FSRI - Law Enforcement Trainer

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in!

Position Summary: Co-trainer of the Understanding and Responding to Child Trauma and Secondary Traumatic Stress/officer wellness curriculums for Rhode Island law enforcement. This includes developing content, assisting with local training logistics, and facilitating virtual and in-person training of law enforcement on child trauma and co-response. Family Service of Rhode Island serves as an ongoing resource for law enforcement across the nation interested in becoming trauma-informed, implementing FSRI’s GO TEAM® co-responder best practice model, and partnering with community-based organizations to mitigate the effects of childhood trauma exposure and reduce the risk of revictimization.

Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice or human services field preferred. However, FSRI will consider any combination of education, experience, and training.
• Two to five years related project management experience required. Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills required.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take initiative, and work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Former law enforcement strongly encouraged to apply.
• FSRI greatly values language capacity.
• Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
• This position requires periodic local travel up to 25% time.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance, and reliable transportation required.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state. We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.