August 2, 2023

Final Family Expo Coming Up This Saturday! Help Us Spread the Word

The Children’s Trust Family Expo events are here, and the final event is this Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens. Linked below is the Family Expo partner toolkit, which has assets in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole to make it easy for you to share information about the Family Expo. Make sure to come and encourage those you serve to do the same!

Upcoming UM Team COACH Trainings

Support for Parenting Program Providers

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

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.

Support for All Providers

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

4. Developing Your Guided Path to Wellness: Thoughts, Feelings, and Behavior

August 2023 Training and Peer Learning Opportunities from Project RISE *

Differentiated Literacy Instruction Training

August 9, from 1-3 p.m. 

Attention Certified Teachers! Learn how to use data from the ORF and Maze assessments to identify struggling readers and to develop reading intervention plans unique to each student. Attendees will also learn how to create a plan of action to differentiate reading instruction.

Structure and Clear Limits Training

August 14, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Ever wonder why some children participate in engaging activities while others put their head down on the table? In this training, youth development program staff will learn to recognize and respond to youth needs by creating routines and establishing effective guidelines and consequences that will result in positive youth engagement.

Youth Voice Training

August 14, from 2:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Are you providing children and youth with authentic, meaningful choices throughout your program? Does your program reflect the input of the youth involved? Participants will learn how to provide meaningful choices within activities and opportunities for youth input within the youth program itself. 

Reframing Conflict Training

August 16, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Learn to use a problem-solving approach to turn conflicts into educational opportunities. This workshop provides a six-step, youth-centered, nonthreatening way of resolving conflicts that occur in youth settings.

Planning and Reflection Training

August 16, from 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Guide the children and youth in your programs through planning their activities, reflecting on how they approached their activity, and thinking about what they learned. Participants will learn powerful, easy-to-use methods that promote youth engagement in planning, implementing, and evaluating activities and projects.

Peer Learning Group: Thinking & Doing Session #1

August 24, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

This peer learning series will give K-5 Youth Development (YD) staff the opportunity to share with their peers the activity plans, strategies and resources they have been implementing thus far in programming and what they plan to do differently in the upcoming year. Sharing and reflecting on these activity plans will offer all participants a deeper understanding of how incorporating “Thinking and Doing” learning approaches will best meet the needs of all children in their program. 

To register for these virtual trainings and peer learning groups, click below:

Important Information Regarding Social Emotional Learning Outcome Assessment Courses *

If your program has chosen to use any of the Social Emotional Learning Outcome Assessments (Child Trends Survey, PYDI, or YAPS), please note that as of this writing, the old versions of the SEL Outcome Assessment courses have been removed from Trust Academy and have been replaced with the following, updated courses:

• SEL Outcome Assessment: PYDI Grades 6-12
• SEL Outcome Assessment: The Child Trends Survey Grades K-5
• SEL Outcome Assessment: YAPS Grades 6-12

If you have an incomplete, older version of the course under My Courses, you will need to add the new version of the course from the Trust Academy Course Catalog, then take the course. Attempting to complete an older version of the course will likely lead to technical issues. To avoid any issues, please make sure the title of the course you are taking begins with, "SEL Outcome Assessment:"

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:

Earn FIU Cybersecurity Micro-Credentials for Free *

Florida International University is looking to enroll two individuals to earn two Cybersecurity micro-credentials (“badges”) offered in August 2023: Cyberinfrastructure Security for Public Service, and (ii) Cyberinfrastructure Security Governance. Professionals in public/ nonprofit organizations and Public Administration students in South Florida are welcome to apply. Click below for enrollment. The badge is fully online and there is no cost for learners.

Free Books & Literacy Resources for Students & Families from New Initiative *

The New Worlds Reading Initiative is a statewide book delivery and family engagement program designed to advance literacy and instill a love for reading in children. It ships free books and literacy resources in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole to Florida students in grades VPK-5 who are not yet reading on grade level, or who are not meeting learning milestones. The program is completely free to eligible students and families. For more information, click below

Catalyst Miami Hosting Fall 2023 Leadership Programs

CLEAR Miami *

CLEAR (Community Leadership on the Environment, Advocacy, and Resilience) is a 10-week program that provides participants with the groundwork to become climate justice educators, leaders and innovators in their own communities and beyond.  

