Fourth Presbyterian Church: A Light in the City

To apply:

• Email subject line should read Your name/CL Career Prep Facilitator
• No phone calls, please.
• Fourth Presbyterian Church/Chicago Lights seeks to fill this position as soon as possible and will work actively to build a diverse pool of candidates.

Summary

The Career Prep Facilitator is responsible for curriculum development and workshop facilitation of this project. This includes grade-level appropriate career exploration and personal development workshops for students. He/she will create objective-driven, student-focused lessons, including the use of hands-on, engaging learning techniques. The Career Prep Facilitator, in conjunction with all other staff members, will enforce a program-wide classroom management plan to ensure an organized, safe, and learning-centered environment.

Program Description

The Career Prep Project of the Chicago Lights Tutoring Program helps rising seventh through ninth-grade students explore non-traditional career fields, gain financial literacy skills, and aid in their transition to high school. Students participate in a series of classes and field trips tailored around career exploration, financial literacy, secondary education, and more. Career planning and management skills, including academic planning, decision-making related to postsecondary pathways, career readiness skills, job search skills, financial literacy, and cover letters and resumes.

The facilitator will design, write, develop, manage, and facilitate complex learning and development projects for multiple audiences. Responsibilities involve working with employees and teams to help them reach their full potential.

Schedule

This is a seasonal, temporary part-time position. The Career Prep Program is in session from June 24 through August 16, 2024. (No programming on July 4).

The schedule for this position is:
• Attendance from 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday
• Attendance from 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on every Friday for Field Trips.
• Additionally, a mandatory Staff Meeting in June.

Primary Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Career Prep Facilitator include:

• Developing and implementing grade-level appropriate curriculum related to career research, exploration, and high school readiness.
• Providing written lesson plans to the Associate Director one week in advance of all classes
• Enforcing a program-wide classroom management plan in conjunction with other staff and management
• Communicating with the Youth Programs Manager & Program Coordinator regarding all student behavior concerns and working together with all staff to create a safe, positive, and calm environment
• Participating in and monitoring field trips
• Assisting in the development and administration of student assessments
• Attending staff meetings as required
• Escorting students to and from classes and mealtimes
• Adhere to the Tutoring and Summer Day Programs’ Communication and Conduct Policy and Attendance Policy, Communicating with parents, as needed.
• Supervise student mealtimes, as needed.
• Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights
• Other duties, as assigned or needed.

Qualifications and Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree required.
Ability to develop curriculum for highly interactive career and personal development workshops.
Knowledge of the various high schools in Chicago including private, public/charter school options
Previous/current classroom and/or workshop facilitation experience
Ability to employ a variety of learner-centered teaching methods.
Comfort and talent (previous experience preferred) in working with students in grades 7-9
Excellent interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage a classroom and work within a multicultural environment
Computer skills including Microsoft Office suite of products.
Skill as an excellent communicator who is comfortable working with and teaching all levels of employees and across multiple core subject areas
Self-motivation as a project manager with expert knowledge in designing project strategies for training communication, and evaluation plans.
A strong track record of rapid – learning content development.
Negotiation, influence, and conflict resolution experience
Passion for working with youth.
Passion for being organized, creative, and obsessed with details.
Microsoft Word and Excel

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those employee encounters while performing essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with different abilities to perform essential functions.
• If the current health conditions dictate, one must be able to participate in online virtual communications, including email, video conferencing, and other online tools used to facilitate virtual office culture and work sharing.
• Meet with the CL Summer Day staff regularly; attend Fourth Church staff and administrative meetings as required.
• Smoke- and drug (illegal or recreational)-free environment.
• Fourth aims for accessibility in any off-site location that we control, but some of them may not be fully accessible.
• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, and scanners. Employees are regularly required to communicate effectively via computer, via phone, and in person.
• Be able to lift 35 pounds.
• This role requires frequent sitting.
• Fourth Presbyterian Church’s/Chicago Lights office is located in downtown Chicago.

To apply:

EEO Statement
Fourth Presbyterian Church/Chicago Lights is committed to equal employment opportunity for all qualified persons, without regard to race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status or familial status, veteran status, military status, source of income, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law. Fourth Church/Chicago Lights seeks to build and retain a diverse staff and is committed to fostering an equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated as a respected and valued team member. Fourth Church/Chicago Lights is committed to elevating the voices of women, young people, people of color, Native people, immigrants and refugees, low-income people, LGBQ+, and transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, people with disabilities, and young parents. We encourage people from these communities to apply.