The U.S. Center for SafeSport is a non-profit organization focused on ending all forms of abuse in sport. We endeavor to make athlete well-being the centerpiece of the nation’s sports culture through abuse prevention, education, and accountability.
POSITION SUMMARY
Training Managers supports the development and provision of quality, interactive training, and outreach for abuse prevention in sport to organizations inside and outside the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Movement. Training Managers provide training participants with fundamental knowledge and help them develop skills needed to identify, increase awareness about, and prevent abuse in sport.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Develop, maintain, and implement customized materials and training sessions in in-person and virtual formats
Build positive relationships with sport organizations, assess for training needs and opportunities, and conduct appropriate follow up after training sessions are completed
Continually update knowledge on emerging issues related to abuse prevention in sport and assess when new developments and trends are present and should be implemented in training
Conduct thorough research and interviewing to best understand specific sport organization training needs, critical participants, audience, and circumstances that prompt the request or offer of training
Collaborate with and support colleagues regularly to keep them updated on trends related to training requests and frequently requested topics and elicit feedback to incorporate into training
Coordinate training logistics, manage training tools and software, develop reports, adhere to budgets, and maintain clear documentation of activities and time
Participate in working groups and provide support to colleagues as requested
Continuously develop competency in emerging training technologies, tools, and concepts
Communicate and coordinate across internal departments to ensure collaboration on relevant projects
Engage in and support educational outreach effort
EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, Education, Communications, or related field
3 years minimum of professional experience in conducting training focused on abuse prevention, child safety or other interpersonal violence topic
Experience conducting training with large and small groups both virtually and in-person
Ability to analyze and articulate complicated context-specific concepts to a variety of audiences
Excellent oral and written skills
Demonstrated understanding of dynamics of violence, sexual abuse prevention, emotional and physical misconduct, and trauma-informed care principles
Demonstrated understanding of how identity has an impact on interpersonal violence (rates of abuse, types of abuse, patterns of abuse, barriers to reporting, etc.)
High level of comfort and competence in public speaking
Demonstrated competencies in varied training techniques based on the principles of adult learning and violence prevention education
Detail oriented and highly organized
Excellent customer service skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, Zoom, CRM
Prepared and able to work in a predominantly virtual environment
Ability to travel locally, regionally, and nationally to accomplish job activities (travel time would be up to 80%)
Ability to handle and maintain the integrity and confidentiality of highly sensitive material and information
Preferred:
Emotional and physical misconduct prevention experience
Course work in, interpersonal violence, trauma-informed care practices, sexual violence, instructional design, curriculum development, evaluation and analysis and/or research methods
Sports background as coach, athlete, or administrator
Demonstrated understanding of the systemic and/or social dynamics of sport settings