Crisis Intervention Trainer/Presenter

Crisis Intervention Trainer

Western Youth Services is a leading expert in children’s mental health and wellness solutions. As a hub of children’s mental health in Orange County, we’ve been providing services and programs for our community for over 50 years. Our passionate and dedicated staff deliver services and programs that prevent, treat, and heal our kids and families and increase their ability to live full and productive lives. If this sounds like you, and you meet the qualifications for this position, please send us your resume.

The Trainer/Presenter will facilitate community trainings based on the presenter’s expertise, language, and cultural competencies. The trainings/curriculum are already established, and the trainer will be provided teaching notes to help guide the in-person, live trainings for traditional and non-traditional first responders. New trainings are also being developed as the needs arise, and the Trainer will be invited to participate in the development process. The Trainer is responsible for providing a robust training experience for attendees = to meet community requests and program needs in-person. We will provide additional training support and certification for some trainings as needed.

Crisis Intervention Trainer Responsibilities:

• Our administrative staff will assist with scheduling and marketing the training; we ask that the Trainer comes prepared to set up for the training and is responsible for teaching, documentation, and interfacing directly with attendees to keep the training experience engaging.
• Experience with public speaking to audiences of various sizes, compositions, and levels of interaction is required. Trainings will be provided in-person.
• Trainers are required to be knowledgeable and driven to learn more about specific mental health challenges and related training topics. Trainers are required to provide trainings on a variety of topics regularly. This position will be on “as needed” basis based on the amounts of trainings scheduled monthly.

Crisis Intervention Trainer Minimum Qualifications:

Trainer/Presenter may come from one of the following job descriptions:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Mental Health, Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences or related field.

2. Working with allied professionals and the ability to interface with industry contacts is preferred.

3. Proficiency and regular interaction with Microsoft Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Google applications is required.

4. Experience with the following roles is preferred: Law Enforcement, Dispatch, Corrections, Probation, Parole, Fire Fighter, or Paramedic.

Salary: Hourly pay rate is $23.00 to $24.15. The actual hourly rate may vary based on experience, equity, market, and Agency considerations.

Western Youth Services’ Mission: Advancing awareness, cultivating success, and strengthening communities through integrated mental health services for children, youth, and families.

Western Youth Services (WYS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. WYS values and promotes a culture of inclusivity and belonging, one that embraces the contributions of richly diverse disciplines and perspectives of all employees and staff.

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Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.00 - $24.15 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 12 per week

Work Location: In person