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Peer Support Training Specialist

Located in Statewide in Illinois

Supports Illinois’ commitment to strengthening the behavioral health workforce by training and guiding Peer Support Workers, individuals with lived experience navigating mental health and/or substance use challenges. Housed within the Provider Assistance and Training Hub (PATH), this role collaborates with the PATH leadership and training teams to deliver training, provide on-going coaching, and support the implementation of statewide peer support curriculum and initiatives for Medicaid enrolled providers. As a subject matter expert, ensures alignment with the peer support model and offers leadership and oversight to help peer support workers grow in their roles and effectively serve their communities.

Closes July 22nd, 2025 (extended deadline). 

Pathways Training and Development Specialist

Located in Statewide in Illinois

Train the Pathways to Success curriculum, Managing and Adapting Practice, and other HFS directed clinical initiatives to community behavioral health staff and leadership, provide on-going coaching and support for current and new initiatives, and serve as Subject Matter Expert for New Service Initiatives and SOC curriculum.

Closes August 15th, 2025 (extended deadline). 

Crisis Services Team Lead

Located in Statewide in Illinois

Delivering and developing training content and curriculum to support crisis intervention services for enrolled Medicaid Behavioral Health Providers in the State of Illinois. Train the IM+CANS, IM-CAT, Mobile Crisis Response required trainings, Human Trafficking, and other crisis and clinical content developed for funder initiatives. Provide on-going coaching and support to Crisis Services Specialists on new initiatives and serve as Subject Matter Expert and Project Manager for new content development and training material related to all crisis initiatives. Work with the Crisis Services Coordinator to facilitate crisis implementation efforts to guide future curriculum development, support statewide strategies, and provide direct coaching and support to Medicaid agencies and providers.

Closes August 11th, 2025 (extended deadline). 

Crisis Services Training Specialist

Located in Statewide in Illinois

Delivering and developing training content and curriculum to support crisis intervention services for enrolled Medicaid Behavioral Health Providers in the State of Illinois. Train the IM+CANS, IM-CAT, Mobile Crisis Response required trainings, Human Trafficking, and other crisis and clinical content developed for funder initiatives.

Closes August 11th, 2025 (extended deadline). 

PRIDE Training Coordinator (Contract)

Located in Chicago, IL

Report to the PRIDE Program administrator, providing oversight to daily program operations and implementation of training deliveries for the PRIDE Foster & Adoptive training program. This includes serving as a program liaison with DCFS and Private Agency field personnel and other collateral entities and providing direct supervision and oversight of PRIDE Trainers and support staff. Participate in OLPD and PRIDE program, leadership and staff meetings.

Closes August 11th, 2025. 

Program Manager

Located Statewide in Illinois

Assist the Director of the Pre-Service and In-Service Program with overseeing and implementing the daily programmatic operations, design and delivery of pre-service and in-service trainings. This includes the direct supervision and oversight of Training and Learning Facilitators, and Senior Training and Learning Facilitators (Trainers).

Closes July 14th, 2025.

Violence Prevention Training Specialist

Located Statewide in Illinois

Deliver comprehensive training and coaching statewide focused on violence prevention, Medicaid services (Violence Prevention-Community Support Team) integration, clinical assessments, peer support models, and trauma-informed care. Supports community behavioral health providers to enhance their service delivery, promote fidelity to program models, and improve outcomes for individuals and families affected by violence and trauma and leverages lived experience related to impact of community violence in a credible and effective manner.

Closes August 4, 2025 (extended deadline).

Training and Learning Facilitator

Located Statewide in Illinois

Provide staff and services required to provide professional, administrative and support functions including, but not limited to the development, design, delivery, management, support, and/or evaluation of a wide array of training programs and technical training support as mandated by state law and administrative rules, federal court order, federal Title IV-B and Title IV-E.

Closes July 14th, 2025.

Lead Implementation Coach and Training Specialist

Located Statewide in Illinois

As a member of a specialized statewide child welfare training team, act as a liaison between the Field Implementation Support Program Management Team and Specialists / Technicians supporting the effective management of the program. Involves a range of supportive administrative tasks and responsibilities as assigned. Work collaboratively with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) and community partners to provide training, coaching, consultation and professional development to child welfare agency staff, supervisors, and managers. This includes but is not limited to providing both introductory awareness and post-training content reinforcement related to the Illinois Core Practice Model, effective leadership development and other key IDCFS initiatives. Facilitate and at times develop trainings, lead learning groups and provide ongoing field support to enhance the transfer of learning and reinforce application from the training environment to field operations.

Closes July 14th, 2025.

Clinical Services Training Specialist

Located Statewide in Illinois

Train the IM+CANS model and other HFS directed clinical initiatives to community behavioral health staff and leadership, provide on-going coaching and support for new initiatives, and serve as Subject Matter Expert for New Service Initiatives and Systems of Care (SOC) curriculum.

Closes September 12th, 2025 (extended deadline).

IM+CANS Coaching Specialist

Located Statewide in Illinois

Provide coaching and mentorship to community behavioral health staff and leadership with the usage of the IM+CANS and supporting tools, coach the TCOM philosophy, assist with implementation of other HFS directed clinical initiatives including curriculum development and implementation through statewide Learning Collaboratives to support best practices in utilization of the IM+CANS in clinical practices, provide ongoing coaching and support for new initiatives, demonstrate competency as a curriculum trainer and serve as Subject Matter Expert for New Service Initiatives and Systems of Care (SOC) curriculum.

Closes September 12th, 2025 (extended deadline).

PRIDE Trainer

Located Statewide in Illinois

As funded by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS), PRIDE Trainers are responsible for facilitating trainings for the PRIDE Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Program to prospective, relative/fictive kin, licensed, and adoptive/sub-guardianship caregivers across Illinois through web-based, instructor-led, and hybrid learning formats for the Learning and Development Unit within the Office of Learning and Professional Development (OLDP).

Closes July 30th, 2025.

PRIDE Trainer – Bilingual

Located Statewide in Illinois

As funded by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS), Bilingual PRIDE Trainers are responsible for facilitating trainings for the PRIDE Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Program to prospective, relative/fictive kin, licensed, and adoptive/sub-guardianship caregivers across Illinois through web-based, instructor-led, and hybrid learning formats for the Learning and Development Unit within the Office of Learning and Professional Development (OLDP).

Closes July 30th, 2025.