Job Details

Regional Community Educator (Full-Time and Part-Time Opportunities) – Central Mississippi

Location: Central Mississippi, serving an initial 7-county region with expansion into additional communities over time

Position Type: Full-time and Part-time opportunities available

Reports to: Director of Community Education / Program Designee

Travel: Frequent local and regional travel; some evenings and weekends required

Compensation: Full-time salary or part-time hourly rate commensurate with experience and consistent with SR1 compensation policies

Position Summary

SR1 seeks mission-driven, relationship-centered Regional Community Educators to serve as trusted community presences across an initial seven-county area in Central Mississippi. These team members will help expand SR1's reach by building strong partnerships, delivering high-quality community education, engaging families, connecting residents to resources, and supporting the long-term growth of the SR1 C.O.O.L.™ Zone.

This role advances SR1's cradle-to-career, whole-family model by helping children, youth, adults, and families access educational, health, financial, and personal development opportunities that increase mobility and strengthen communities. We are seeking both full-time professionals and part-time team members, including individuals who are currently pursuing an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree and want meaningful hands-on experience in community-based work.

The ideal candidate is kind, creative, honest, reliable, communicative, intellectually curious, caring, and deeply committed to helping rural and underserved communities thrive.

Why This Role Matters

SR1's model depends on strong community entry points, a pipeline of support across life stages, meaningful community-building, and a culture rooted in accountability, leadership, teamwork, and shared purpose. This position helps create those entry points by building trust, organizing outreach, facilitating classes, gathering feedback, and making sure families can move into and through SR1 services. Community-building in the SR1 model includes leadership training, community organizing, connections to social services, and strong partnerships with residents, institutions, and stakeholders.

Core Purpose

The Regional Community Educator will bring SR1's mission to life in neighborhoods, schools, churches, community centers, and partner sites by turning outreach into relationships and relationships into opportunity.

Essential Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with families, schools, faith-based institutions, community organizations, local leaders, and other stakeholders across the assigned region.
• Recruit participants for SR1 programs, classes, workshops, events, and family engagement opportunities.
• Facilitate or coordinate community education activities in areas such as family support, communication skills, health and wellness, life skills, financial literacy, workforce readiness, and other C.O.O.L. Zone offerings.
• Support bilingual and culturally responsive outreach so families of diverse backgrounds feel welcomed, respected, and included.
• Serve as a visible SR1 ambassador at community meetings, school events, neighborhood gatherings, and outreach activities.
• Help identify community needs, barriers, and opportunities, then share findings with SR1 leadership to improve and expand services.
• Work closely with internal SR1 teams to connect participants to the broader cradle-to-career pipeline of programs and services.
• Coordinate logistics for workshops and field-based activities, including site communication, schedules, materials, attendance, and follow-up.
• Maintain accurate records, participation data, referrals, and outcome information in alignment with grant and organizational requirements.
• Use feedback, data, and lived community experience to strengthen programming and continuously improve delivery.
• Support regional growth by helping SR1 expand from its initial service area into additional counties and communities.
• Model professionalism, compassion, confidentiality, and ethical conduct in every interaction.

Who We're Looking For

The best candidate for this role will be:

• Kind and able to help keep teams, partners, and community spaces respectful.
• Creative and able to bring new ideas, flexibility, and practical solutions.
• Honest and able to build trust with families, coworkers, and partners.
• Reliable so that people can count on them to follow through.
• Communicative in ways that strengthen teamwork and community relationships.
• Intellectually curious with a willingness to read, research, learn, and improve.
• Caring and committed to keeping people at the center of the work.

This person must also be willing to move quickly, build boldly, test ideas, learn from missteps, refine approaches, and think strategically about how SR1's work can reach and positively impact the greatest number of people.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, public health, community development, social work, communications, nonprofit leadership, or a related field preferred for full-time roles.
• Candidates currently pursuing an associate, bachelor's, or graduate degree in a related field are strongly encouraged to apply for part-time roles.
• Equivalent lived experience and relevant work experience will be strongly considered.
• At least 2–4 years of experience in community outreach, education, program facilitation, family engagement, or related work preferred for full-time candidates.
• Part-time candidates may also qualify through relevant internships, practicum placements, volunteer service, campus leadership, or other community-based experience.
• Experience working in rural, underserved, or culturally diverse communities.
• Strong group facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across teams.
• Experience organizing community events, workshops, or outreach initiatives.
• Comfort with basic data collection, reporting, and digital communication tools.
• Valid driver's license and dependable transportation.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and occasional weekends.
• Part-time schedules may be structured to support candidates actively pursuing a degree while still meeting program needs.
• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Deep respect for community voice, dignity, and lived experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to connect across generations and backgrounds.
• Skilled at listening, problem-solving, and de-escalating challenges with professionalism.
• Able to translate complex information into clear, accessible language.
• Comfortable working in schools, neighborhoods, community-based settings, and nontraditional learning spaces.
• Organized, self-directed, and able to manage multiple priorities across a regional service area.
• Committed to continuous learning and evidence-informed improvement.

Programs and Content Areas This Role May Support

This position may help recruit for, coordinate, and deliver programming connected to parenting and family support, teen/family communication, English and Spanish language learning, financial literacy, wellness and prevention education, community events, customized lessons, and other C.O.O.L. Zone community offerings. Current SR1 materials also show strong emphasis on family-centered, bilingual, and community-based adult education.

What Success Looks Like

• SR1 has a strong, trusted presence across the initial 7-county footprint.
• Community participation grows steadily and includes harder-to-reach families and residents.
• New partnerships are established and existing partnerships deepen.
• Workshops and outreach activities are well-attended, high-quality, and responsive to local needs.
• Residents are connected more effectively to SR1's broader pipeline of services.
• Field feedback and data are consistently used to improve programs and guide expansion.
• The Regional Community Educator becomes known as a dependable, caring, and strategic builder of trust and opportunity.

Apply to join the SR1 C.O.O.L.™ Zone Movement