Public Safety Training Specialist

Hourly Pay Range $32.60 - $48.90 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors. Position Highlights Position: Public Safety Training Specialist Location: Highland Park Hospital - Highland Park, IL Full Time/Part Time: Full time Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am - 5:30pm Required Travel: Travel to all locations required (Skokie Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Swedish Hospital, Northwest Community Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital, Edward Hospital) What you will do The Public Safety Training Specialist supports the system-wide coordination, delivery, and evaluation of workplace violence prevention and public safety training programs across all Endeavor Health sites. This role ensures consistent, high-quality education for clinical staff, non‑clinical staff, and providers, directly contributing to employee safety, regulatory compliance, and organizational risk reduction and violence prevention. The role requires advanced facilitation skills, adaptability, and the ability to translate safety concepts into practical applications, while documenting and evaluating training effectiveness and frontline readiness. The role supports organizational goals aligned with high‑reliability principles, regulatory standards, and a culture of safety across all hospital campuses. Deliver standardized Public Safety and workplace violence prevention training programs across all Endeavor Health hospital and offsite locations, ensuring consistency in content, delivery, and participant experience. Facilitate engaging, scenario‑based training for clinical, non‑clinical, and physician/provider audiences, adapting delivery style to meet the needs of diverse learner groups and real‑world application. Promote a culture of safety by building rapport with staff and encouraging engagement in training and prevention initiatives. Create and maintain a safe, inclusive, and effective learning environment for adult learners while anticipating the need for support, breaks, and physical and psychological safety. Participate in drills, exercises, and post‑event reviews as assigned, contributing observations and insights to strengthen future training efforts. Reinforce workplace violence prevention strategies by modeling best practices in de‑escalation, communication, and situational awareness during all training interactions. Maintain required instructor‑level certifications and deliver courses in accordance with program standards and safety protocols. Collaborate with the System Manager of Public Safety Training to coordinate training schedules, logistics, travel, and staff participation across all sites as needed. Support the implementation and rollout of system‑wide training initiatives, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and regulatory requirements (OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS, etc.). Prepare for training delivery across diverse environments, ensuring readiness to adapt to varying site needs, audience types, and operational constraints. Maintain accurate and timely training records, attendance tracking, and compliance documentation within the training files, learning management platform, and personnel records. Collect, track, document, and communicate field insights and frontline staff feedback to support continuous improvement of training programs and materials. Assist with ongoing evaluation of training effectiveness through participant feedback, observations, and basic data tracking, identifying any trends, gaps or opportunities. Serve as a key partner to the System Manager of Public Safety Training by providing ongoing feedback on training effectiveness, participant engagement, and opportunities for content improvement, design, or delivery. Maintain and update training data and tracking tools to support analysis of system‑wide trends, compliance rates, and program impact. What you will need Education: Associate's Degree or equivalent experience Certification: IAHSS Basic Level Certification, Crisis Prevention Institute - Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention, Combination of classroom instruction, simulation environments, and field training Licensure: Valid Driver's License Travel: All Endeavor Locations (All in North and Northwest Suburbs) Benefits (For full time or part time positions) Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options Tuition Reimbursement Wellness Program Savings Plan Health Savings Account Options Retirement Options with Company Match Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay Community Involvement Opportunities EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor. #J-18808-Ljbffr NorthShore University HealthSystem