The starting salary range for this position is $6,850-$7,500 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable. 

This position is open until filled.

It is highly recommended that a cover letter describing your fit to the position and resume be included with your application. 

WHO WE ARE

Academy for Professional Excellence, a project of San Diego State University School of Social Work, was established in 1996 with the goal of revolutionizing the way people work to ensure the world is a healthier place. Our services integrate culturally responsive and recovery-oriented practices into our daily work to promote healing and healthy relationships. Providing around 70,000 learning experiences to health and human service professionals annually, the Academy creates experiences with the mission to provide exceptional learning and development experiences for the transformation of individuals, organizations, and communities. The Academy continues to grow with new programs and provide a variety of workforce development solutions in Southern California and beyond. 

When you join the Academy team you can expect to contribute to an inclusive and innovative environment where the sharing of ideas, perspectives, and experiences is welcomed and encouraged. In applying for a position at the Academy, we invite you to consider our Core Values and our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

The Academy is committed to the recruitment of individuals who represent the full diversity of our community. We recognize that experience and skills related to the position may have been acquired via life experiences, work, and/or education and training. We are interested in learning more about your unique experiences and how they might contribute to our mission. We invest in people to create an innovative work environment that promotes well-being and a culture that builds on and fosters the strengths of its staff and their intersectional identities.

WHAT OUR TEAM DOES WITHIN THE ACADEMY

Child Welfare Development Services (CWDS), sometimes referred to as the “Southern Academy,” is one of five child welfare training academies in the state of California. Established in July 1996, it serves the counties of Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Riverside. Additional workforce development, including advanced training, is offered to the counties of Ventura and Los Angeles. The program works collaboratively with several Universities offering social work degree programs: San Diego State University, California State University, San Bernardino, Loma Linda University, California State University, Fullerton, and California State University San Marcos.

The content and design of our services are intended to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and values of the best in child welfare practice and research, with the ultimate goal of improving outcomes for children and families in the child welfare system.

The Workforce Management and Development Team is a support unit within CWDS. We maintain relationships to ensure CWDS has effective content and a robust pool of facilitators to deliver services. We accomplish this by coordinating and managing curriculum, and recruiting, onboarding, and developing service providers.