Coppers Shores Bridges is seeking dedicated and passionate Part-Time Getting Ahead Facilitators.  The Copper Shores Bridges Facilitator role is to lead the Getting Ahead in a Just Getting By World curriculum. This is a 16-week program of self-discovery that meets one night per week. Through Getting Ahead, “Investigators” who take the class will learn how to take charge of their lives. The facilitator will help guide the investigators through the process and play a pivotal role in supporting the investigators to create positive change. The goal of the class is to help foster a better life, and a more stable future story. We are looking for multiple facilitators that would lead classes in Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties.  

General Responsibilities

• Participate in Bridges Out of Poverty/Getting Ahead training requirements.
• Lead weekly group sessions based on the Bridges Out of Poverty curriculum. 
• Create a safe and inclusive environment where investigators feel comfortable sharing their experiences, insights, and challenges related to poverty.
• Facilitate discussions, activities, and exercises that encourage critical thinking, reflection, and collaborative problem-solving. 
• Support participants in setting and achieving individual goals for personal and professional development.
• Collaborate with Bridges Director to assess participant progress, address concerns, and make necessary adjustments to the curriculum or session plans. 
• Coordinate and provide guidance to investigators to complete required assignments and assessments.
• Schedule and facilitate weekly make-up sessions with investigators, as needed.
• Maintain accurate records, including participant information, evaluations, and program outcomes, and prepare reports as required. 
• Coordinate with Copper Shores Community Support and Outreach staff and community partners on referrals and advocacy for investigators. 
• Participate in graduations and Getting Ahead alumni events as agreed upon. 
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High School Education or GED.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and motivate diverse groups of individuals. 
• Empathy and cultural sensitivity to effectively work with individuals from different socio-economic backgrounds and life experiences. 
• Ability to travel to your classroom site in either Houghton, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties on a weekly basis.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, demonstrating strong organizational and time management skills. 

Desired Skills and Other Attributes

• Experience empowering and building safe, trusting, and healing relationships with individuals and families living in poverty and from diverse backgrounds
• Personal experience living in situational or generational poverty.  

Typical Work Schedule

Evening Hours. Co-Facilitate a Getting Ahead class in either Houghton, Baraga or Ontonagon County.  The class runs for a 16-week session.  Attend trainings and other events as needed.  

Position Classification, Wage Scale and Other Benefits

Part-Time, non-exempt temporary position with a salary expected to be $1,925 for the training and 16-week session.  

At-Will Disclaimer

It is the policy of Copper Shores that all employees who do not have a written contract with Copper Shores for a specific term of employment are employed at the will of Copper Shores for an indefinite period and are subject to termination at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice.  At the same time, such employees may terminate their employment at any time and for any reason.

Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles

Mission

To positively influence a healthful community through enhanced philanthropy and collaboration

Vision

• To influence a shared vision (of a healthful community) 
• To foster collaborations and partnerships
• and to build community capacity to shape outcomes

Values

• Integrity – We will be open, honest, and transparent in our administration and stewardship of the community assets entrusted to us.
• Commitment to the Community – We shall administer the Foundation in a way that is objective, responsible and focused on long-term sustainability and impact.
• Collaboration – We will work to bring perspective and experience together to fulfill our potential as we work as a broader group that represents the interests of the community we serve.  This shall be done to ensure that we strive to identify, foster, and maintain partnership-relations as we work to improve the health of our community.
• Creative Solutions – We will work towards that which we aspire to be and will find creative, innovative, and sustainable solutions to the systemic challenges that face our community’s overall condition of health.

Success Factors

• People – We will employ, engage, develop, and retain high-caliber employees and Board Directors.  
• Processes – We will work to ensure our administrative processes provide effective administration of the Foundation.
• Financial Performance – We recognize that we must achieve financial goals and investment returns in order to effectively and perpetually reinvest in our community.
• Communication – We will be transparent and honest in our promotion of the Foundation and efforts to engage our donor community and cultivate overall public support.
• Community –  We recognize and acknowledge the vitally important role our community partners, donors, and various stakeholders play in making this a more vibrant and healthful community and our success is found in their success and support.

Equal Opportunity Employer Disclosure

The qualifications and specifications mentioned above are intended to indicate the kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions that will be given this title and shall not be construed as declaring what the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position shall be.  It is not intended to limit or in any way modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under his/her supervision.  The use of a particular expression or illustration describing duties shall not be held to exclude other duties not mentioned that are of similar kind of level or difficulty.  The position will be filled based on qualifications regardless of Race, Color, Disability, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Height, Weight, Age, Veteran, or Marital Status.  

Application Process

Mail or email cover letter and resume to:

Natasha Berg
Human Resource Director/Compliance
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation
400 Quincy Street
P.O. Box 299
Hancock, MI 49930

nberg@coppershores.org

Application review will begin immediately and the position will remain posted until filled.

Job Posting

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