Dates:

Tuesdays, August 29 - October 31, 2023

Deadline to Apply is August 25

HEAL Miami *

HEAL (Housing Equity, Advocacy, and Leadership) is a free 7-week program in which participants develop leadership skills and a deep understanding of the history of housing advocacy, cutting-edge solutions, and how to get involved locally.

Dates:

Thursdays, August 31 - October 12, 2023

The deadline to apply is August 25, 2023.

Catalyst Miami Hosting Two-Part Series "Learn What it Takes to Run for Public Office"

In this FREE two-part series, Catalyst Miami breaks down everything you need to know to consider seeking political office. From finances to community support, these non-partisan sessions will help you decide if you're ready to run. 

Dates:

August 9 & 16, 6-8 p.m. on Zoom

RSVP below:

Anyone interested in running a campaign after this series will be invited to apply to the Catalyst Candidate Institute for in-depth training and mentorship.

If you have any questions about this informational series or the candidate course, please contact Rachel Prestupino at rachelp@catalystmiami.org.

Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday From July 24 Through August 6

The 2023 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins on Monday, July 24, and ends on Sunday, August 6. There will be a second Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday beginning Monday, January 1, 2024, and ending on Sunday, January 14, 2024.

During the sales tax holiday period, tax is not due on the retail sale of:

• Clothing, footwear, and certain accessories with a sales price of $100 or less per item
• Certain school supplies with a sales price of $50 or less per item
• Learning aids and jigsaw puzzles with a sales price of $30 or less
• Personal computers and certain computer-related accessories with a sales price of $1,500 or less, when purchased for noncommercial home or personal use

The sales tax holiday does not apply to:

• Any item of clothing with a sales price of more than $100
• Any school supply item with a sales price of more than $50
• Books that are not otherwise exempt
• Computers and computer-related accessories with a sales price of more than $1,500
• Computers and computer-related accessories purchased for commercial purposes
• Rentals of any eligible items
• Repairs or alterations of any eligible items
• Sales of any eligible items within a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport

For more information, click below:

Join ReadingPals and Become a Young Mentor for Young Learners

Are you ready to make a lasting impact in the lives of children? Join the ReadingPals program from The Children's Movement for this upcoming school year and become a mentor, empowering young learners through the power of literacy. The children in our community need your help to build social-emotional and early literacy skills. 

Get involved by completing an online application and attending the upcoming training session:

Friday, August 18 from noon until 1:30 p.m.

Coral Gables Branch Library - RSVP here

Free Prevention Education Webinars from Kristi House

Register today for a free, live webinar to learn more about child abuse, trauma, and exploitation from Kristi House:

• Stewards of Children: August 22
• Children with Problematic Sexual Behavior: August 24
• How Mass Violence Impacts Youth: August 29
• Children and Traumatic Stress: September 9, November 9
• What Every Adult Needs to Know About Child Sexual Abuse: September 19
• Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: September 21

Register below:

Available Positions at The Children's Trust *

Communications Specialist - $48,668 Annual *

The Communications Specialist is responsible for assisting the Communications team with digital and traditional media, with a primary focus on social media and website content updates. The Communications Specialist will be the primary developer of social media content as directed by the Associate Director of Communications under the general guidance of the Director of Communications. Under the guidance of the Associate Director of Communications and working closely with the Media Manager, the incumbent will have creative latitude to develop visual, graphic and written content for social media and will assist with web content updates, as needed. The incumbent will also support the Communications team with administrative duties, as assigned

Business Controller - $85,120-148,961 Annual

The Business Controller is responsible for overseeing the financial operations of The Children' Trust. This includes, but is not limited to, the supervision of the work performed by the Accountants, Senior Accounting Analysts, Accounting Operations Manager and Fiscal Data Integrity Analyst of The Children’s Trust in accordance with The Children’s Trust (The Trust) procurement and accounting policies and procedures, Generally Accepted Principles (GAAP), regulations promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards (GASB) and Government Auditing Standards. As directed by the Finance Director, the Business Controller will be engaged in key functions such as planning, managing, monitoring and evaluating the fiscal activities and functions of The Trust and its service providing organizations to ensure that daily and long term financial activities and controls are created and maintained to achieve organizational objective and safeguard assets.

Research & Evaluation Analyst (Early Childhood and/or Family Support Services) - $55,968-58,468 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.

Program Manager - $55,968 Annual

The position manages the full life cycle of assigned funded program(s) and services located throughout Miami-Dade County. This person requires occasional non-traditional work hours (weekends and evenings) and reliable transportation.

