School Facilitator

In-School Facilitator

The In-School facilitator is responsible for preparing and implementing hands-on, minds-on programming and activities, including facilitating sessions during the school day and after school at one or more schools. Each facilitator is responsible for serving 120-150 girls at selected schools; each session will consist of about 15-20 students during the school day; sessions are about 50 minutes long, and after-school sessions vary between 1-2.5 hours per session.

Girls Inc. of Memphis secures the school and the girls; facilitators are the school's liaisons. School-based facilitators are part of a team of 4-6 who work with elementary-, middle-, or high school-aged girls. They are the face of the organization at schools and part of those schools' cultures and events. This position works 40-45 hours per week, and their schedule will mainly be between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm;

during the school year, which includes Saturdays between 9 am-3 pm. Fall, Spring, and Summer Camp schedules are 8 am-5 pm.

Essential Job Functions:

• Approach the work with girls and one another from their lens and experiences, not your own
• Focus on qualitative and quantitative inquiry for agency success
• Take ownership and proactive action for overall agency success
  • Find the light and joy in the work through positive interactions with others.
• Model the Girls Inc. mission as a strong, smart, and bold individual exhibiting strong leadership qualities and a can-do attitude
• Advocate in the community on behalf of Girls Inc., women, and girls in keeping with the Girls Inc. Public Policy Platform.
• Embrace challenges and new experiences, and be willing to be flexible and stretch to exhibit our learning and growth culture
• Ensure that facilitated curricula provide the Girls Inc. Experience, meet Girls Inc. standards, and are in alignment with the needs of girls and the agency's mission
• Develop and implement a quality year-round program/curriculum that fulfills our Strong, Smart, and Bold outcomes with girls ages 5-18 or assigned age group;
• Provide appropriate supervision for participants in Girls Inc. programs; maintain and implement high-quality and safety standards for physical and emotional safety.
• Retains participants by providing engaging and quality programming at schools
• Work collaboratively with all agency program staff to ensure continuity of program delivery.
• Confer regularly with supervisors; keep them informed of problems, concerns, needs, trends, and unusual circumstances.
• Distribute, collect, and submit program session paperwork and evaluations
• Assist with planning, coordinating, and chaperoning special events, enrichment trips, guest speakers, etc., for participants and their families
• Assist with providing an effective and efficient program delivery model, documented, implemented, and evaluated in registration, outcomes evaluation agreement forms, outcome evaluations, attendance, etc.
• Provide a written evaluation of programming based on data from surveys, reflections, reports, and other feedback to support school-based reports
• Follow all agency policy and procedures as outlined in the staff handbook
• Participate in periodic assessment of own performance, develop own goals and objectives
• Actively seek personal and professional growth opportunities for self and any staff, including participation in conferences, training, meetings, and seminars
• Represent Girls Inc. in a manner that conveys professionalism, confidentiality, courtesy, fairness, personal integrity, and respect for others
• Counsels girls individually or collectively and makes referrals as needed
• Assist with capturing photos and quotes to share with the Girls Inc. team for communications and fundraising purposes
• Assist with facilities and shared space janitorial needs, maintenance needs, and equipment inventory
• Assist with attendance collection, checks for accuracy, and enter attendance rosters in the assigned database
• Acts as an immediate supervisor in the absence of the Coordinator and ensures effective communication is continued with schools, staff, parents, and participants
• Performs all other duties as assigned cheerfully.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of and interest in youth development, gender equity, social justice, cultural issues, and community engagement
• Bachelor's degree in education, sociology, or a related field, or relevant field experience
• Effective written, oral, and presentation skills
• Computer proficient
• Effectively diffuse and manage volatile situations
• Juggle multiple priorities
• Ability to bend, lift, and move up to 25 lbs.
• Need to be 21 years of age or older
• A valid TN driver's license
• Available M-F: 8 am- 6 pm, weekends (9am-3pm) based on the programming calendar

Girls Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer