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About us:

As a Christ-centered organization, we are dedicated to reaching hearts and changing lives by caring for and empowering individuals experiencing homelessness in Cleveland. All employees at The City Mission (TCM) are ministers of the Gospel and are vital for the fulfillment of our mission: providing help and hope to all people through the transforming power of God’s love. Therefore, it is essential that all employees of TCM have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and agree with and abide by our Statement of Faith and Lifestyle Principles.

These core values represent our staff, and we will hire, reward, recognize, review, coach, and correct based on these core values:

•We are called to serve Christ and others

•We believe God transforms lives

•We commit to steward well

•We succeed by working together

•We care for every person knowing all are made in the image of God

Job Summary:

Through a strong Christian worldview, supports & implements relevant programming for children Kindergarten through twelfth grade, including gospel-centered lessons, Bible-based character development, social emotional learning, and academic improvement. Trains and leads the seasonal youth program assistants.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

•Provides leadership and manages summer staff effectively and efficiently.

•Assists in the interviewing of potential summer staff and makes recommendations for hiring.

•Coaches, corrects, rewards, recognizes, and reviews summer staff in accordance with TCM’s Core Values & policies.

Essential Job Functions:

Supports and Implements Programming

•Implements programming that is culturally diverse, Gospel-focused, interesting, and relevant to specific age groups.

•Facilitates daily afterschool programs, special clubs, special events, field trips, utilizing volunteers.

•Facilitates engaging programming on non-school days.

•Coordinates with community partners.

•Oversees summer staff.

•Maintains Safe and Structured Environment

•Exercises classroom management by developing and implementing practices that prevent and minimize situations that lead to incidents.

•Proactively creates and maintains a clean, structured, and orderly environment where youth and staff feel safe.

•Provides support in maintaining integrity of operating practices, recordkeeping, report writing and attendance systems and data control.

•Ensures compliance to established procedures, policies, and safety standards.

School Engagement

•Processes enrollment into schools and assists with transitioning into new schools.

•Communicates and collaborates with Project Act.

•Initiates ongoing communication with schools regarding student needs, progress, goals, and special events (IEPs, behavior plans, etc.).

•Supports students with specific educational needs.

Other Responsibilities

•Initiates communication with residents and school staff for enrollment, attendance, and behavior needs.

•Supports special events within the Family Ministries department.

•Drives/chaperones at special events and field trips.

•Assist childcare staff with programming needs as the census dictates.

Requirements

Competencies:

All Staff	Unique for this Job	Software Skills
Situational Adaptability	Classroom Management	MS Outlook – Email & Calendar (Basic)
Compassion	Creativity	Microsoft Teams (Basic)
Composure	Emotional Intelligence	Microsoft Word (Basic)
People Focus	Organizing	General Computer Software (ex. Kronos, Relias, etc.) (Basic)
Communicates Effectively	Presentation Skills
		Microsoft PowerPoint (Basic)
		Microsoft Excel (Basic)

Education/Experience:
•High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in related field is preferred.
•2 years experience in Evangelical Youth Ministry required.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
•Meets requirements to be an approved driver of TCM vehicles is preferred.
•Limited time off over summer and school breaks to facilitate programming on non-school days.
•Flexibility required in order to be onsite for programming hours, available to drive/chaperone at special events, field trips, available during programming hours, evenings and weekends. Must be available when Cleveland schools are closed.

Essential Physical and Mental Functions:
•Stand or walk constantly (for up to an entire shift) on various surfaces (tile, concrete, carpet).
•Climb stairs.
•Constantly bend/twist at waist/knees/neck to perform various duties.
•Lift, carry, or move 50 pounds.
•Constant use of both hands, fingers, and arms in reaching/handling/grasping.
•Lift both arms over the head, holding items overhead.
•Operates a computer as needed
•Constant use of eyes (correctable vision to normal level required) to observe, read, interact with public and co-workers, view security monitors; includes hand/eye coordination.
•Constant use of hearing (correctable hearing to normal level required) for day-to-day job functions
•Read, understand, and clearly speak English; constantly use speech and hearing (correctable to normal level required) in communicating with public/co-workers, giving and receiving instructions, using phones.
•Constant mental alertness and attention to detail required while setting priorities and following up on assignments.
•Must possess effective written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with ability to deal with all levels of personnel and the general public in a professional and effective manner;
•Must be able to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
•Must be able to handle pressure of constantly working with individuals in crisis.
•Must be able to handle pressure of interruptions in daily activities.
•Subject to excessive noise

Spiritual Requirements:
•Professes Jesus as Lord and Savior
•Believes the Bible to be the inspired, infallible, & ultimate authoritative Word of God (II Timothy 3:16; II Peter 1:21)
•Patterns life after the example of Jesus and the commands and principles found in the Bible – consistent with TCM’s doctrinal statement, statement of faith, and lifestyle principles
•Desires to serve the Lord

Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Pathways Instructor

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