Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist- Shift 2

Description

Being a Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist at HAWC you will be developing, implementing, and coordinating enrichment activities and programs at the Flagship Campus for child survivors or witnesses of domestic violence.

Your Schedule:

• Full Time
• Monday - Friday from 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
• Flexibility to work one Saturday per month
• Work Model: 100% onsite
• Local Travel: 5%

Our Total Compensation Package:

• Hourly Compensation: $17.02 hourly
• Pay schedule semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 3 personal holidays per year, 15 paid Vacation days per year, Approx 7 hours per month of accrued Sick days
• 401K the agency matches 125% of employee contributions up to 4% of the annual salary of a full-time employee
• Company paid Life Insurance
• Company paid Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program

Imagine a place where your talent can make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. Working at Houston Area Women’s center gives you a rewarding experience in which our diverse team of employees work together as part of the empowerment of a survivor’s life and at the same time part of a much larger mission. We are committed to doing the work and challenging each other to be an organization in which everyone is respected and heard. Every day we continue to embed diversity, inclusion, belonging, and equity in everything we do as we provide service to survivors of domestic and sexual violence.

Qualifications

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• High School Diploma with an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of degree

OR

• Associate’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Public Health, Criminal Justice, or similar social science.
• A minimum of one year of experience creating and facilitating lesson plans to school-age children from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams)
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish, able to read, speak, and write fluently in both languages.
• You have a valid Texas driver’s license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation.
• Current First Aid- CPR required
• Childhood Development Certificate preferred.

What you Deliver in this role:

• Develop and implement curriculum after-school and summer activities for children including, but not limited to safety skills, conflict resolution, violence prevention, and healthy coping skills.
• Plan, coordinate and maintain activities including, after-school and summer programming to include literacy, educational, cultural, holiday activities; events and field trips.
• Teach children (age-appropriate) personal development skills including, but not limited to, safety skills, violence prevention education, conflict management, multicultural awareness, team building, self-esteem, leadership, and empowerment.
• Model and teach non-violent discipline and conflict resolution skills to clients and their children.
• Develop contracts and maintain relationships with community partners as it relates enrichment services.
• Provide services to children and their parents from a feminist perspective, which includes empowerment, power differentials, gender issues and setting appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Maintain accurate records, statistics, and documentation of services on a daily basis.
• Assess outcomes data to evaluate and monitor changes to determine planning needs and make program recommendations to supervisor.
• Complete Parent/Child Orientation
• Other duties may be assigned.

What Skills and Assets you bring, and more:

• Computer savvy, able to learn new applications and systems quickly
• Strong data entry skills
• Excellent attention to details
• Demonstration of professional objectivity and appreciation for confidential information
• Ability to follow instructions and to adhere to policies and procedures
• Ability to prioritize tasks to meet individual and team deadlines
• Has a growth mindset and is a good team player
• Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.

When you work here at HAWC you make an impact not just in the lives of the survivors and the people you help, but also make an impact in our own lives and our community. We learn and grow with a purpose where we strive to work for a common cause, which is to end domestic and sexual violence for ALL.

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