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Provincial Caregiver Training Facilitator

Job Information
Job Title: Provincial Caregiver Training Facilitator
Job Requisition ID: 89188
Ministry: Children and Family Services
Location: Edmonton, AB
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary (up to 1 Year)
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 11, 2026
Classification: Human Services Worker 6 (HSW6)
Salary: $3,000.34 to $3,878.12 bi-weekly ($78,308.87 - $101,218.93/year)

The Ministry of Children and Family Services funds programs and services to support vulnerable children, youth, families, and individuals to live safely and succeed in Alberta. This includes providing services and resources to protect children and youth from abuse and neglect and effectively address harm that has placed them in need of intervention. Mentoring and support services are available to youth transitioning into healthy, productive adults.
The ministry also invests in community-based groups that support prevention and early intervention services such as Family Resource Networks, youth emergency shelters as well as programs that raise awareness and help respond to family violence, sexual violence, and abuse.

Role Responsibilities

Help shape the skills and knowledge that support better outcomes for children and youth in care. As a Provincial Caregiver Training Facilitator, you will deliver meaningful, engaging learning experiences to caregivers across Alberta, helping them build the competencies needed to make informed decisions that support the safety, well-being, and permanency of children and youth. Your work will have a lasting impact on caregivers,



children, youth, and families across the province.
Reporting to the Supervisor, Caregiver Training Program, this position will deliver provincially mandated caregiver training using adult learning and facilitation principles. The role requires solid communication, presentation, relationship-building, and organizational skills to engage diverse audiences, support learning, and contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of caregiver training materials.
Some of the key responsibilities include:

- Deliver engaging, trauma-informed caregiver training: Facilitate provincially mandated training in both in-person and virtual environments, using adult learning principles and a variety of techniques to meet diverse learning styles and participant needs. Provide guidance and support to help caregivers apply their learning to the day-to-day care of children and youth.
- Support caregiver competency and learning development: Assess and provide feedback on caregiver learning and competency development, including facilitated learning sessions and discussion groups, providing individualized guidance, tracking participation and attendance, and supporting caregivers in meeting training requirements.
- Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of training programs:



Collaborate with Learning and Development consultants, subject matter experts, caregivers, and external partners to develop and update curriculum, facilitator guides, learning resources, and training tools. Ensure content remains current, relevant, culturally appropriate, and aligned with legislation, policy, and child intervention practice.
- Build collaborative relationships and expand training partnerships: Develop and maintain relationships with ministry divisions, Delegated First Nation Agencies, Indigenous communities, Elders, caregivers, and external partners to support accessible and effective caregiver training. Coordinate co-facilitation, engagement of experienced caregiver perspectives, training schedules, and provincial learning opportunities.
- Apply specialized child intervention and cultural knowledge to strengthen caregiver practice: Apply knowledge of child development, trauma-informed practice, caregiver competencies, Indigenous cultures, legislation, policy, and child intervention practices to provide credible and culturally responsive training that supports the safety, well-being, and permanency of children and youth in care.

Minimum Recruitment Standard: Bachelor of Social Work and 1-year related experience.
Equivalency: Master of Social Work and some related experience; OR related university degree and 3 years related experience; OR related diploma and 4 years related experience; OR related certificate and 5 years related experience.
Preference would be given to candidates with 5+ years of experience.
Assets:

- Extensive knowledge of child and adolescent development, trauma-informed care,

📌 Provincial Caregiver Training Facilitator (Edmonton)
🏢 Alberta
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