WHO WE ARE:

Branches is on a mission to educate and inspire people through student, family, and financial wellness services in partnership with our communities.

We believe in meeting the needs of the next generation by addressing both the parent and the child simultaneously in our 2-Gen approach that supports a family’s wellbeing, ensuring that each family member is supported in reaching their full potential. Our holistic approach builds long term, ongoing relationships with local communities to leverage and promote collective impact for the families we serve.

POSITION SUMMARY

Branches is a multi-faceted community and church-based ministry that creates life changing opportunities for children, youth and families. Our goal is to provide opportunities for students and their families to know Christ, to become better educated, and to be encouraged to make positive life choices.

The Grow Coach is accountable for driving the quality of opportunities for children in Grades K-5. The Grow Coach is responsible for ensuring Grow operates with excellence; enhancing performance and impact; coaching team members; and leading with love, creating hope, and inspiring joy and promise.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Branchification

• Mentor team members on, model, and live out the Branches values and ideal of transformational service
• Lead with love by connecting and building deep, meaningful relationships
• Create hope by encouraging positive behaviors and choices; reinforcing the Branches Bee Rules & Standards; and breathing life into students, families, and teams

Opportunity Excellence

• Create and compile learning curricula and opportunities in afterschool and summer settings
• Oversee daily program activities; and model the delivery of activities that spark active and joyful engagement
• Monitor the intention and creativity necessary to animate activity plans and learning spaces

Operational & Program Stewardship

• Assist in leading weekly team meetings; and in directing team members in the effective completion of daily tasks
• Assist in upholding grant compliance requirements; Department of Children and Families licensure standards; and organizational policies as detailed in the Branches Employee Handbook and the Grow & Climb Operations Manual
• Assist in recruiting and enrolling participants; and in maintaining participant files
• Assist in collecting and recording participant demographic, attendance, and outcomes data; and in the accurate and timely administration of outcomes assessments and participant feedback
• Assist in accurate recording and timely submission of expenditures (e.g., credit card receipts) and income (e.g., cash)
• Attend professional development opportunities as required or needed

Performance, Learning, and Impact Leadership

• Collect high-quality data to support decision-making
• Participate in collaboration circles with team members across sites to share lessons learned and promising practices
• Assist in developing compelling stories regularly to spark enthusiasm internally and highlight impact externally  

Team & Talent Development

• Assist in developing high performing teams through goal-setting, coaching, and actionable feedback that highlights strengths, accomplishments, and areas for growth
• Assist in leading, and conducting performance reviews for, AmeriCorps members and Student Guides
• Track and approve hours of hourly team members 

Branches’ Way – Grow Deeper, Climb Higher

Worth— We believe each person has sacred value, is created in the image of God and has inherent self-worth. People matter and therefore are our priority.

Wonder— We dream and then co-create the future with students and families which means we do not wait for the future to just happen.

Welcome— At Branches all people are welcomed, received and valued in contrast to the rejection and exclusion that people all too often experience in the world.

With — What we do is transformational and not transactional. We connect with people and build relationships as opposed to treating people like a number or a service unit. Together we become the Branches family.

Walk— While the destination is important, we recognize the journey is the essential part. The day-to-day work we do is like walking with people on the journey in which we all explore, discover and become renewed.

Words– We create a positive, hopeful environment at Branches through the ways and the words we speak to others. Be our words fun, friendly, firm or whatever, we always affirm the other and speak with love.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is performed either in regular office conditions (25%) or in an afterschool enrichment setting providing services to children and families (70%) at the Branches Community Center site. Various types of meetings may be conducted in other parts of Miami-Dade County that will require some travel (5%). These meetings may include program specific trainings, partner and volunteer development, outreach to the neighborhood, among other meetings. The program will have some evening and weekend service events or programming. Reliable transportation may be needed as the position requires commuting to meetings and trainings, some of which may be on evenings or weekends.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION NOTICE

We follow Federal Law requirements to provide reasonable accommodation to applicants, candidates, and employees who qualify. Please tell us if you require reasonable accommodation to perform any of the job functions of this position.

Benefits

As a full-time member of Branches, staff are eligible for the following benefits: affordable medical, dental, vision and short-term disability insurance, 15 paid holidays per year, vacation, and sick/personal time off, and 6% retirement matching with the 403 (B) plan.

*Candidate must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor employment visas. *

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Teaching, or related field is preferred
• Completion of DCF 40 hour Introductory to School-Age Child Care Training is required
• Completion of DCF School-Age Child Care Staff Credential, or completion of courses during the first year of employment, is required
• Proficiency in written and spoken English necessary; Spanish and/or Creole language skills are a plus