Youth Development Coordinator

YMCA Neighborhood Centers provide youth and family services inside affordable housing complexes in order to meet families where they live and break cycles of generational poverty. We are currently looking for an energetic, passionate, youth worker who has experience interacting with immigrant youth and their families and providing distance learning (tutoring) support as a Youth and Family Service non-profit Coordinator. The Youth and family services non-profit coordinator provides academic (tutoring) and enrichment support to youth in grades K-6. This non-profit Coordinator role shows a passion to serve the whole family through basic need supports and ongoing life skills development. We continue to pivot to meet needs which in 2020 distance learning and needing somewhere for the K-6 youth to go to feel safe is where we have put more support. The youth and family service non-profit coordinator position includes 20 hours per week of hands on program coordination (including tutoring and distance learning support) with the remaining time spent on curriculum development, program planning, and administrative tasks to support grant funding.

1.Job Summary:

The Youth Development Coordinator is responsible for overseeing various program areas within the youth, teen, and family department. The incumbent provides quality customer service and ensures a safe, fun, and positive environment within the youth, teen, and family program and department.

2.Essential Functions:

• Assist Director in planning curriculum, and coordinating and promoting Youth, Teen and Family programming.

• Work hands-on in programs, activities and special events as needed.

• Provide quality customer service to members, volunteers and participants.

• Perform administrative duties which support the Youth, Teen and Family programs including but not limited to Sports.

• Assist with the implementation and delivery of department trainings and meeting coordination.

• In the absence of Director or Senior Coordinator, provide work direction to staff and volunteers and oversees daily operations.

3.Relationships:

This position reports to the Youth Support Program Manager (depending on program or branch) who reports to the Branch Executive or Community Program Director. The incumbent interacts regularly with members, staff, volunteers, and program participants. The position regularly deals with children, youth, teens and parents of program participants. The incumbent may provide work direction to staff and volunteers.

4.Qualifications:

Required

• Minimum of 18 years of age

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working within Youth, Teen, or Family programming or Beacons.

• Demonstrated ability to provide and role model quality customer service, and effectively evaluate other staff

• Must be self-directed and detail-oriented

• Demonstrated organizational and communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations

• Basic computer skills

Preferred

• Multilingual

• If applicable, experience playing/coaching sports teams.

6.Work Conditions:

• Perform all physical aspects of the position, including being mobile, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 50 pounds at a time.

• Ability to recognize and react calmly and effectively in hazardous/dangerous situations.

• Work environments range from quiet work areas to busy, noisy indoor and outdoor spaces with several groups talking amongst themselves concurrently.

• Must be able to actively participate in youth games/activities.

7.Additional Notes:

This job description represents the major functions of the position but is not intended to be all-inclusive. The incumbent is also responsible for taking direction from branch representatives in completing projects or performing duties deemed necessary for the branch or Association success.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Pledge

The Y of the North is committed to the work and everyday practices of eliminating disparities and eradicating of unjust systems to become a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive organization. YMCA of the North team members and volunteers must exemplify the association's mission, vision and values of caring, equity, honesty, respect and responsibility.

The YMCA of the North continues to develop plans and strategies to ensure team members and volunteers reflect the demographics of the communities we serve. We will continually conduct institutional racism and oppression review of our policies, procedures and practices in recruitment and selection; compensation and benefits; professional development and training; promotions; transfers; layoffs; terminations; and the ongoing development of a multicultural, anti-racist and anti-oppressive work environment and culture that promotes equity and respect for the human dignity of all. We value and respect this diversity and choose to be inclusive through our acceptance of all.