Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist- Shift

Job Details

Job Location:

HOUSTON, TX Position Type
:
Full Time Education Level
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High School Salary Range
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Undisclosed Travel Percentage
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Up to 25%
Job Shift
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Day Job Category
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Nonprofit - Social Services Description

As the Bilingual Residential Children & Youth Enrichment Specialist is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating enrichment programs and activities at the Flagship Campus, serving child survivors and witnesses of domestic violence.

• Monday - Wednesday - Friday 9 a.m.
  
  -6 p.m.
• Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m.
  
  - 8p.m.
• Flexibility to work one Saturday per month
• Work Model: 100% onsite
• Local Travel: 5%

• Hourly Compensation: $17.02
• Pay schedule: semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, up to 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.

The Requirements We are Seeking:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and an additional 2 years of experience in lieu of education

OR

• Associate’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Sociology, Public Health, Criminal Justice, or similar social science.
• A minimum of 1 year experience creating and facilitating lesson plans to school-age children from diverse backgrounds.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, and Outlook)
• Bilingual in both English and Spanish, able to read, speak, and write fluently in both languages.
• Current First Aid – CPR required.
• Childhood Development Certificate, preferred.
• Texas driver’s license with a good driving record; reliable transportation; ability to travel to off-site locations utilizing personal transportation, and the ability to drive a large passenger van.

• You will develop and implement social-emotional learning curricula, after-school programs, and summer activities for children, focusing on safety skills, conflict resolution, violence prevention, and healthy coping strategies.
• You will plan, coordinate, and oversee a variety of after-school and summer programming, including literacy initiatives, educational and cultural activities, holiday events, and field trips.
• You will facilitate age-appropriate personal development skills workshops for children, covering topics such as safety, violence prevention, conflict management, multicultural awareness, team building, self-esteem, leadership, and empowerment.
• You will model and teach non-violent discipline techniques and conflict resolution strategies to clients and their children.
• You will establish and maintain partnerships with community organizations to provide enrichment services and support programming.
• You will deliver services to children and parents through a feminist perspective, emphasizing empowerment, addressing power dynamics and gender issues, and maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• You will accurately document and maintain daily records and statistics related to services provided.
• You will analyze outcome data to evaluate program effectiveness, identify needs, and recommend improvements to the supervisor.
• You will conduct Parent/Child Orientation sessions to introduce families to program expectations and services.
• You will perform other duties and projects as assigned.

• Computer savvy…