**Alabama Mentor** **,** **a part of the Sevita family** **,** provides Residential and Treatment Foster Care services to youth who may be facing out-of-home placements, transitioning back into the family home or independent living alternatives, or involved in the juvenile justice system. Through our personalized programming, we help youth gain stability, comfort and confidence to overcome all challenges and live well. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, join our mission-driven team and experience a career well lived. **Family Development Educator-Foster Care** **$50,000-$55,000** **Statewide** SUMMARY In this role, you will design, develop, and deliver preservice education programs to Mentor foster parents. Members of the Continuing Education Team will focus on the Preservice milestone. This team will provide Preservice group education based on the requirements of the states they support, completing all education on a regular cycle (all Preservice education will be scheduled and repeated on a designated cycle cadence in a designated group setting). Members of this team will also work directly with the statewide recruitment team to develop, plan, and participate in recruitment activities throughout the state as needed. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below. •Plan, implement, and conduct preservice education programs for Mentor foster parents. Conduct regular reviews of program operations to make sure that education programs comply with established standards, licensing requirements, and internal operating practices •Facilitate education for families to prepare them to be effective foster parents of youth that may have experienced trauma. Topics including but not limited to: child development, prudent parenting, trauma informed care, working with challenging behaviors, grief and loss, cultural competency, working with birth families, etc •Deliver instruction to groups using multiple modalities such as classroom, teleconferencing, web-based education, and computer-based education •Collaborate with other internal experts in the center of excellence and quality improvement on education program delivery •Monitor, evaluate, and record education activities and effectiveness; ensure ongoing feedback of education programs and modify programs as needed •Actively Participate in staff meetings •Ensure that the education curriculum for subjects such as CPR, medication administration, and first aid meet local, state, and/or federal education requirements •Evaluate and assist with the design of education materials such as manuals, handouts, course exercises, and visual aids •Maintain education materials that are contemporary with licensing requirements, policies, and procedures •Plan and Participate in statewide Mentor recruitment activities working directly with Family Evaluation Specialists while performing other related duties and activities as required. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None Minimum Knowledge and Skills required for the Job The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required to perform the job. Education and Experience: •Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, as required by state •Three years of related experience •An equivalent combination of education and experience which provides proficiency in the areas of responsibility listed above may be substituted for the above education and experience requirements Other Skills and Abilities: •Ability to effectively plan, develop, deliver and evaluate education to groups of families and staff State Requirements: o Alabama: Ability to be certified in Trauma Informed Partnering for Safety (TIPS), Deciding Together (DT), Prudent Parenting, Sevita Clinical Model Trainer level approval, and CPR at a minimum Other Requirements: •Unassisted Travel as needed Physical Requirements: Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for light work. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined on a case by case basis via the interactive process. **Join Our Team** If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, we encourage you to join Alabama Mentor's mission of helping everyone live a full and happy life. Apply today and start your journey toward a rewarding career well-lived. _As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law._