What are the responsibilities and job description for the Life Skills Instructor-Young Mothers Program position at Roca, Inc.?
Job Description -Life Skills Instructor-Young Mothers Program
Location : Roca Chelsea and Lynn Young Mothers
FLSA Classification : Non-Exempt
About Roca
Roca's mission is to be a relentless force in disrupting incarceration, poverty and racism by partnering with young adults, the police, and systems at the center of urban violence to create safety, address trauma, and find hope.
Roca is a fast-paced, data-driven, and relentless organization that annually serves nearly 1,300 young people at the center of urban violence - the young people most likely to shoot or be shot. Founded just outside of Boston in 1988, Roca operates a nationally acclaimed Intervention Model with five sites in Massachusetts, one in Hartford, CT and one in Baltimore, Maryland.
Over 36 years, Roca has learned that to impact urban violence, we must work directly with the young people and systems at the center of it. Roca's Intervention Model engages this population of very high-risk young adults in an intensive four-year program to address trauma, teach life-saving cognitive-behavioral skills, and break the cycle of incarceration and poverty that traditional youth programs alone can't break. And, because it takes all of us, Roca also helps institutions like police and state agencies change the way they work with young people who are traumatized and living at the intersection of gangs, drugs, poverty, violence, immigration challenges, and involvement with multiple public systems.
Roca's approach is rooted in understanding brain development, neuroplasticity, and the impact of trauma on the brain; the Intervention Model is built on the foundational theories of Cognitive Behavioral Theory, Stages of Change and Systems Change.
Roca is in a period of tremendous growth as we continue to expand our direct service work, lead policy and system change initiatives in Massachusetts and Maryland, and increase our national footprint through the Roca Impact Institute. Complementing our direct service work, the Roca Impact Institute is the coaching arm of our work that scales Roca's work to cities across the U.S. that are seeking proven approaches to community violence intervention. The Impact Institute enters into intensive, on-the-ground coaching partnerships, showing communities how to implement our research-based, trauma- informed approach violence intervention.
Position Overview
This position reports to the Chelsea / Lynn Young Women's Program Manager. The Life Skills Instructor will work with the young people to engage them in Life Skills programming including CBT, Parenting, Harm Reduction, Healthy Habits, Circles, etc. as well as ESL instruction for Spanish-speaking participants.
General Responsibilities
- Maintain Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) data base through daily data entry of all work with participants, completion of assessments and all other tools as required for evaluation purposes.
- Utilize ETO reports and data to track participant progress and own performance in moving young people through change process and achieving expected performance indicator targets.
- Participate in team meetings, participant reviews, program planning, trainings, etc.
- Participate in curriculum development and improvements as instructed.
- Understand, practice and promote the vision, mission, and values of the organization.
- Actively participate in the safety of the space for all participants through building coverage and communication across the organization.
- Cover a Transitional Employment Program Work Crew as needed.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Specific Job Responsibilities
Qualifications
The very nature of Roca's work requires an individual of great commitment and energy to the mission. Roca seeks a highly driven individual who is in alignment with the culture and values of Roca. In addition, the ideal candidate for this position will be a trustworthy decision-maker. He / she will have a sense of humor, feel passionate and committed to direct work with high risk youth, and demonstrate interest in coaching and supporting coworkers.
Roca expects candidates to have the following skills :
Requirements for the position :
Physical Demands :
The physical demands that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, and talk and hear. - The employee is frequently required to push, pull, stock, and must lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Work can be repetitive in nature.- Specific vision abilities required by this job include depth perception, peripheral vision, the ability to distinguish basic colors and the ability to adjust vision to bring objects into focus.
It may be necessary to wear some protective clothing and / or equipment such as rain and snow gear, boots, goggles, hard hat, full face shield, respirator, ear plugs / muffs and gloves. Work requires physical exertion such as long periods of standing, walking over rough, uneven surfaces, and recurring bending, climbing, crawling, crouching, stooping, and reaching, and occasional lifting or moderately heavy items. Work requires average physical agility and dexterity.
Work Environment :
The work environment an employee is exposed to while performing the essential functions of this job.
The position can work in outdoor and indoor environments. - The noise level is typically moderate. - The incumbent is frequently exposed to all outdoor weather conditions.
