Metro Staff Trainer

The purpose of this position is to provide support, direction, and coordination for the delivery of New Worker and New Supervisor Training, and as needed, specialized social worker, and resource family training. This individual will also consult on development and delivery of social worker, supervisor and resource family curricula content that reflects department policy, state and federal laws and regulations, and best practice standards consistent with the Child Welfare Practice Model and the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy Trainer Competencies. Job ID: 89768. Closing Date: 11/05/2025.

LMS Project Manager

This position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Learning Management System (LMS) Team, executing strategies in consultation with the LMS Supervisor, identifying and implementing technical configurations, and collaborating across teams to ensure optimal system performance and delivery for non-credit, professional development training for Minnesota Child Protection Workers. This position requires significant experience and knowledge of project management and learning management systems, technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to effectively communicate across multidisciplinary teams. Job ID 370633.

Community Trainers: Supervisor Coaching

These trainers are critical members of the Training and Delivery Team and will be training child welfare supervisors, using the developed State coaching curriculum. A new training curriculum has been designed to support supervisors in cultivating a coaching mentality, enabling them to consistently apply coaching principles throughout their daily work, aligned with Kadushin’s supervisory framework. Job ID is 370231. Open until filled. Applicants need to indicate in their cover letter that they are applying to be a Supervisor Coaching community trainer.

These Community Trainer positions (Temp/Casual, 0001) are University of Minnesota employees positioned in the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) at the School of Social Work. These non-benefits eligible positions will work a variety of hours (typically a few days each month) over the course of the year and will fill out timesheets for the hours worked. Classes are currently being held in-person and over Zoom, using your personal technology. Typically training schedules are set six months in advance.