Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist- Shift

Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist
- Shift 2

HOUSTON, TX 77054

Position Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education Level High School

Travel Percentage Up to 25% Category Nonprofit
- Social Services

As the 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 Rewards Package :

At the Houston Area Women's Center, we are committed to supporting our employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards Package that promotes health, financial well-being, and work-life balance.

• Hourly Compensation:$21.63
• Pay
  
  Schedule:
  
  Semi-monthly
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance
• Time Away From Work Program, including:
• Vacation Leave based on relevant professional experience (15–30 days annually for full-time employees; prorated for eligible part-time employees)
• Sick Leave (112 hours annually for full-time employees; prorated for eligible part-time employees)
• Eleven (11) Paid Agency Holidays for eligible employees who are regularly scheduled to work on the observed holiday
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with a 125% employer match on employee contributions up to 4% of annual earnings for eligible full-time employees after one year of service

** Vacation and sick leave eligibility, accruals, usage, rollover limits, holiday eligibility, and all benefit programs are administered in accordance with HAWC policies and applicable plan documents.

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 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…