The curriculum manager/educator is a combination tutor, coach, and mentor focusing on a young person maximizing the learning opportunities we offer in our program. While we work with 25 to 30 trainees a year, the curriculum manager/educator will typically be working with 5 to 10 trainees over a 12 to 16 week period. Elpis Enterprises is a not-for-profit organization that operates social enterprises as the framework for its employment readiness training and career pathway building for young people between 16 and 23 years of age experiencing homelessness or unstable housing in Ramsey and Hennepin counties. We use the multi-faceted aspects of our small businesses to provide an introduction to diverse careers that build on an individual trainee’s unique interests, skills, and passion. Our program emphasizes the development of strong employment readiness (‘soft’ or ‘professional’) skills development through experiential learning. We also offer our trainees opportunities to earn introductory certificates.
Responsibilities
• Provide a trainee with individualized support to succeed in experiential and text-based learning. • Work with a trainee in developing and completing a project-based learning opportunity within our social enterprises. • Work with our career counselor to support and guide trainees in developing strong time management, goal setting, accountability, and similar skills needed for academic and professional development success. • Identify a trainee's learning style, strengths, and deficiencies and develop appropriate strategies for achieving success. • Communicate at least once a week with each trainee in the social enterprise based training component. • Verifies and documents a trainee's progress or accomplishments achieved with a curriculum component or specific learning objective. • Supports and guides a trainee to be independent in using various learning strategies, which will position the trainee for success in post-Elpis opportunities. • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies to be Successful in this Position: • Role model professional/soft/21st Century skills (e.g., accountability, response to supervision, communication, punctuality). • Celebrate diversity in all forms and be part of a team fostering an inclusive organization. • Understands and recognizes how trauma influences an individual’s ability to engage in learning. • Use and role model de-escalation and conflict resolution strategies. • Use a youth-centered asset-building approach to promote learning. • Familiarity with online learning and Internet technology. • Use Microsoft Office Suite. • Problem-solve and be self-motivated. • Multi-task and independently manage your time. Education, Experience, Certifications, and Licenses: A bachelor’s degree or enrollment in a degree-granting program in education or similar field of study and/or three or more years of experience working with older youth or young adults in a classroom setting.
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Elpis Enterprises
Suite 112
Saint Paul, Ramsey, MN 55114
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