Job Description​

The Opportunity:

Saint Luke’s Crittenton Children’s Center in South Kansas City, MO is seeking a Trauma Smart Trainer Consultant to join their Community Programs & Prevention team. Trauma Smart® is a community-based prevention program created to focus on supporting organizations to implement and sustain trauma-informed care. Trauma Smart® uses a multi-component approach that seeks to strengthen the whole environment to help individuals develop the skills they need to manage the impact of trauma. Trauma Smart® gives everyone within a system the knowledge and practical skills to support all individuals. The goal of Trauma Smart® is to support the entire system as it begins making the philosophical shift towards becoming trauma informed.

Shift: Monday – Friday, day shift. This position requires overnight travel of up to 2-8 nights per month.
 

The Work:

Trauma Smart is an innovative, evidence-based model of trauma informed practice, utilized by educational environments, community agencies, and organizations to recognize the impact of trauma and prioritize safety, trust, and empowerment; while seeking to avoid re-traumatization by fostering empathy, understanding, and curiosity into how best to meet the needs of individuals.

• The trainer consultant supports partnering organizations as they work toward becoming trauma informed by providing direct service including facilitation of trauma-informed trainings and consultation.
• Training in trauma informed model will be provided.
• Missouri licensure preferred but not required.

Job Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Social Work or Education
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), early childhood, education, Attachment, Self-Regulation, and Competency (ARC), DEIB initiatives, Spanish or other languages is a plus. 
• Must have a clean driving record and applicable vehicle insurance

Why Saint Luke’s?

We believe in creating a collaborative environment, while looking for innovative ways to improve. We offer competitive salaries and benefits packages to all eligible employees:

• Medical health plans
• Continuing Education Assistance and Tuition reimbursement
• Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans
• Retirement contributions
• Employee Assistance Program

As a leading behavioral health provider for youth in the Kansas City community, Crittenton’s residential and acute inpatient programs have consistently exceeded national and local quality benchmarks over the past five years

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Master's Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke’s 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke’s means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.