee the Creative Learning & Play afterschool and summer camp program. Deadline to Apply is November 16. For more information and to apply, please click below:

Available Positions at Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida

The following positions are available at Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida:

• Director of Product Program: Responsible for the annual planning and implementation of product sales and Girl Scout Cookie Program.
• Girl Program Manager: Ensures the development and delivery of relevant, diversified programs.
• Community Troops Manager: Recruiting adult volunteers; recruiting girls; and organizing and maintaining troops/groups within the assigned area.

See job descriptions and how to apply: https://www.girlscoutsfl.org/en/discover/our-council/careers.html

Data Compliance Officer Needed at Overtown Youth Center

The Overtown Youth Center is seeking a Data Compliance Officer who will successfully manage program data tracking program outcomes for youth and family programming. This role is also responsible for ensuring that all contracts are in compliance (e.g., contract changes, reporting, gathering of all data and supportive documentation, etc.).