Community Training Facilitator

Required Qualifications:

• Master of Social Work or comparable advanced degree, accompanied by at least three years of instructional experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency in embedding equity, inclusion, and cultural perspectives within curriculum design and workshop facilitation.
• Capacity to navigate and address diverse learning modalities to ensure optimal participant engagement.
• Aptitude for professional growth through the active integration of coaching and stakeholder feedback.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills characterized by clarity and responsiveness.
• Proven ability to function effectively within multidisciplinary, collaborative environments.
• Flexibility to deliver high-quality instruction across both digital platforms and physical classrooms.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record in facilitating pedagogical instruction within clinical environments.
• Comprehensive mastery and practice-based expertise in behavioral health modalities.
• Technical fluency with productivity software, virtual conferencing platforms, and contemporary educational tools.

CPT maintains an active recruitment for trainers dedicated to the professional development of behavioral health specialists. Established by the DHS as a Center of Excellence, our mission focuses on advancing integrated care for individuals managing co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. Our multidisciplinary team delivers applied, high-engagement training across diverse clinical environments. By centering trauma-informed and culturally responsive methodologies, we ensure practitioners are equipped to navigate human differences effectively. External trainers are selected based on their specific practice-based expertise to meet CPT's strategic training goals and contractual obligations.

The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location. Please note that 100% remote work requires approval prior to offer.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $80/hour. Final salary offers are dependent on the candidate's experience, skills, and internal equity within the department.

Job Responsibilities:

Workshop and Training Instruction (80%)

• Facilitate high-engagement, applied instructional sessions for specialists in behavioral health settings.
• Cultivate professional advancement through dynamic interaction with classroom participants.

Instructional Preparation and Performance Management (20%)

• Prepare and organize instructional materials, ensuring all educational content meets maximal digital accessibility standards.
• Coordinate logistics with CPT personnel for professional development events and training sessions.
• Manage the learner feedback loop by reviewing aggregated data and incorporating recommendations from learners and CPT staff into future training.

Founded in 1917 on Dakota homeland, the School of Social Work at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities is part of a public, research-intensive university and one of seven administrative units in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). The School offers several graduate and undergraduate educational programs including: a PhD in Social Work; a Master of Social Work; a Master of Education in Youth Development Leadership; a Bachelor of Science in Youth Studies, and undergraduate minors in Family Violence Prevention, Social Justice, and Youth Studies. Underlying all these multidisciplinary programs is a social justice value base and a commitment to the most vulnerable and marginalized populations in our society. The curricula of our educational programs, and faculty research and engagement, intentionally seek to emphasize and expand anti-racist perspectives, social, economic and racial justice, and decolonization. The School is the home to a variety of labs and centers that actively involve our students, staff, faculty, and community partners, e.g., the Youth Work Learning Lab, the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, the Center for Practice Transformation, and the Minnesota Child Welfare Training Academy, an innovative partnership with the Minnesota Department of Human Services that is funded by the state legislature to further develop equitable child welfare practices.

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), the University's third largest college, contributes to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of life. We know diversity is necessary to do our best work and foster our humanity. That’s why the CEHD community is collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment, embracing and celebrating all identities of our students, staff, and faculty. These values are also a moral imperative requiring continuous proactive measures and a firm stance against prejudice, discrimination, and systemic injustice.

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The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by Forbes as a Best Employer for Company Culture (2026), Best Employer for Women (2023, 2025, 2026), and Best Employer by State (2022-2026). In 2026, we also received Culture Excellence & Industry Awards recognition for employee appreciation and work-life flexibility.