Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist- Shift

Description

As the 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.

Your

Schedule:

• Monday - Friday 11 a.m.
  
  -8 p.m.
• 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:$17.02
• 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.
• Professional English
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Teams, and Outlook)
• 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.

What you Deliver in this role:

• 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…