Description and Application for Risking Connection Faculty Trainer:  Intellectual and Developmental Disability Sector

Contractor Position Description

 RISKING CONNECTION FACULTY TRAINER: INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY (IDD) SECTOR

 Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers

About the Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI):

The Traumatic Stress Institute’s mission is to foster the transformation of organizations and service systems to trauma-informed care (TIC) through delivery of whole-system consultation, professional training, coaching, and research. An international leader in the TIC movement, TSI currently supports 83 organizations across North America to embed TIC in their organizational culture. It also promotes use of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC) Scale, co-developed by TSI, which is the most widely used measure of TIC currently available.

Traumatic Stress Institute’s Work in the IDD Sector

In 2020, TSI made a strategic decision to offer our training and consultation services in the IDD sector. In 2021, we launched the first-of-its-kind Pilot TIC Learning Collaborative for IDD organizations, a 16-month initiative involving four agencies across the US. As our work grows in this sector, we are seeking experienced IDD professionals to serve as Risking Connection (RC) Faculty Trainers. Risking Connection is our foundational trauma training that is a core component of TSI’s Whole Systems Change Model to TIC. 

Risking Connection Faculty Trainer Responsibilities

1. Serve as a Faculty Trainer for the RC training model adapted for the Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) sector.
2. Initially, training engagements would be limited (1 to 3 per year). This could grow over time.
3. Conduct the RC IDD Basic training and Train-the-Trainer. These trainings may be virtual or in-person.
4. Participate in coaching calls and Learning Collaborative meetings on an as needed basis.
5. Willingness to travel for in-person trainings (strongly preferred).
   
   

Core Competencies:

1. Knowledge: Possesses knowledge of trauma and trauma-informed care as it pertains to people with IDD and the organizations that support them. 
2. Experience: Has five or more years’ experience working in the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) sector.
3. Training: Has five or more years’ experience planning and presenting trainings to a variety of audiences demonstrating the ability to build relationships with, actively engage, and clearly convey information to trainees.  
4. Promote Mission: Affirms and upholds the vision, mission, and values of TSI.  
5. Diversity: Promotes and ensures equality, diversity, and inclusion in all aspects of TSI’s work by valuing our client agencies and community. Demonstrates respect, sensitivity, and ability to train  groups from diverse populations and organizations.
6. Relationships: Forms RICH relationships (characterized by Respect, Information, Connection and Hope) with diverse trainees, fellow Trainers, and stakeholders.
7. Systems Knowledge: Utilizes knowledge of whole systems (i.e., organizations, programs, systems of care) to effect culture change across those systems. 
   
   

Education/Licensing Requirements:

• Master's degree or doctorate in social work
• Mental health related license required
  
  

Please note: Applicants can live anywhere in North America.

Contractor Fees

TSI pays $800/day for training services which includes preparation time. Most training will be virtual, although some may be in-person and require travel. TSI pays all travel expenses and an additional fee for long travel days. A daily fee (to be negotiated) is available for time spent being trained to deliver the Risking Connection training model.

TSI is working to embody anti-racism, putting equity and justice at the center of our work. We encourage applicants that identify as Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ, a person with a disability, or a person from an underrepresented group.

Application