Education and Social Skills Trainer (Language Arts)

About the Role

Teach basic reading, language, and writing skills and test-taking to prepare Project participants to successfully pass the tests of General Education Development (HiSET) and receive a Credential. Help open the doors to higher education, better job opportunities, and increased standards of living.

Conduct monthly Best Practices for Social Skills Training and Skill-based Interventions during the monthly Group Training Sessions for Project participants. Guide Project youth in conducting Peer Training for at-risk youth at a Community Service Project Site. Conduct pre-tests and test-taking to prepare Project participants to successfully pass the tests of Social/Life Skills.

The Education/Social Skills Trainer shall provide literacy, education, skill-based, relationship building, leadership development, and service-learning opportunities for youth Project participants and develop a strategy to provide appropriate educational opportunities in partnership with local educational institutions.

Responsibilities

• Teach basic reading, language, and writing skills to prepare participants for HiSET tests.
• Conduct monthly Best Practices for Social Skills Training and Skill-based Interventions.
• Guide Project youth in Peer Training for at-risk youth at a Community Service Project Site.
• Administer pre-tests and test-taking preparation for Social/Life Skills assessments.
• Develop and implement literacy, education, skill-based, relationship-building, leadership, and service-learning opportunities.
• Create strategies for educational partnerships with local institutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred).
• Current valid Louisiana Teaching Credential.
• Valid Louisiana Driver's License at time of appointment.
• 3 to 5 years of teaching experience at the Elementary, High School, or College level.

About the Organization

Reclamation and Restoration Ministries, Inc. (RRM) is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Public Charity organized on January 15, 1996, by Reverend Anthony Kelley and visionary residents of Gary, Indiana. RRM is committed to developing organizational partnerships to create and implement Positive Youth Development, Family Renewal, and Public Safety programs, projects, and initiatives for the citizens of Northwest Indiana, Greater South Chicagoland, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana communities.