Would you like to go home every day knowing you made a difference in the life of a child? If so, join the Big Brothers Big Sisters team and be an impact player making a difference in one of the most prominent agencies in the country.
Big Brothers Big Sisters has the following position available: Partnership Specialist located in Houston, TX.
Position Summary:
Providing direct delivery of mentor2.0 program leveraging technology-based approaches to youth mentoring and education.
Essential Functions, Responsibilities, and Activities:
- Enroll volunteers and children including oversight of the application, screening and matching process
- Facilitate high impact relationships between 100 mentor2.0 pairs, including enrollment; monitoring participation; providing individualized attention; proactively assisting relationships through regular communication, support and advice; and identifying pairs who need additional support and implement strategies to improve relationships
- Lead weekly mentor2.0 class for mentees at participating schools, including discussion of weekly curriculum
- Lead orientations and training for teachers and mentees
- Organize and staff multiple large scale and multi-faceted mentor-mentee events (i.e. career workshops, museum visits, end-of-year events), overseeing all logistics, content, and budgets, including evening and weekend commitments
- Develop and manage relationships with schools, including teachers and administration
- Track program participation, conduct pre-, mid-, and post-program evaluations
- Support all aspects of mentor2.0 program implementation
- Attend and participate in all team, staff, and program meetings
- Assist with agency special events as requested
- Maintain state licensure, when applicable
- Candidate should reside in the Houston area as position reports to our Houston office.
Education, Experience, and Other Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in education, social or human science, such as social work, sociology or psychology
- One year experience in a social service or teaching field preferred
- Prior database experience required
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel with at least 45 words per minute, error free
- Must be willing and able to work with diverse populations.
- Flexibility and availability to work early/evening weekday hours and occasional weekend, as well as travel in the assigned service area as needed
- Experience working with young people, in groups settings, preferred
- Comfortable in public speaking role
- Bilingual skills - Spanish strongly preferred
Aside from supporting a great mission, you will enjoy great benefits including retirement (matched); medical, dental and life insurance; HSA option; flexible spending account; education reimbursement, awesome time-off and casual dress.
Please submit resume to and indicate "Partnership Specialist - Houston, TX" in the subject line.
For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit our website at www.bbbstx.org.
Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/V/D
No Phone Calls Please.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $36,570.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Application Question(s):
- Do you reside in Houston?
Education:
Experience:
- social service or teaching field: 1 year (Preferred)
- working with young people, in groups settings: 1 year (Preferred)
- Public speaking: 1 year (Preferred)
Work Location: In person