Academic Enrichment Facilitator

Position Summary

The Academic Enrichment Facilitator will work with a group of children, planning and implementing activities based on identified curricula in a manner that motivates and engages children and strengthens their academic and social-emotional skills.

Essential Duties

• Understand and promote the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Conduct strategic planning in order to develop and implement services and activities for youth.
• Manage Adolescent groups of 10-15 members, ages 13 – 18 years of age.
• Provide creative educational ideas that will help foster a safe & stimulating academic environment.
• Develop age-appropriate life skills and educational activities for assigned groups.
• Plan, organize and implement educational project-based learning activities with intent to ensure safety, fun skill development, community service and learning.
• Develop individual educational objectives and goals for each member.
• Provide College preparation and instruction.
• Provide whole group and one-on-one tutoring.
• Collaborate with Center staff to ensure appropriate referrals are made to other needed services and that all appropriate information is shared.
• Train youth in peer education and leadership development.
• Plan and lead educational and recreational (fun) trips for youth.
• Provide attendance, monitoring and outreach.
• Assess and develop service plans for assigned youth.
• Maintain participant case files and documentation of all required services and activities.
• Cookordinate with on-site and off-site service providers and employers & Attend program meetings.
• Complete and submit weekly schedules, reports and all other required documentation.
• Interact engage and maintain open communication with parents to enable a better understanding of youth needs and how to manage the child/children.
• Work collaboratively with other agency youth programs and partners.
• Ability to work weekends, holidays and evenings, when necessary.

Minimum Qualifications

• A High School Diploma/GED.
• 4 Years of experience working with Children and /or families.

Key Competencies

• Knowledge of youth development principles and youth programs.
• Flexible & able to adapt.
• Experience in curricula development and implementation.
• Ability to interface with diverse youth and staff populations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent Communication Skills (written & verbal).
• Bilingual/English Spanish is a plus.
• Working knowledge of the computer system & data base operations.