High School Instructor
About The Position
Outreach is a Christian community service organization providing counseling, case management, youth development, older adult service, and community development. For 50 years, Outreach has changed the lives of thousands of individuals, children, youth, and families in DuPage County, IL, and we are seeking to hire a diverse staff of highly competent professional employees to pursue Outreach's mission to restore hope and provide opportunities for people to become all that God intends them to be. Outreach is hiring a Full-time High School Instructor at Outreach Carol Stream to assess and instruct a cohort of at-risk high school students from southeast Carol Stream during the academic year and summer program.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social work, education, youth development, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience with high school students.
- Demonstrated ability to teach and tutor high school level academics, especially English.
- A passion for resourcing and guiding high school students and the ability to develop effective relationships with high school students, parents, volunteers, and community partners.
- Sensitivity to the needs of students from low-income situations, high-risk families, and culturally diverse backgrounds.
- Strong communication and organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- A valid driver's license, good driving record, and reliable transportation.
- A Commitment to Outreach's Statement of Mission & Faith.
Nice To Haves
- Previous social work, education, or guidance counseling experience a plus.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English or Burmese/English) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Student recruitment, intakes, and individual meetings with students to set goals and provide accountability and support.
- Facilitate life skills instruction, special activities, and God Time and provide some leadership for some of those aspects of the program.
- Provide academic tutoring as needed and support the tutoring part of the program.
- Maintain ongoing communication with community partners (local schools and employment work sites) and parents.
- Procure worksites.
- Provide job coaching, job instruction, academic instruction and transportation.
- Facilitate some program fundraisers.
- Collect and input data.
Benefits
- Paid vacation, agency holidays, sick days, IL paid leave, and wellness days.
- Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance.
- Life insurance, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
- 403(b) retirement plan.
- Employee Assistance Program and Employee Discount.
- A Mission-driven environment that fosters personal development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
