What are the responsibilities and job description for the Family Expectations Solo Educator position at PUBLIC STRATEGIES INC?
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Description
Public Strategies Overview
Public Strategies (PS) is a nationally respected consulting, project management, and marketing firm based in Oklahoma City. We provide innovative solutions for federal, state, and local clients, including project and program management, training and technical assistance, technology, event management, research and evaluation, video production, and strategic communications. We also deliver research-informed direct services to financially vulnerable Oklahomans, with a focus on strengthening families and improving employment opportunities.
We are a collaborative team of thinkers, creatives, strategists, communicators, builders, researchers, and change agents committed to touching lives, driving change, and doing good well.
Position Summary
Family Expectations is a nationally respected program for financially vulnerable parents around the birth of their child and has proven to increase relationship quality and stability for couples within the most rigorous research-designed studies. Family Expectations Solo is an accommodation of the couples program that provides relationship and parenting education to pregnant or recently pregnant individuals who are parenting without a partner. Critical to the success of the program is the Family Expectations Solo Educators that lead multi-session workshops.
The Family Expectations Solo Educator (FESE) provides leadership within the program through high quality, dynamic workshop facilitation, structured coaching of proven skills, engagement of participants in group and individual activities, and provision of group-case management to include the sharing of information about community resources. This FESE will also provide oversight to additional trained coaches during skills practice sessions to occur during the workshop sessions. The FESE will form a working alliance with FE Solo participants to increase their active knowledge about family success, build their capacity to deploy a range of skills to improve family life, gain access to additional resources to meet their family needs, and support meaningful behavior change that will have a positive impact on both their children and themselves as an individual.
This is a part-time position, with services delivered during evening hours and on weekends, with additional training and preparation required every month.
Essential Job Functions
- Lead dynamic workshops for Family Expectations (FE) Solo participants utilizing the Within My Reach Curriculum during the evening and/or weekend hours
- Ensure curriculum fidelity by facilitating the curriculum as designed, participating in ongoing community of practice activities, and developing a mastery of the content
- Ensure participants are building competency in the skills taught in the curriculum through good communication coaching and supervision of additional communication coaches when available, referring parents for additional support when needed
- Maintain a working knowledge of community resources, staying current about the community partnerships and other agency referrals available through FE Solo
- Engage with participants when they arrive at the PS facility, utilizing breaks and mealtimes as opportunities for service and individual engagement
- Plan and coordinate with co-leaders of workshops to determine the best presenters by module and other curriculum needs before and throughout the workshop series
- Maintain accurate workshop data, including attendance rosters, evaluations, and other reporting documents
- Aid in ongoing program development and stay current with curriculum updates by attending training sessions, participating in peer reviews, and providing feedback to the Education Services Supervisor and PS Master Trainers
- Co-facilitate occasional small and large group learning opportunities with additional content as determined by FE programs
- Utilize networks to bring resources and referrals to FE Solo, to support program success
- Other duties as assigned
Education/Training
- Bachelors and Masters Degree in Psychology, Family Studies, Sociology, or other related field, preferred
- Strong history of education/training in the areas of adult learning, and/or the facilitation of educational programs for adults is a plus, and such training may be considered instead of other educational requirements
Experience
Prior experience in public speaking and good presentation skills, required
Prior experience working with adult learners is a plus
Prior experience providing skills coaching a plus
Working knowledge of the PREP curriculum is a plus
Special Requirements
Ability to consistently work flexible hours on weeknights and weekends
Must be able to form strong connections with other people and have an understanding of and compassion for the lives of low-income families
Must be able to form a working alliance with participants, so that they feel a commitment to the FE Solo program, their FESE, and to working with each other on achieving family success
Essential Physical Requirements
Sufficient mobility and strength to move about the facility.
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