The Character Effect Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

( Full-time) ($22.07 to $24.62 hourly)

Beech Acres Parenting Center has been serving the community for 176 years. We uncover the natural gifts of children by unleashing the power of parents and caregivers. As a contemporary parenting center, Beech Acres serves over 35,000 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

Why you will love working for Beech Acres:

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. Through our Culture of Well-Being, emphasis on psychological safety and belonging for all; our team members and the families we serve feel safe bringing their authentic self to Beech Acres.

We take pride in offering you a competitive benefits package, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and other benefits. Our Perks at Work include but not limited to:

• Generous compensation within the non-profit sector along with bonus opportunities for all team members.
• Benefits effective 1st day of hire which includes health care, dental and vision.
• Best in market paid time off benefits. Eligible to receive up to 42 days your first year.
• Life insurances and disability packages
• 401K match
• Tuition + Licensure reimbursement
• Cell phone + Mileage reimbursement
• Awards and recognition programs
• Professional Development
• Clinical and Training supervision and in-house training to achieve CEU’s
• Workplace Flexibility
• Employee Resource Groups
• And much more

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.
• Performs other duties as assigned, provided such duties are reasonably related to the essential functions of the position and do not conflict with applicable laws or organizational policies.

Job Based Competencies (list 6-8):

1. Facilitate Tier 2 Prevention groups
2. Professional Development Training
3. TCE Program components and implementation in schools
4. Collaborate with Manager, Director, BTC team leads, and support Family Engagement Specialist
5. Facilitate individual and group coaching
6. Participate in professional development as expected by organization and OMHAS Prevention credential

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.