Pro Trainer - Northern California

ABOUT PLAYWORKS: At Playworks, we believe in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. We create a place for every kid on the playground to get active, build valuable skills, connect, and have fun. We partner with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services, including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships. 

ABOUT THE POSITION: In the role of a Playworks Trainer, you are directly responsible for providing professional development for adult learners on how to facilitate safe and healthy play. You will work primarily with external clients, helping foster relationships with and deliver trainings across Northern California to partners such as school districts, after-school programs, and community-based organizations. Each training helps adults create a place where every kid belongs, has fun, and is part of the game.

Specifically, you will:

• Provide trainings and consultation to teachers, school staff, administration, youth workers, and clients outside of the youth development sphere within the areas of play, youth development, recess design, physical activity, group management, conflict resolution, youth leadership, and program sustainability


• Develop and maintain relationships with clients pre- and post-training, including visits to schools to provide recess observations, consultation, and collaborative action planning with school recess teams


• Contribute to the development and continued quality improvement of Playworks curriculum, including developing training content and techniques


• Support the creation of written materials and tools such as training packets, posters, conference programs, promotional materials, and other educational and marketing resources


• Provide feedback and support to other Playworks staff delivering trainings


• Build strong relationships with key strategic partners to generate opportunities for future trainings, working closely with a Playworks' Regional Partnership Manager and  Regional Partnerships Director to vet and approach partners for continued relationships


• This position requires extensive travel to local training locations at an average of 75% of your time, with some months being more during peak seasons

If you're a good fit for this position, you already know most of what this job entails. However, to be sure we're providing a complete picture, here are some details:
Success in this position will require strong knowledge of youth development principles and practices, especially relating to social and emotional learning, play, and inclusion.

• You will be successful if you possess strong stage presence, public speaking skills, and active listening skills


• The strongest candidate will have the demonstrated ability to maintain professional relationships with external clients and represent the organization’s brand in a professional manner
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 2-3 years of experience delivering training to adults


• Demonstrated experience leading groups of children of all sizes with the ability to engage and inspire youth


• Strong and dynamic facilitation skills


• Experience in the development and delivery of trainings and curriculum


• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with strong follow-through on details


• You must have outstanding interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills -in addition to maintaining an open line of communication, you'll demonstrate good phone and email etiquette and the ability to facilitate small and large group presentations.


• Requires flexibility to readily adapt to a changing environment.


• Comfort with a playful, exuberant, and mildly irreverent workplace culture


• Thrives in an environment characterized by growth, diversity, and change


• Able to work outside of normal business hours, including evenings and weekends

Requires extensive travel to various training locations, averaging approximately 45% of your time, with increased travel during peak seasons.

• Skilled in cultivating and sustaining multi-year district and individual school site partnerships through ongoing client relationship management, including pre- and post-training engagement, on-site school visits for recess observations, consultation, and collaborative action planning with school teams.


• Must have ongoing access to reliable transportation to and from local training sites.

Compensation & Benefits:

Playworks offers the full package - great benefits, a fun place to work, and an opportunity to grow professionally. We offer:

• This is a full-time, salary, exempt position that reports to the Regional Partnership Manager. 


• At Playworks, our starting salary takes into consideration internal pay equity, geographic pay differential, and robust external market data. We highly value transparency and equity within compensation and, therefore, are committed to adhering to established compensation pay points. The starting salary for this position is $69,300

This position is based in Northern California and requires frequent travel throughout the region. Travel destinations may include, but are not limited to, the East Bay, San Francisco, San Jose, Monterey, Fresno, Crescent City, Sacramento, and other locations across Northern California.

• A comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, disability, 401(k) plans with employer match of up to 1% of salary, life insurance, employee-funded pre-tax health, and child care spending accounts.

• Generous Flex PTO policy, paid sick and holiday leave
  
  

This is a hands-on, creative, playful, and fun-loving place to work, all while contributing to the success of our nation’s youth. So if you're ready to immerse yourself in the education sector, working on a rewarding set of challenges and if you've got the skills, experience, passion, and a team spirit, apply!

Please include:

• A cover letter describing your interest in Playworks and how your experience has prepared you for this role.


• Resume.


• If we think you’re the right fit, we’ll request your references; there’s no need to include them at the outset.

As an equal opportunity program, Playworks encourages applications from all individuals regardless of age, gender, gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, faith, marital status, physical ability, or any other legally protected basis. Playworks evaluates all candidates for employment, volunteering opportunities, or board service on a merit basis.