Educational Facilitator

Compass Connections • San Antonio, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Compass Connections is a Texas-based non-profit organization with over a century of collective child welfare experience, dedicated to impacting and meeting the needs of the community’s most vulnerable children and families through residential care, community-based support, foster care, and adoption services. The company is a national leader in connecting, strengthening, and transforming families from around the globe. The Educational Facilitator role is crucial for working with unaccompanied children, ensuring adherence to federal and state regulatory guidelines. This position involves hiring, training, and supervising program personnel, managing educational resources, and collaborating with other educators and administrators to evaluate and improve the educational program. The facilitator is also responsible for communicating and enforcing student behavior rules, maintaining confidentiality, and upholding professional and ethical standards. Fluency in English and Spanish is a mandatory requirement for this role.

Requirements

• Fluency in English and Spanish.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Certification by the relevant governing authority, Teaching English as a Second Language/Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification or other appropriate accrediting body and additional training to meet the special needs of unaccompanied children.
• First aid, CPR, Emergency behavior intervention certifications.
• At least three (3) years of teaching and supervising, including a minimum of one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens throughout employment.
• Provide proof of work eligibility status upon request.
• Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background checks.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current educational best practices for service population.
• Demonstrate the ability to respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with other staff members, service providers and professionals.
• Demonstrate the ability to provide crisis intervention according to training provided by Compass Connections when needed to maintain a safe environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain emotional control and professional composure at all times.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of all Compass Connections policies and procedures.
• Receive an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Meet all federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards that are applicable to this position.
• Hire, train, supervise and provide performance feedback for program personnel in accordance with agency policies and procedures and federal and state standards and requirements.
• Select, acquire, store, issue and inventory classroom equipment, materials and supplies for the educational program.
• Complete all notification and reporting requirements in accordance with state and federal contract and regulatory standards and requirements.
• Collaborate with other teachers and administrators to evaluate the effectiveness of the educational program and make recommendations for improvement as needed.
• Communicate and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among students.
• Effectively communicate with and between facility staff, children, federal staff, legal representatives for services population and other community resources.
• Monitor program data and report to Compass Connections administration and management and the Office of Refugee Resettlement regarding activities and recommendations for the program.
• Participate in service expansion planning, budget preparations and long and short-term planning for the program.
• Maintain confidentiality in all areas of child and program operations.
• Maintain Compass Connections professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in Compass Connections employee handbook including demonstrating respect for agency staff, clients, and community members and complying with required dress code at all times.
• Participate in the assessment, identification, and documentation of the educational needs of all children in care.
• Using learning, knowledge and experience the senior educational facilitator shall collaborate with the educational services facilitators in identifying student instructional needs and developing instructional programs consistent with programmatic expectations.
• Implement an educational curriculum that is culturally competent, develops skills in compulsory domains and reflects current educational best practices.
• Teach one or more subject areas at the level assigned to this position.
• Know, support, and abide by the Compass Connections educational philosophy and culture.
• Travel from one location to another daily.
• Meet predetermined deadlines and reporting requirements for the position.
• Foster Care Programs - Support, encourage, and recruit foster parents.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level