Education Coordinator

Education Coordinator Job Description

Job Title: Residential Education Coordinator 

Department: Restorative Care

Reports To: Residential Manager

FLSA Status: Salary (Exempt)

Work Shift(s): Monday-Friday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm in the office. Some on-call evenings and weekends.

Organization

Elijah Rising is a Christian non-profit organization that provides safety through Prayer, Awareness, Intervention, and Restoration for victims of sex trafficking.

Elijah Rising's Restoration program serves survivors through residential care in a therapeutic setting. Centered around the eight dimensions of wellness, Elijah Rising provides safe housing, food, utilities, clothing, personal supplies, access to medical and dental care, professional therapy, life skills training, emotional skills, occupational resources, job skills, case management, spiritual care, and transportation 24/7/365.

Summary

The Residential Education Coordinator is responsible for maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment and coordinating program activities to meet the needs of program residents. This role collaborates with the Residential Manager and Care Team to provide the optimal level of care for each resident. 

The Residential Education Coordinator is a multifaceted position dedicated to overseeing daily educational operations and providing strategic support to the Residential Coordinator. This role plays a central part in the educational program's success by managing curriculum, lesson planning, and course instruction. Responsibilities include proposing curriculum options, designing lesson plans, teaching diverse courses, supervising volunteer-led classes, and assessing residents’ progress. Additionally, the Coordinator ensures the establishment, supervision, and continuity of a standardized educational program, working closely with Case Management to maintain and update weekly resident schedules for optimal program delivery.

Required Duties and Responsibilities

(Other duties may be assigned as necessary)

• Leads and guides Bible studies, devotionals, and prayer and worship times as needed

Essential Functions

• Oversee, train, and support any volunteers
• Ensure chores are completed by residents and staff at the Education Center 
• Ensure the continuous operation of the educational services, classes, and programming for the Elijah Rising Restoration Program
• Establishes and maintains the daily, weekly, monthly, and annual class schedule encompassing various educational services such as literacy, computer skills, science, math, English, life skills, financial literacy, and more for the residents
• Oversee the delivery of services, ensuring seamless integration of all residents at every phase of the program
• Participate in the selection and development of the educational curriculum
• Create all supplemental educational materials such as handouts, activity sheets, tracking systems, and measurement tools
• Provide regular supervision of the classes in order to ensure proficient delivery of services
• Develop and implement systems to track the efficacy of each class for residents
• Provide additional tutoring support to residents as needed for the positive progression of intended outcomes
• Help identify and remove any obstacles to learning for the residents in the education program 
• Create systems to motivate residents towards specific learning objectives
• Maintain timely communication with staff and volunteers
• Orient residents to the program’s educational requirements and standards
• Order, distribute, and organize all needed supplies for each term well in advance of classes

Reporting 

• Report all required documentation in a timely manner
• Oversee accurate reporting for all Education Mentors and volunteers
• Retain meticulous attendance sheets to ensure the capture of education hours and attendees

Essential Functions

• Maintain order and safety for all residents, volunteers, staff, and visitors
• Maintain the cleaning of the home, ensure that residents are completing daily household tasks and weekly chores 
• Track household supplies and replenish when needed
• Monitor disbursements for stipends and activities
• Provide maintenance issues to the Residential Manager
• Act as a mediator between residents when conflict arises 

Resident Care

• Uphold the policies, procedures, and core values of the program
• Implement daily schedule and confirm transportation requirements for residents based on the individual service plans created by the Case Manager, engaging staff and volunteers as needed
• Review and practice program policies and expectations regularly with residents
• Conduct drug testing and room searches as needed
• Oversee medication disbursement and complete medication logs daily, including any medication changes
• Support residents with needs such as filling and pickup of prescription refills 
• At times, explore and organize resident outings while maintaining adherence to the allotted budget and schedule 
• Model behaviors that encourage personal wellness
• Maintain healthy boundaries with residents and staff 
• Facilitates and oversees group activities, prayer, and curriculum work, as needed
• Transport and accompany residents to appointments, reporting comprehensive post-visit summaries

Qualifications

• Must have communication, writing, and language skills
• Must be extremely detail-oriented 
• Must have strong time-management skills
• Must be interested in psychology and open to learning new therapeutic techniques
• Must have emotional intelligence, discernment, and interpersonal skills
• Must be CPR/AED certified
• Must be able to manage time efficiently to meet expected weekly deadlines
• Able to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals and general business periodicals
• Able to write reports, presentations, blogs, essays, as needed
• Must be able to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, and ratios in proportion to practical situations
• Able to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

Technical Competencies:

• Proficient in Google Workspace tools 
• Comfortable navigating Apple/macOS systems
• Knowledge of 1Password for secure credential management
• Working knowledge of BambooHR
• Effective communication using Slack or similar internal messaging tools
• Ability to create and deliver professional presentations using Google Slides, Keynote, or similar software
• Excellent computer skills needed
• Able to create spreadsheets, graphs, charts, presentations and other documents

Other Requirements

• Must have reliable transportation
• Must possess a valid state driver’s license and valid vehicle insurance
• Must be able to drive a 15-passenger van
• Must be able to drive on the highway for long distances (2 hours+)
• Must successfully pass background checks and random drug testing during employment
• Employees are frequently required to stand, walk, and drive
• Vision requirements include close vision, far-range vision, and the ability to focus 
• Hearing requirements include the ability to hear normal conversation in normal ranges and the ability to be in moderate to loud environments for extended periods of time
• Occasionally required to lift/carry and push/pull up to 50 lbs
• Occasionally required to climb stairs, bend or stoop, kneel or crouch

**Reasonable accommodations can be made for individuals with disabilities

Education, Training, and Experience 

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• One or more years of experience working in trauma care preferred

Elijah Rising was founded in 2012 as a prayer gathering that focused on ending sex trafficking in Houston. Across Houston women and girls were being sold for sex, but there was little outcry, so Elijah Rising began hosting Van Tours and showing the public that sex trafficking is happening across our city.

The scripture became the heart of our mission—to see injustice undone and the exploited set free. But the path wasn’t easy. As we expanded our outreach, we realized we lacked the resources needed to truly help these women. They needed housing, trauma therapy, legal aid, education, employment opportunities, and, most importantly, a safe community.

Driven by this massive need, we worked tirelessly to create a long-term care model that would truly serve women escaping trafficking. In 2020, we launched the Elijah Rising Restorative Care Program (ERRC), providing high-quality residential care, including safe housing, education, mental health treatment, addiction recovery, occupational development, and healthcare coordination.

The ERRC Program reconnects women with hope and a brighter future. Those who complete the program achieve sobriety, reunify with their children and families, find rewarding career paths, and gain the life skills necessary to move forward with healing and realize their fullest potential.

This is just the beginning. We invite you to join us in this mission to end human trafficking and restore lives.