Life Skills Educator - Veterans

Volunteers of America; Sioux Falls (SD); Sur place; USD 21 000 - 30 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Volunteers of America in Sioux Falls, SD seeks a Life Skills Educator for our shelter serving homeless veterans. The full-time role focuses on teaching social and life skills, setting boundaries, guiding decisions, resolving conflicts and promoting a home-like environment.

Responsibilities include supervising residents, organizing activities, preparing meals, and modeling positive behaviors while supporting veterans’ goals; a valid driver’s license is required for transportation duties and a 21+

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Military service or experience preferred.
• Skills: Effective communication and management skills are necessary.
• Certifications & Licenses: Valid driver’s license required if providing transportation services.
• Other Requirements: All candidates must be at least 21 years of age; preference will be given to qualified veterans.

Responsabilités

• Provide supervision to ensure safety and well-being of all residents.
• Guide group dynamics, providing support and guidance as appropriate.
• Participate in activities, assisting with privileges and requests as appropriate.
• Assist participants during meals, ensuring proper nutritional needs are met.
• Provide effective role modeling for residents to encourage healthy lifestyles.
• Provide support and guidance to participants in achieving their goals.
• Maintain consistent communication regarding the process of each resident with other residential staff.
• Document services, activities and necessary program information.
• Responsible for other duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Effective communication

Management skills

Military service/experience

Formation

High School Diploma or GED

Description du poste

Department: Veteran Services

Job Status: Full Time

Reports To: Berakhah House Residential Supervisor

Position Supervises: N/A

Work Schedule: Full-time position working primarily 3-11pm and some overnights. This position requires flexible scheduling to ensure 24-hour coverage of residential program; scheduling may include weekends, holidays, overnights, and late evening shifts

POSITION SUMMARY

The Life Skills Educator at our shelter for homeless veterans teach and guide veterans by helping develop participants' social and life skills and facilitating a home-like setting. The responsibilities include offering opportunities for preventive and corrective teaching, establishing boundaries to encourage positive behaviors and deter problem behaviors, and guiding participants in developing self-control. They will help veterans resolve conflicts, plan ahead, and make decisions.

Additionally, the Life Skills Educator models positive behaviors, helps prepare meals, and organizes activities.

A deep heart for serving veterans and a genuine desire to see them succeed is vital, as this position is dedicated to creating a positive and supportive environment. Our ministry, led by trained and professional staff, is committed to humble service, stewardship, and quality, ensuring each person served is met with empathy, dignity, and care.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS STATEMENT(S)

Participant Services

• A. Provide supervision to ensure safety and well-being of all residents.
• B. Guide group dynamics, providing support and guidance as appropriate
• C. Participate in activities, while assisting them in achieving privileges and approving of privileges and requests, as appropriate.
• D. Assist participant during meal preparation ensuring proper nutritional needs are met.
• E. Provide effective role modeling for residents to encourage healthy lifestyles.
• F. Provide support and guidance to participants in achieving their goals.

Support Service

• A. Maintain consistent communication regarding the process of each resident with other residential staff.
• B. Document services, activities and necessary program information.

Responsible for other duties as assigned.

POSITIONS QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: High School Diploma or GED

Experience: Military service or experience is preferred.

Skills: Effective communication and management skills are necessary

Certifications & Licenses: Valid driver’s license required if providing transportation services

Other Requirements: All candidates must be at least 21 years of age; preference will be given to qualified veterans

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• A. Ability to Stand, Walk, sit, manually manipulate, reach outward and above shoulders, speak, climb, crawl, squat, kneel, and bend on a daily basis
• B. Capability to Lift, carry, push or pull up to 25 lbs on a daily basis