Education and Life Skills Specialist

Company: SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN MINISTRY Inc
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: February 15, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Position Title: Education and Life Skills Specialist Reports To: VP of Clinical and Supportive (Shared) Services FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Prepared By: VP of Clinical and Supportive (Shared) Services Approved By: President and CEO Approved Date: February 2026 Salary Range: $50K - $55K This position requires evening hours 2-3 times/week and occasional weekend hours. SUMMARY: The Education and Life Skills (ELS) Specialist will assist individuals experiencing homelessness as they work toward increased economic and housing stability. The role is to directly facilitate a high school completion curriculum at SAMMinistries’ Young Adult Stability and Support (YASS) Center, and to provide individual and group instruction and support to YASS Center clients to improve communication and life skills. The selected candidater will also provide education and employment-focused case management assistance to YASS Center participants. The ELS Specialist is responsible for documenting work, tracking and entering client contacts and progress, and for maintaining productive, professional communication with all SAMMinistries programs and departments. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Facilitate high school completion curriculum Implement individualized training plans tailored to the specific needs of each client. Facilitate social skills training to enhance interpersonal communication and relationship-building abilities. Monitor client progress and adjust training methods as needed to ensure progress and goal achievement. Maintain accurate documentation of client progress, incidents, and relevant observations. Collaborate with clients, family members, staff, and other professionals to assist clients in developing a positive support network. Support clients’ development of practical life skills critical to success in obtaining and maintaining stable and safe housing; these include: Assisting with preparation of resumes and cover letters aligned with identified career objectives. Support program participants’ ability to submit accurate, high quality job applications. Conduct mock interviews to build participants’ skills and confidence. Build and manage relationships with external organizations or community partners by: Acting as a liaison to connect clients/community members with resources. Coordinating client-centered events. Managing professional and timely communications. Tracking partnership success to support organizational goals including quality service delivery, program growth, and positive community engagement. Successfully track and analyze expenses and program metrics related to program deliverables. GENERAL EXPECTATIONS Develop goals, priorities and timelines to ensure efficiency and completion of assigned tasks. Communicate and coordinate priorities, progress, workload, and challenges to supervisor on a regular basis. Communicate with supervisor and other leadership staff when urgent situations arise; assist with addressing these in accordance with leadership guidance and organization policies. Share information contributing to positive growth in programmatic practice and organization fundraising efforts. Attend staff meetings and participate in organization?wide planning activities. Professionally handle other tasks as assigned. Maintain current knowledge of best practices and services applicable to population served by this program. Undertake all activities with the highest ethical standards. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor’s Degree in a Human Services field, Education or closely related disciplines. Must have 2 years’ experience with providing education and/or direct case management assistance to adults with disadvantaged and marginalizing backgrounds that may include poverty, criminal justice system involvement, behavioral health challenges, and/or family violence. Prior experience directly providing career readiness training, interview preparation, and resume writing is a plus. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. LANGUAGE SKILLS The ELS Specialist must possess and demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. The ELS Specialist must be able to communicate accurately and professionally with clients, staff, and community members. Must be able to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, grant and financial reports, legal documents and/or governmental regulations. Must also be able to respond to common inquiries and complaints from clients, regulatory agencies, partners, and other others in the community in a professional manner. Must be able to clearly and effectively present information to colleagues, leadership staff, and community members. Bilingual (English/Spanish) ability is not required but highly preferred. REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES Ability to operate a computer, copier, fax machine, and a telephone with intercom. Ability to work in Microsoft Windows XP and Office Suite applications; a willingness to learn new programs and applications is essential; ability to follow instructions, think conceptually, set priorities and interface effectively with staff; ability to coordinate work requirements and to handle several projects simultaneously; ability to work conscientiously without supervision; must have excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills and public speaking ability; ability to maintain strict confidentiality and interact well with all constituencies; ability to work independently while also being flexi flexible in providing assistance to the "team" as needed. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Physical demands inherent in this position include but are not limited to sitting for long periods of time, use of computer equipment, operation of a motor vehicle, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stretching and lifting up to 20 lbs. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment for this position is primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor activity required for supervision/participation in community events. Operating an agency motor vehicle may also be required on occasion. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This position requires some weekend and evening hours. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. This position requires evening hours two to three days per week and occasional weekend hours. EEO SAMMinistries provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, SAMMinistries complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the organization has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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