Experiential Life Skills Training Coordinator

Compass Connections • Robstown, TX

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About The Position

It's a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world! Compass Connections has been 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. Leveraging more than a century of collective child welfare experience, Compass Connections, a Texas based non-profit organization, is a national leader in connecting, strengthening, and transforming families from around the globe.

Requirements

• High school diploma required; Bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences, human services, or social services fields preferred.
• At least one (1) year of progressive employment experience in the aforementioned fields that demonstrates supervisory, training, case management, or teaching 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 skills in providing effective, hands-on leadership.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current educational best practices for the service population.
• Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with Compass Connections leadership and funding source entities.
• Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
• Work in a fast-paced environment and maintain emotional control and professional composure at all times.
• Organize and prioritize responsibilities and duties efficiently.
• Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
• Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Meet all federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards that apply to this position.
• Design individualized, age-appropriate life skills plans for children ages 5 through 17.
• In collaboration with the foster care school team, develop and maintain a Monthly Activity Calendar for children.
• Coordinate volunteer and church group participation and activities with outside resources and with Program Director approval.
• Maintain an inventory and purchase, as necessary, the supplies and equipment needed to provide experiential life skills to children.
• Participate in community and staff meetings, and as a member of the school program staff, assist with meetings, special events, support groups, and other activities.
• Track and provide educational information and statistics for quarterly reports.
• Use positive child management techniques, including verbal redirection and de-escalation, and positive reinforcement.
• Maintain a safe and orderly learning environment for children.
• Document children’s process in activities and provide updates during weekly, monthly meetings, or reports as needed.
• Implement Compass Connections safety protocols, including evacuating with children and other staff in case of an emergency.
• 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.
• Evaluate and re-evaluate the life skills needs of the service population.
• Develop, schedule, and present a life skills curriculum that meets the needs of the service population.
• Research and network with community providers to continually expand the resources necessary to effectively deliver life skills training.
• Travel from one location to another daily.
• Meet predetermined deadlines and reporting requirements for the position.

Benefits

• Annual Influenza vaccination or approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation is required.

What This Job Offers

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