Bilingual Residential Children and Youth Enrichment Specialist- Shift 2

HOUSTON AREA WOMENS CENTER • Houston, TX

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Being an 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% 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.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Childhood Development Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance Programs
• Generous Paid time Off- 11 paid holidays per year, 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED