[Hiring] Youth Development Sr. Training and TA Specialist @Urban Strategies LLC

Role Description

Provides training, coaching, and technical assistance to support the implementation of programs at Urban Strategies - particularly, youth development programs within the Community Development Department. Under the direction of the Sr. Program Director of Health and Families, this role supports:

• Program implementation
• Facilitator training
• Coaching
• Capacity-building
• Fidelity monitoring
• Continuous quality improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, public health, social work, human services, youth development, organizational development, or a related field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience designing, delivering, and/or evaluating curriculum-based training, technical assistance, or professional development for child-, youth-, or family- serving programs.
• Demonstrated subject matter expertise in evidence-based practices, positive youth development, prevention programming, implementation support, and adult learning approaches.
• Experience leading curriculum implementation, facilitator onboarding, skill-building sessions, coaching cycles, communities of practice, or train-the-trainer models.
• Ability to assess implementation quality through observations, fidelity tools, performance feedback, training data, and continuous quality improvement processes.
• Strong ability to translate complex curriculum, program model, and implementation requirements into clear guidance, practical tools, and actionable technical assistance.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, coaching, organizational, and collaborative skills, with the ability to support teams across multiple initiatives.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in education, curriculum and instruction, public health, social work, human services, youth development, organizational leadership, or a related field.
• Five (5)+ years of experience serving as a curriculum, training, technical assistance, or implementation subject matter expert for evidence-based or evidence-informed youth-serving programs.
• Experience developing implementation guides, facilitator resources, training plans, fidelity tools, coaching protocols, or quality improvement resources for culturally responsive and trauma-informed youth development services.
• Five (5)+ years of experience working with Latino faith-based organizations.
• Three (3)+ years of experience implementing Dibble’s Love Notes Evidence Based Curriculum.

Benefits

• Remote work for eligible positions.
• Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family).
• Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).
• 401K matched contributions up to 4%.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
• 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
• Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
• Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
• Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.

Company Description

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.