Banyan Global is a Small Business Association (SBA)-certified women-owned business committed to improving livelihoods through market approaches for a broad and lasting impact. The firm is headquartered in Washington, DC, with staff working in a number of developing countries. Banyan Global operates seamlessly across four practice areas: health, economic growth, empowering communities, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning.

Banyan Global is seeking a Social Service Educator, Family Services, to strengthen military family engagement and child development for the Army Community Service (ACS) Family Advocacy Program (FAP) in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Army FAP focuses on preventing the onset and recurrence of child and spouse/intimate partner maltreatment, and their associated conditions. The program components include comprehensive community education and training related to the primary risk factors for maltreatment and neglect, to include but not limited to, persons with special needs, persons returning from deployment, persons in financial difficulty, persons newly assigned to, or pending departure from the installation.

The educator will lead interactive playgroups for parents and their infants and toddlers (0-4 years old), implementing best practices in learning through play. This position is based within the United States Army Hawaii footprint, is open to qualified applicants in the United States, and is contingent on funding.

• Lead 16 hours of interactive playgroups per month for infants and toddlers (0 - 4 years old) at multiple safe and hygienic locations.
• Develop interactive playgroup learning objectives in alignment with broader family service initiatives.
• Engage parents and caregivers in the play process, fostering meaningful interactions and learning opportunities.
• Support training and education services focused on children and parents.
• Ensure compliance with government policies, regulations, and program standards.
• Maintain records of attendance, incidents, and program participation as required.

• Associate’s degree in education, social or behavioral science, or related field from an accredited institution.
• At least two years’ experience in family and children services or community organization, of which at least one year is in family violence or child abuse neglect or maltreatment related services.
• Demonstrated ability to create and present effective, professional PowerPoint training slides.
• Experience providing customer service to diverse populations in face-to-face, virtual, and telephonic settings.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, TEAMS).
• Professional writing and speaking skills with fluency in English.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Must pass a childcare background check and FBI fingerprinting.
• Ability to complete all required government trainings.
• Experience in implementing early childhood development programs is highly desirable.
• Personal and/or professional experience with military personnel and military family members is highly desirable. 

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and salary expectations by March 3, 2025. The salary range for this role is $40,000 - $50,000. 

Banyan Global does not discriminate against employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, or gender expression. Please apply for the position through our website, https://banyanglobal.com/careers/.