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Job Summary The BPW Trainer will represent Brain Power Wellness Services, leading various wellness workshops and retreats for school staff, parents, and students. Responsibilities include mastering and conducting training modules, ensuring a positive and collaborative environment, and integrating brain science principles into activities. Trainers will manage administrative duties, such as daily reporting, sign-in sheet submissions, and weekly check-ins. They are also expected to support staff development, participate in meetings, and contribute to maintaining a safe office environment. Flexibility to cover services across NYC's five boroughs is required. Responsibilities Essential Duties: - Articulate the mission, vision, and services of Brain Power Wellness Services. - Understand the role of the BPW Trainer, including being a professional representative of Brain Power Wellness Services, ensuring quality services, being a positive role model when implementing Brain Breaks in the classroom with students, and creating a positive and collaborative environment. - Be familiar with the contents of the BPW Teacher Binder and be able to locate and articulate its contents. - Understand the principles and brain science supporting the BP Activities (e.g., Water Up Fire Down) and incorporate them when teaching BPW - Represent BPW and take ownership for growing and strengthening the relationship between our school communities and BPW by integrating BPW’s program into the school culture. Conducting Services - Class Visits: Have a complete understanding of BPW’s program structure & best practices. Within one month have expertise, and be able to independently lead activities and explain core themes in all of the class Visit flows for Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, and Special Education. Engage with students to encourage participation. Class Visits are typically 20 minutes in length (with some exceptions) with a 5 minute transition period between Class Visits. Depending on the school and schedule, an instructor on average may conduct anywhere from 8-12 visits on a given day. - School Aid Workshops: Lead School Aid workshops independently, including presentations, exercises, and engage with participants to encourage participation. - Staff Wellness: Lead staff wellness sessions, and engage with participants to encourage participation. - Student Leadership Program: Lead Student Leadership Program session activities with a BPW Instructor, and engage with participants to encourage participation. - Parent Workshops: Lead parent workshops independently, including presentations, exercises, and engage with participants to encourage participation. - Teacher and Staff Refresher Workshops: Lead workshops (day 1 - 3 curriculum) for small groups and large groups, and engage with participants to encourage participation. This includes conducting these workshops during common planning time for teachers. - Teacher and Staff Refresher Workshops: Lead independently, including presentations, exercises, and engage with participants to encourage participation. This includes conducting these workshops during common planning time for teachers. - School Retreats (Day & Overnight): Lead wellness activities, lead stations, manage groups, space setup, and engage with participants to encourage participation. - Day School Retreats: Lead day school retreat wellness activities, co-lead stations, assist with setup, and engage with the group to encourage participation. - Team Leader: To support staff development team during internal Thursday training to co-facilitate training, model professional behaviors & skills in the workplace for other Instructors, good teamwork, and feedback on professionalism and quality of services. - Assisting Field Coordinator With Relationship Building With School Partners - Provides ongoing support to Field Coordinators in managing school partnerships, including follow-up communications to schools, principal meetings, and other relevant communication. - Support the FC with intaking requests and communicating from school partners by being an intermediary between Field Coordinators and school partners to ensure the communication between Field Coordinators and school partners are strong, and information is always relayed back to the Field Coordinator. Administrative Responsibilities - Training: Master instructional modules, resources, program structure, and best practices. - Shadowing Services: Shadow a member of the NYC Services Team while they conduct services to obtain exposure and training on services they need to learn how to conduct them. - Learn Worlds Modules: Complete all assigned Learn World Modules and assessments. - Debrief Meeting: At the end of services, have a debrief meeting with the principal of the school. Recap email is sent to the Field Coordinator to summarize what was discussed. - Weekly Meetings: Have weekly check-in meetings with your Instructor Supervisor. - SIS: At the end of each work day, obtain (and create virtual Sign In Sheets for virtual sessions) and submit Sign-In Sheets (SIS) on the same day the service was provided timely so payment can be requested from DOE. - Daily Reports: At the end of each work day submit a Daily Report to your supervisor & FC describing the days activities, areas of challenge and growth, and questions or concerns. Other Responsibilities - Arrive to all assigned services, and arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the service. - Provide coverage for services as needed, wherever needed in the 5 boroughs of NYC. - Attend weekly Staff Meetings either in person at the BPW office or virtually according to the weekly schedule. - Respond to emails, calls, texts, and Google Spaces announcements. - Take initiative when in the office to maintain a safe and clean environment for the BPW Team (e.g., assisting Office Manager in room set up/break down, cleaning, removing garbage, etc.). - Submit timesheets and expenses by the deadlines. - Provide back-up support for the BPW Services team in order to get services completed on time. - Participate in committees/groups that work on tasks which enhance the Instructor role experience, maintaining and developing the BPW Trainer’s skills, or updating the materials Instructors work with. Professional Skills Professionalism | Punctuality | Accountability | Team Player | Growth Mindset | Effective And Respectful Communication | Professional Integrity | Autonomy | Confidence | Knowledgeable | Admin Skills | Time Management | Multi Tasking | Advanced Communication With School Leaders Schedule - Monday - Friday: 8 AM - 4 PM - Possible after-hours & weekend work due to staffing needs for business retreats & programming - Travel required to facilitate and support BPW Services outside of New York City. EEO Statement BPW is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome and valued. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic!