Life Skills Instructor Education

LifeWorksofAustin TX is looking for a Life Skills Instructor to join our Life Skills team!

A Life Skills Instructor works with a variety of youth populations by facilitating both in-person and virtual life skills classes to prepare youth to live independently as adults. The Instructor addresses identified core life skills through classroom facilitation presentations community collaboration experiential field trips and enrichment activities. Core life skills include health and safety housing and transportation job readiness financial management life decisions/responsibilities and personal/social relationships.

This full time non-exempt position earns a competitive rate ranging from $25.64 - $36.25 hourly depending upon experience. Benefits are also included which consist of 24 PTO days per year (accrued); 11 paid holidays per year; a premium-free employee medical plan with $100 per month HSA contribution (plus other affordable employee or family medical dental and vision options!); a retirement savings plan with 50% match on the first 6% of contributions and much more!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Facilitates life skills classes for youth during daytime and evening hours ensuring engaging and developmentally appropriate instruction.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly inclusive and welcoming classroom environment for all students.
• Maintains timely professional and quality communication with funders community partners and staff members.
• Initiates contact with caregivers and referral sources to coordinate assessment
• Maintains up-to-date class and assessment waitlists and enters referrals and authorization forms in the Agency database by given deadline.
• Develops updates and refines life skills curriculum to ensure content is relevant culturally responsive and aligned with program goals and youth needs. Responsible for conducting Casey Life Skills Assessments (CLSAs) and facilitating a discussion about the results of the CLSAs for both the youth and their caregivers in their home in the community or in a classroom setting as needed by contract holders.
• Applies de-escalation techniques to situations as needed to reduce tension and promote safety for clients staff and community.
• Communicates timely with all contract holders about teaching locations and referred youth within required timeframe.
• Responsible for recruiting youth to Life Skills classes and leads classroom instruction discussion activities and field trips. Also responsible for recruiting guest speakers to present on community resources.
• Compiles and prepares required reports and assessments for all contract holders to ensure timely completion.
• Maintains timely complete and accurate program documentation related to contractor assessments reports youth surveys and client data entry in Agency database .
• Develops and maintains positive working relationships with community contacts such as referral sources community site and residential treatment staff juvenile justice staff and other service providers and contract holders.
• Completes Independent Study Guides (ISGs) as needed and required for contract holders.
• Refers youth to client services with community agencies as needed.
• Responsible for the primary supervision of youth engaged in services.
• Meets with individual clients to establish a safe healthy relationship for learning problem-solving and participating in community activities as needed.
• Transports clients as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Requires a Bachelors degree in Education Social Work Psychology or a related field; and
• 2 years of related teaching or training experience with transition age youth; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish required.
• Experience with databases;proficientlevel experience withMicrosoft Office including Word Excel andOutlook.

CORE COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Client Focus - Builds transformational relationships with clients and delivers mission-centered solutions.
• Collaborates and Adapts - Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives and fulfill our mission; adapts ones approach and demeanor to meet the shifting demands of different situations.
• Honors Differences - Embraces different perspectives cultures and backgrounds by being open to others opinions ideas and experiences; develops an inclusive culture that creates solutions to meet the needs of our clients.
• Nimble Learning - Actively learns from successes failures and others experiences and shows a willingness to pivot and try new things.
• Builds Trust - Gains the confidence and trust of others through integrity dependability and authenticity.
• Action Oriented - Takes initiative shows resourcefulness and directs focus and energy on mission-critical opportunities challenges and changes.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS

• Must possess or be able to obtain a valid drivers license and provide proof of valid insurance.
• Must possess or be able to obtain Standard First Aid and Infant Child and Adult CPR Certification within 6 months of start date.

ABOUT LIFEWORKS
With more than 50 years of experience working with youth experiencing homelessness youth aging out of foster care young adults and young parents LifeWorks is committed to solving youth homelessness through housing mental health education and workforce services. Our vision is a Central Texas where every young person has a place to call home a sense of belonging and the support to pursue a life they love.

We provide a full range of support services for vulnerable youth ensuring that every young person has access to a safe home the chance to heal and opportunities to learn and work. Through innovative problem-solving shared accountability and evidence-based solutions we are relentless in achieving real sustainable and measurable results for the clients we serve.

A career at LifeWorks offers opportunities to grow professionally while making an immediate lasting impact on the lives of youth and families in our community. Join us in building a future where every young person has the stability and support to thrive.

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