Education and Social Skills Trainer (Mathematics)

About the Role

Teach basic math and test-taking to prepare Project participants to successfully pass the General Education Development (HiSET) tests and receive a credential. Help open 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 Social/Life Skills tests.

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

Responsibilities

• Teach basic math and test-taking strategies for HiSET preparation.
• 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.
• Prepare participants for Social/Life Skills tests through pre-tests and test-taking exercises.
• Provide literacy, education, skill-based, relationship-building, leadership development, and service-learning opportunities.
• Develop strategies for educational partnerships with local institutions.

Qualifications

• 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) nonprofit 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.