Flourish Agenda is a national nonprofit consulting firm that works with youth of color, schools, youth-serving organizations, foundations, and local governments to build and implement strategies that allow young people to flourish.

Are you an experienced, innovative, and flexible trainer and facilitator with content development experience who can facilitate trainings and workshops in the ecosystem surrounding youth of color with a talented team of educators and thought leaders in a cool work environment? Then keep on reading! We are seeking an on-call Healing-Centered Trainer to support us with executing our projects.

 

WHO WE ARE

Flourish Agenda is an innovative social justice non-profit organization that works with schools, youth-serving organizations, foundations, and local governments to build and implement strategies that allow young people of color to flourish. We provide the Healing Centered Engagement approach, tools, and research. We build strategies necessary to reimagine how systems shift how they support young people of color and the adults who serve them.

 

At Flourish Agenda, we believe that our community’s collective passion, dedication, and shared vision of healing is what transcends our work into a lifestyle. We have a saying amongst our team, “Together We Flourish,” a joyous affirmation that our collective healing cultivates the transformation that people and institutions are longing for.

 

We are grounded in the following values as we discover new ways to flourish;

 

Our Values

 

•       Self-reflection – Taking responsibility, honesty, integrity, and the ability to engage in ongoing self-reflection.

•       Possibility thinking – Bold creativity and innovative problem-solving for our organization and clients.

•       Transformative relationships – Cultivating ways to work collaboratively together. We are a team and teamwork makes a difference for clients and communities.

•       Well-Being – Flexibility, fun and work-life balance that supports the whole person.

•       Justice – Fairness and belonging that recognizes diverse ideas, culture, ethnicity, age, and gender expression.

•       Accountability & Grace – Accepting responsibility for one’s actions and compassion for people when they make mistakes.

 

POSITION SUMMARY

 

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Content & Training, the on-call Healing-Centered Trainer will facilitate live workshops as needed to support in the completion of contract deliverables. The on-call Healing-Centered Trainer will also support in designing, planning, and workshops on the agency’s Healing-Centered approaches.

 

This is an opportunity for a seasoned trainer with content knowledge in healing justice and transformational leadership development, as well as curriculum development experience, to lead a growing body of work. The ideal candidate must be innovative, driven, flexible, and able to thrive in a fast-paced, growing, and collaborative nonprofit environment. The ideal candidate will deliver our curriculum and approach to clients in an engaging manner that allows for individual and institutional application. 

 

Ideal candidates may also have experience in one or more of the following systems: Education, Juvenile Justice, Social Services or Non-profit community-based organizations. The on-call Healing-Centered Trainer will work collaboratively with fellow trainers, project managers and team members to achieve goals and objectives.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

 

Training and facilitation

•        Plan, co-design, manage and implement in-person and virtual trainings for clients and program participants.

•        Develop agendas, slide decks, videos, and materials for in-person/virtual trainings and workshops.

•        Design, produce, and direct webinar presentations.

•        Coordinate logistics and facilitate online meetings, webinars, and trainings.

•        Design innovative ways for online participant engagement through zoom and other virtual platforms and tools.

•        Foster transformative relationships for in-person and online workshops and trainings.

•        Create and hold space for healing circles and well-being work.

 

Content development

•        Design new content as needed in collaboration with the lead content developer to build upon existing curricula and tools and meet client needs.

•        Identify and connect lessons learned and findings from programming to increase overall staff knowledge: This includes developing best practices, and informing the ongoing development of new tools, services, and resources that advance healing and well-being for youth of color and supporting adults.

 

Project management support

•        Work collaboratively with the project team to achieve project outcomes and objectives.

•        Support the project team in fostering a positive relationship with the client driver and stakeholders.

•        Maintain strong relationships with Flourish team members, clients, consultants, and extended Flourish community.

 

WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS…

•        Strong values and beliefs in healing justice, equity and belonging principles and practices.

•        Seasoned trainer/facilitator with at least 3 years of training experience.

•        Self-directed and excited to work in a start-up-like environment.

•        Ideal candidates will have lived experience as an educator or experience with social service or juvenile detention systems.

•        Flexible and self-motivated with the ability to design engaging workshops and presentations.

•        Ability to produce and direct innovation online and in-person workshops.

•        Proficient skills in using Zoom, PowerPoint and social media platforms to deliver content.

•        Knowledge in eCamm, Canva, or other online platforms/integrations is a plus.

•        Experience facilitating content with providers from education, juvenile justice, and/or youth development and social service institutions.

•        Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

•        Ability to quickly build rapport and develop relationships with various constituents and partners, including youth, teachers, caregivers, systems leaders and community-based organizations.

•        Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to think creatively and independently resolve conflicts and challenges

•        Committed to and intentionality in engaging in one’s own healing, personal empowerment, and transformational leadership development.

•        Passion for and commitment to Flourish Agenda’s mission, vision, and philosophy.

 

JOB TYPE

This position is part-time, nonexempt, and temporary with variable weekly hours. Weekly hours can vary from 0-10.

WORK HOURS/SCHEDULE

The On-Call Healing-Centered Trainer works hours as assigned, typically during traditional business hours, Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. The position may require occasional early morning, evening and weekend hours and some travel. This is a hybrid position with time spent working remote and on site at client locations.

BENEFITS:

This position is eligible for Flourish Agenda’s part-time employee benefits, which includes in part:

●       401k plan with 4% dollar-for-dollar matching,

●       Sick paid time off,

●       Home office and telecommuting reimbursements and more.