Simulation Facilitator

at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Illinois State University is seeking a full-time staff member for a new innovative collaboration with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services known as the Child Protection Training Academy. The ISU simulation training program will advance the Department’s commitment to experiential learning for child welfare professionals through the use of simulated learning environments that support the application of knowledge, values, and skills acquired through training. This is a full-time, 12-month term with renewal contingent upon job performance and programmatic need.

Primary function Summary: Facilitators are responsible for providing coaching, support, and training before and during the simulation experience to child welfare staff, including new and veteran investigators, placement workers, and intact workers.

Duties/Responsibilities:
• Training support for Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) personnel
• Facilitation of simulated learning
• Simulation Environment Manipulation

This premier institution has partnered over the years with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services through the Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies, the Permanency Enhancement Project, and the DCFS Youth-in-College programs. The Graduate School provides a Master of Social Work degree option with a specialization in Child and Family studies which has a concentration in child welfare practice. This longstanding commitment to the professional development of child welfare professionals, child welfare research, and promotion of equity for the children and families served by the child welfare system serves as the basis for this new endeavor to provide simulation experiences for child welfare professionals.