The starting salary range for this position is $5,547-$6,350 per month depending upon qualifications and is non-negotiable.
This position is open until filled.
To receive full consideration, a cover letter describing your fit to the position and resume must be included with your application.
Candidate must reside in California and live in a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
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.
Adult Protective Services Workforce Innovations (APSWI) is a workforce development and training program serving Adult Protective Services (APS) programs throughout six counties: Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Imperial. In partnership with subject matter experts (SMEs), state and national organizations, we develop and deliver learning experiences to revolutionize APS programs to empower professionals and those they serve to live safely, peacefully, and in a world that is free from abuse and neglect. The content, design, and delivery of our services are intended to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and values of the best in adult protective services practice and research with the ultimate goal that older adults and adults with disabilities receive high quality, effective interventions and services provided from those who they are served by.
The Workforce Development Specialist will develop and oversee the development of workforce training and curriculum development that meets the needs of Adult Protective Services (APS) stakeholders.
HOW WE ACCOMPLISH OUR WORK
This is a 40-hour-a-week, full-time position, working M-F from 8:00 to 4:30 p.m., based on contract funding subject to annual renewal and requires you to live in California. The position is subject to intermittent overnight travel and work shifts outside normal business hours, including weekends and evenings. This position is based in California is a hybrid position with the flexibility to be fully remote, fully office-based or a hybrid of the two.
Note: some duties may include working with and/or exposure to sensitive/traumatic topics or material dealing with child abuse, abuse of older adults and adults with disabilities, and/or issues and scenarios related to mental health, substance use, or racism.
The Academy is a project of the San Diego State University Research Foundation, which is grant-funded and serves as an auxiliary to the University. The Academy is based near, but not on campus, and does not have direct responsibilities for working with or teaching college students.
The Academy is currently working to update employee classifications. This position may be subject to a future classification change, however, this does not change the role, responsibilities, or compensation of the position.
You will thrive in the position if you:
Required Education
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Required Experience
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