This professional position will support the Programs Management Team in implementing strategies that foster collaboration among internal and external stakeholders to ensure services are delivered in accordance with The Children’s Trust standards and latest evidence-based practices. S/he is responsible for utilizing change management, knowledge, skills, and behaviors to promote continuous quality improvement throughout the assigned contracts and projects. This person will be assigned a caseload of contracts and may serve as initiative/project lead. The attached exhibits include additional responsibilities for the Program Manager leading our Metrics and PPD efforts. Experience working with System-Involved Youth or implementing similar programming is strongly preferred. 

Research Business Analyst (Youth Program Evaluation & Analysis) - $74,017 Annual

The Research Business Analyst, working closely with the Director of Research and Evaluation and the Chief of Research, Evaluation and Strategic Planning, serves as a functional business lead in the team who is responsible for providing guidance that supports Research and Evaluation Analysts to more efficiently navigate technical and business process needs; planning and overseeing departmental and cross-departmental projects to ensure they are completed in a high-quality, timely fashion; and contributing to a culture of exceptional internal and external customer service from the research department. 

Job Opportunities with The Children’s Trust Parent Club @ FIU *

The Children’s Trust Parent Club in collaboration with FIU's Center for Children and Families is looking for two full-time parent facilitators (bilingual preferred) to provide workshops in-person and online countywide on relevant topics about parenting and raising children to be successful, healthy, and happy. These are full-time, benefits earning positions. Salary range: $45,000-$50,000. Some evening and weekend hours are required. To apply, please visit link below and search Job ID: 52975

Available Position at Redlands Christian Migrant Association (RCMA) *

The Redland Christian Migrant Association is seeking an Early Childhood Specialist with bachelor's degree in early childhood education or bachelor's in equivalent coursework, with two years of experience in early education of children birth through 5. The ECS will monitor early education services and professional development of staff. The ECS will monitor, aggregate, and analyze child outcomes. Bilingual, English and Spanish. Experience with training and supervising degreed and non-degreed professionals preferred.

Family Central Job Fair on Aug. 9 *

Family Central Inc. is hosting a Job Fair on Wednesday, August 9, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at Family Central in Miami Dade, located at 10800 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 201, Miami, FL, 33161. There are full time and part time opportunities available in social work/human services, mental health counseling, and early childhood education. For more information about current openings, please visit the website:

Available Positions at Belafonte TACOLCY Center

TACOLCY Center is looking for candidates for the following positions: Student Success Advocate: part-time position facilitating and mentoring youth during aftercare using evidence-based curriculums; Driver: part-time position transporting aftercare youth from school to the center; Site Coordinator: full-time position promoting and enhancing the overall mission of BTC by coordinating services that strengthen the whole child. Send your resumes to email below:

Available Positions at Center for Family and Child Enrichment

Do you have a passion for helping families and children? Do you feel that your goal in life is to help others? If so, CFCE is hiring! For a list of vacancies, please visit link below. Why join the CFCE? Great benefits package, including a zero (0) cost out-of-pocket medical plan, 13 paid holidays and a competitive paid time off package, making an invaluable impact in your community, growth and professional development opportunities available, and Qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

Available Positions at the Miami Music Project

Grant & Development Manager *

Miami Music Project is hiring a full-time position (competitive salary + benefits) for a Grant & Development Manager who will function as a capacity builder for the development team through grant seeking, writing, and reporting, management of the donor database. The successful candidate will ensure all grant applications, development related materials and data meet the highest quality standards. See job description at link below:

Director of Development *

The Director of Development will be a high-impact leader and cultural influencer within the organization that contributes to a healthy, transparent culture that values community, connection, respect, and ownership. The DoD will create meaningful relationships that allow them to motivate board members and other ambassadors who participate in the cultivation and stewardship of our community. See job description at link below:

Available Positions at Gang Alternative

Natural Helper: support families using life experiences as child, parent or caregiver.

Success Coach: Intakes, care coordination, case management, etc.

Youth Prevention Specialist: in school and community program delivery to youth.

Public Policy Manager: oversee the Urban Partnership Strategic Collaborative Miami and Urban Partnership Drug Free Community Coalitions.

For a complete listing of open positions with full job descriptions, requirements and to apply, click below:

Available Positions at Paradise Christian School

Paradise Christian Schools is looking for a full-time Head Start teacher, a Head Start assistant teacher and Head Start toddler teacher. For full requirements email below. Candidates must speak and read English and Spanish and must be able to pass FDLE level 2 background screening.