At Beech Acres Parenting Center, we uncover the natural gifts of children by unleashing the power of parents and caregivers. As a contemporary parenting center, Beech Acres serves over 30,000 people annually through a wide range of services including foster care, kinship care, adoption, behavioral health support in schools, parent coaching and much more. All of our programs are founded in our Natural Strength Parenting™ framework which enables parents to unlock their own potential by building on their unique strengths. For more information, visit www.beechacres.org

Why you will love working at Beech Acres:

Culture That Matters

Intentional. Strength-Based. Mindful.

At Beech Acres Parenting Center we are empowering parents and strengthening kids together. A career at Beech Acres will help you discern your unique purpose, discover and develop your own natural strengths, and learn to be present, fully engaged and accepting in the moment. It’s how we empower our families and it’s how we empower each other.

We're a spirited team that believes in having fun and making an impact in our community and beyond. We’ve built a culture that values our team members’ strengths where we embrace our differences and live the value of Inclusion to all. We believe that cultivating a feeling of belonging among our employees, partners, children and adults in a child’s world begins with a just, equitable and diverse organization. We work towards this through our policies, practices, and our daily personal interaction.  Beyond that, we aspire to influence the systems and communities in which we do our work by providing thought leadership, co-creation, advocacy, and support.

That’s culture that matters.

Our Perks at Work

• At Beech Acres, we take pride in offering you a competitive benefits package, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and other benefits. Your total compensation includes benefits that go beyond wages and are provided to you. Our Perks at Work includes a Bonus Points recognition, Cell Phone Reimbursements, Flexibility in the way that you work, paid leave plans, and best in the city Paid time off plans amongst many others.

• Beech Acres success is dependent upon our people, and our total rewards are designed to create and sustain an environment that encourages and rewards outstanding commitment to client service, personal accountability and the achievement of results. We believe working here offers more value and rewards than just your total compensation. We work in an environment that encourages commitment, spirit and collaboration and we provide outstanding results to our community. We are committed to not only our mission but to your growth and development as an employee and individual.

If you have what it takes and have the heart and passion for helping support families and children, then we invite you to apply to be part of positive change in schools, pediatric offices, workplaces, and our community!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for delivering The Character Effect™ program to school populations (teachers, administration, students, parents). This includes:   

• Working with appropriate school/partner staff to coordinate full model program implementation including but not limited to scheduling professional developments, group and individual coaching, family engagement events, and Social Emotional Learning data collection.   
• Using strengths of Social Intelligence, Perseverance, and Bravery to build positive relationships with school staff.   
• Employing evidence-based coaching practices (powerful questions, mindful listening, etc.)  in one-on-one and group coaching with teachers.   
• Informally observing teachers and modeling lessons, ultimately using these as opportunities to build rapport and offer support in program implementation.   
• Facilitating workshops and prevention groups with students ranging in age from Prek to high school.   
• Applying adult learning theories to the development and facilitation of Professional Development workshops.   
• Supporting Family Engagement Specialist in scheduling, publicizing, and facilitating Family Engagement events.  
• Partnering with Customer Success Manager to meet the diverse needs of our partners and empower partner leadership to engage and invest in the success of the program.  
• Authentically integrating mindfulness, character strengths, and intentionality into work performed and into relationships with colleagues, school staff, etc.   
• Communicating with all necessary Beech Acres colleagues (e.g. Beyond the Classroom Team Lead) and school staff on important matters influencing the implementation of the program.   
• Maintaining oral and/or written communication skills that are clear, concise, and convincing.  
• Demonstrating cultural competency by communicating respectfully and professionally with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds.   
• Collaborating with colleagues on innovation opportunities, ensuring program materials, resources, and workshops are engaging and cultivate student/teacher learning.   
• Embracing rapid cycle learning and experiment design concepts and strategies.   
• Traveling to various locations within a 90 mile radius of Cincinnati to provide in-person support for our partners. (Planned evening and weekend hours are periodically required.)  
• Performing other related duties as assigned by supervisor.  
• Maintaining compliance with all company policies and procedures.  

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Liberal Arts, Psychology or related area of study; Master’s degree preferred.  
• Ohio Teaching License strongly preferred.  
•  3+ years of experience in education, teaching, training, or related area.  
• Training and/or knowledge in mindfulness, mindful movement, social/emotional learning, positive psychology, and VIA character strengths. 
• Comfortable facilitating training to large audiences.   
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers. 
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, and Outlook) 
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices. 

Beech Acres is an Equal Opportunity Employer

BAPC provides equal employment opportunities (“EEO”) to all persons, consistent with applicable federal, state and local equal employment opportunity laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry, military or veteran status, color, national origin, or any other applicable statutorily protected group status under local, state, or federal law. This applies to all phases of the employment relationship including recruitment, hiring, compensation, advancement, and discipline.