Manager, FutureShock! Facilitator (San Benito)

ROLE TITLE: Manager, FutureShock Facilitator (Temporary: April 2025 - August 2025)
POSITION REPORTS TO: Senior Managing Director, Senior Designer Samantha Asante-Bio

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Priority application deadline Friday, February 28, 2025 by 11:59 pm ET

LOCATION: San Benito, TX (Rio Grande Valley)

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

FutureShock! is a ten-day experience where high schoolers explore career interests through hands-on projects with others. 

Career exploration is challenging, irrespective of age. It’s especially tough for high schoolers right now. Most young people are not sure what they want to do after graduating high school. Many have only limited exposure to the range of possibilities they could pursue after graduating. They’re increasingly skeptical of traditional higher education options, and alternative paths are unclear.

Moreover, most high schoolers are not being coached in the underlying skills needed to explore career and post-secondary options. This includes skills for self-direction; reflecting on one’s interests; and translating one’s interests into concrete projects. Existing solutions during the academic year (e.g. college and career counseling) are too shallow and often too focused on identifying a singular career path. And most existing programs focus on reflection, with little support connecting this to actual projects. The best version of career exploration supports students in moving between reflection, hands-on-experiences, and relationship building with others.

We believe that building your future is more than just about finding a job. The starting point does not have a single trajectory; it involves developing different skills over time and combining them in different ways. 

FutureShock! is designed to enable students to work on cool projects and find people to support and challenge them, all while making sense of how what they’re learning and doing might set them up for the future. By the end of the program, we hope they’ll be able to say “I practiced connecting my strengths and interests in unique ways to find challenging opportunities that I’m motivated to do in the future.”

WHAT YOU’LL DO

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced FutureShock! Facilitator to ensure a seamless and enriching experience for all high school participants across 2-3 summer school school cohorts. As a FutureShock! Facilitator, you will manage day-to-day relationships with key school partner stakeholders, coordinate with support facilitators, and lead project check-ins with participants. Your role also involves leading daily debriefs with the site team to enhance the overall program experience.

YOU’D BE GREAT FOR THIS ROLE IF…

• You enjoy collaborative problem solving

• You care about connecting with young people to understand what they care about & are motivated by unique ideas and interests

• You like to act as a guide and a support to young people, rather than an instructor

• You enjoy a high energy environment with different people working on diverse projects

• You can bring rigorous thinking to project-based learning

• You are energized by reinvented learning approaches

• You enjoy leading an empowered team

• You are a great communicator and advocate, especially working with partnerships

• You have the ability to pivot and adapt quickly based on evolving needs

• You are excited to leverage cutting-edge AI tools to guide and support students in developing projects

• You are an educator or leader with summer flexibility

WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Ensuring a smooth program experience for all participants.

• Managing day-to-day relationships with key school partner stakeholders.

• Facilitating key mini lessons and activities to enhance participant creative and technical skills

• Coaching students through project work and challenges, encouraging mor