The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) is seeking a full-time Child Abuse Prevention Training Specialist to support and expand our efforts in preventing child abuse, maltreatment, and trauma. The NYSPCC Training Institute uses a three-pronged approach to prevention by creating awareness and providing educational materials and training to children, caregivers, and professionals who work with children. The Training Institute also disseminates best practice and evidence-based program models that the agency has developed to child welfare, social services and government agencies, schools and community organizations. This position plays a key role in supporting the development, delivery, and promotion of curricula through the NYSPCC Training Institute. The role includes a blend of remote and in-person work, and the candidate must be able to travel throughout New York City using public transportation with occasional travel nationally.

In collaboration with the Training Institute team, the Training Specialist will support local and national initiatives aimed at preventing child abuse and helping children and families to heal. A central focus will be on delivering educational programming to children, caregivers and staff in schools and youth-serving organizations across New York City.

Key Responsibilities

Facilitate engaging, in-person abuse prevention workshops for children in K-8th grade, including delivery of the Safe Touches programan evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention model for children in grades K3, including those with autism and similar disabilities.

Facilitate engaging workshops for caregivers and professionals using adult learning theory principles both virtually and in-person on identifying and reporting abuse and maltreatment, preventing child sexual abuse and exploitation, understanding trauma and implementing trauma-responsive care strategies, and managing stress and secondary traumatic stress.

Develop and update inclusive, trauma-informed and culturally responsive prevention and training materials, including multimedia resources aligned with best practices in child protection and adult learning theory.

Conduct outreach to NYC schools and youth-serving organizations; support with developing outreach strategies and materials; attend events and fairs to promote programming.

Collaborate with youth-serving professionals, school administrators, educators, school counselors, and parent coordinators; maintain positive, professional and timely communication and follow up with all partners.

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