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Teacher and Community Connector

Alternatives Pregnancy Center
Posted: 04/10/2024
Salary/Range: $22 - $24/hour
Location
Englewood, CO
Description:

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A Promising Future (APF) is the education program of Alternatives Pregnancy Center. The suite of products offered through this program are designed to meet young people at decision points in their lives to educate and equip them to build personal resilience, healthy relationships, and a greater quality of life. In addition, APF is intended to decrease the incidence of unintended pregnancy and STI transmission among youth, making this program a fully integrated part of Alternatives Pregnancy Center’s mission and vision.

https://apromisingfuture.com/

Position Summary: Strategically promotes the resources of APF to community and school partners. Directly engages youth by providing instruction using APF curriculum and resources. An integral part of the APF team is working closely with the Program Director and Administrative Manager to implement and expand the program.

Education/Experience Requirements:

·        Demonstrated ability to engage, educate and manage youth in a classroom setting.

·        Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with a variety of diverse audiences.

·        Ability to effectively teach students in English and Spanish.

Preferred:

·        Bachelor’s or Associate degree. Experience will be considered in lieu of degree.

·        Knowledge of internal school practices, procedures, and standards.

·        One to two years of community focused work and customer service/sales experience.

·        One to two years of teaching experience.

·        Ability to effectively teach students in English and Spanish.

Skills and Attitude:

·        Represent the APF program with professionalism in every setting.

·        Strong speaking and presentation skills

·        Has a positive perspective of youth and enjoys being around them.

·        Showcase creativity and networking ability by promoting educational resources to meet varied needs of partners.

·        Practices servant leadership and functions with a Christ-like love in professional and personal affairs.

·        Works well independently and with little to no supervision.

·        Possesses good personal boundaries.

·        Must be collaborative, teachable and dependable.

·        Proven ability to forecast needs and prioritize deadlines.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Training and Consultation:

·        Co-facilitate training for APF instructor staff, volunteers, and community partners.

·        Engage in regular dialogue and consultation with schools/community partners implementing the curriculum in various settings.

·        Develop innovative strategies to aid in the fidelity of program delivery by school/community partners along with Program Director and Staff Instructor(s).

·        Facilitate discovery and information meetings with schools/community partners on behalf of APF.

·        Serve as a communication liaison between school/community partners.

Teaching & Community work:

·        Exemplify understanding of curriculum and ability to teach and instruct students.

·        Implement APF educational resources as appropriate for the audience.

·        Attend tabling and fair events hosted by school/community partners.

·        Provides information to Administrative Coordinator on potential teaching dates for school and community partners.

Administrative:

·        Maintain consistent high-quality communication with APF team, schools, and community partners.

·        Work closely with APF Administrative Coordinator to administer, collect and record data, including but not limited to recording attendance, incentives, surveys and student feedback, meeting records, and presenter invitations.

·        Coordinate with the Volunteer Development Manager and the communications department to ensure all necessary materials are ready for training, classroom instruction and various meetings.

·        Provide lesson plan feedback and/or ideas to Program Director for the continual improvement of APF resources.

A Promising Future’s Mission Statement: Explore. Educate. Equip. Elevate

 

Alternatives Pregnancy Center’s Mission Statement:

Alternatives Pregnancy Center exists to care for Denver-area women and men in pregnancy-related crisis and offer them a meaningful alternative to abortion. Following the example of Christian love, we seek to meet their emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. And we enable and encourage them to choose life every day.

 

We provide a 24-Hour Helpline, pregnancy tests and options counseling, limited ultrasound services, STD testing and treatment, adoption education, pre- and post-natal medical care referrals, financial and legal referrals, counseling after abortion, positive youth development curriculum and sexual risk avoidance education. All services are provided free of charge.

Please apply at https://youhavealternatives.org/getinvolved/careers/ or submit your resume and cover letter to Heidi@youhavealternatives.org

To Apply: Heidi@youhavealternatives.org