Youth Leadership Facilitator (Part-Time)

Boys & Girls Club; Mayagüez (PR); On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Boys & Girls Club of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico is seeking a Part-Time Professional to develop and lead social intervention, leadership, and socio-emotional programs for youth. You will facilitate workshops, presentations, and activities to build social, emotional, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities include planning activities, coordinating with staff, supervising field trips, using AV equipment, maintaining participant records, and ensuring safe conduct according to club rules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, or related field.
• One or more years of experience working with communities, students, or adolescents.
• English Language— Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Customer and Personal Service— Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Psychology— Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Therapy and counseling — Knowledge of the principles, methods, and procedures for the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for professional orientation and guidance.
• Sociology and Anthropology— Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures, and their history and origins.
• Helping and caring for others — providing personal assistance, emotional support, or other personal care to others, such as co-workers, clients, or patients.
• Provide Consultation and Advice to Others —Provide guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems, or process-related issues.
• Active Learning— Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate learning activities to develop integral skills and abilities, such as decision-making, emotional intelligence, violence prevention, socio-emotional aspects, trauma, and crisis management, among others.
• Implement and assess social pillar program initiatives (according to the club's operational service levels and needs), such as Keystone, SMART Leaders, Triple Play, Torch Club, Passport to Man Hood, and/or Girl Circle.
• Facilitates Youth of the Year module’s seminars and activities (if applicable).
• Sponsor extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student organizations, and community service, volunteer and academic contests.
• Plan and supervise class projects, field trips, visits by guest speakers, or other experiential activities, and guide participants in learning from those activities.
• Collaborate with coworkers in planning and scheduling learning activities based on participant’s needs that promote leadership, social, and socio-emotional skills.
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• Manage participant profiles, documentation, folders, and reports required by all programs.
• Establishes and ensures compliance with behavior and safety rules to maintain order among participants.
• Instruct and monitor students in the use and care of equipment and materials to prevent injury and damage.
• Evaluate and observe performance, behavior, social and emotional development, and physical and psychological health of participants.
• Keep informed about trends in leadership, education, emotions, trauma, behavioral and cognitive therapy, and social development and subject matter specialties.
• Perform any other task requested by the supervisor.

Skills

English Language

Customer and Personal Service

Education and Training

Psychology

Therapy and Counseling

Sociology and Anthropology

Helping and Caring for Others

Provide Consultation and Advice to Oth

Active Learning

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, education, or related field

Job description

Boys & Girls Club of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico is seeking a Part-Time Professional to develop and lead social intervention, leadership, and socio-emotional programs for youth. You will facilitate workshops, presentations, and activities to build social, emotional, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities include planning activities, coordinating with staff, supervising field trips, using AV equipment, maintaining participant records, and ensuring safe conduct according to club rules.