Job Profile

The AFFIRM (works with female students) & AMEN (works with male students) group facilitators will provide weekly group sessions to students who attend Wilde Lake Middle & High Schools located in Columbia, MD and/or Montgomery Blair High School & James Herbert Blake High Schools located in Silver Spring, MD.

Responsibilities

¨ Work 1- 3 hours per week during the lunch period (around 11am) or immediately after school (beginning at approximately 2:30pm or 3:30pm).

¨ Preparing and familiarizing yourself with all AFFIRM and/or AMEN group materials prior to the start of each session;

¨ Facilitating or co-facilitating AFFIRM or AMEN group sessions. Leading the group sessions will include initiating, facilitating, and moderating the dialogue among the group session attendees;

¨ Ensure that prior to the start of each group session, the place where the group(s) will take place is ready to receive the group participants and the room is clean after each group session;

¨ Make preparations to ensure that the weekly group meal(s) are ready for each group session (this includes picking up the food if required or making sure the food is ordered in a timely matter);

¨ Assist in the planning, coordinating and participating on all scheduled AFFIRM &/or AMEN group activities (field trips, awards ceremony). This includes overseeing the transportation arrangements and logistics for these activities;

¨ Completing administrative tasks including attendance for all group sessions, any notable incidences which occurred during group sessions (threats of bodily harm to oneself or others) and overseeing the delivery of pre and post surveys or evaluations;

¨ Organize and facilitate meetings with school staff and administrators (as needed);

¨ Maintain regular contact with the students involved in the AFFIRM &/or AMEN program (as well as their parents) as indicated;

Academic Qualifications and Experience / Skills

¨ Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in: social work, education, psychology, counseling, or related field;

¨ Experience in facilitating group sessions working with high school aged students (preferred);

¨ Demonstrate a strong interest in working within a minority community & working with youth from underserved communities;

¨ Possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation/automobile to travel to AFFIRM and AMEN school sites;

¨ Must successfully pass a criminal background check;

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $25.00 - $90.00 per hour

Expected hours: 2 – 8 per week

Work Location: In person

Pride Youth Services, Inc

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