Teen Empowerment Coordinator

Job Overview

Position Summary

GENERAL SUMMARY: Leads professional recreation work involving fair teen empowerment and resiliency programs and serves as a critical/essential connection amongst teens, community partners and the City; and performs other duties as assigned. Believes in and aspires to achieve the desired program impacts: (1) Youth experience programs promoting healthy lifestyles resulting in decreased youth risk-related behaviors. (2) Youth development skills to build meaningful and healthy relationships while experiencing a sense of belonging. (3) Providing every young person with the opportunity to grow up safely and access their best possible future.

The ideal candidate possesses the ability to follow a management philosophy that is input oriented and values fairness, problem solving and development of partnerships; the ability to work effectively as a member of team; the desire to be part of an organization that values service, people, integrity, responsibility, innovation, and teamwork; and is passionate about the community benefits created by youth and recreation services.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: Duties require delivering exceptional, innovative teen programs and services with the goal of developing future civic leaders. The Coordinator is responsible for the development and expansion, planning, implementing, and supervision of programs for teens; and demonstrates experience in collaboration and customer service. The work in this class involves programming responsibility for a comprehensive recreation program with core programming in teen empowerment and resilience. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Multicultural Family Center Director, requires the exercise of independent judgment, and is performed with relative independence. Work is reviewed through reports, conferences and results achieved. 

Job Duties

 

JOB DUTIES:

• Plan, implement, and oversee high-impact teen programming that builds positive relationships with teens, parents, and families.
• Provide oversight, planning, and implementation of high-impact teen programming that builds positive relationships with teens, parents and families. 
  
• Supervise, evaluate, train and onboard temporary personnel, AmeriCorps membersand teen empowerment and resiliency program participants.• Recruit and manage program volunteers to facilitate successful programs.
• Train staff, volunteers, and AmeriCorps members on the following key areas: positive, strengths-based behavior modification methods, developing meaningful relationships with teens; MFC/City procedures and policies, including personnel and safety guidelines, and program policies.
• Develop and implement a community engagement action plan that engages teens in high schools and middle schools, community events, neighborhood groups, and social media platforms preferred by teens and adults in their lives (i.e.: Tik Tok, Facebook, Twitter)
• Participate and engage in creating a culture of belonging and an ongoing message in all programs and interactions so that participants learn to make positive and appropriate choices about their educational, personal, physical, and emotional needs.
• Record, analyze and evaluate program data for effectiveness, quality, and sustainability both on operational and program data to find better ways of increasing effectiveness and improving results.
• Assure accurate, complete, and confidential maintenance of records.
• Perform other duties assigned. 
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Child & Youth Development:  Knowledge of adolescent development and the unique challenges faced by teenagers, especially those of diverse backgrounds. Knowledge of recreational programming and child development, developmentally appropriate practice, and curriculum planning for youth ages 11-18, and an interest in and concern for youth. Knowledge of strength-based approaches and effective strategies that foster positive youth development and success for teenagers. Experience with behavioral interventions and strategies. 
• Fairness and Belonging: Knowledge of fairness and belonging initiatives. Considerable professional experience working with culturally varied populations. Sensitivity to the needs of communities facing barriers. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across cultural differences.
• Effective Communication:  Verbal and written communication skills, grounded in empathy, that are solution focused promoting collaboration within a team. Ability to effectively communicate with teenagers, parents/caregivers, community partners, and other stakeholders. Lead with compassion for team members and teens within the program.
• Community Engagement:  Experience and knowledge of community collaboration, community programming. Willingness to build relationships and collaborate with others in the community. Ability to make public presentations and work various types of social media to engage with community members. Ability to use resourcefulness and tact in solving problems. Strong customer service, problem-solving and communication skills with the ability to relate well to participants, volunteers, families, and community partners. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Ability to meet the public courteously and to obtain and give information.
• Data Collection & Analysis & Clerical:  Record keeping abilities. High level ability to work with computers and tech, software programs, maintain and prepare reports, designing fliers and forms. Working knowledge of computer hardware and software, including Office 365 Suite. 

• Administration and Management: Knowledge of management principles involved in strategic planning, leadership technique, supervision, training, performance evaluation, and coordination of people and resources.
• Critical Thinking, Judgment, Decision Making, Complex Problem Solving and Negotiation:  Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways or options to solve a problem and picking the best one.  Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to bring people together to solve the problem and any differences.

ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

• Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, run, kneel, crouch, crawl. 
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, assisted or unassisted.  
• Walk at times on uneven surfaces. Carry materials up and down stairs.
• Occasionally exposed to wet, humid, and outdoor weather conditions. 
• The typical noise level in the work area is moderate.

• Work schedule ranges in time and day with night, weekend, and holiday work.

 

Qualifications

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Associate’s degree or college-level coursework in relevant field; and 
• At least 2 years of supervisory experience in youth leadership; or
• Any combination of relevant education and experience equivalent to 4 years. 
• Possession of valid state driver’s license at time of hire.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in data analytics and customer service.
• Experience engaging meaningfully with individuals across a broad spectrum of identity groups in the workforce and teen populations. 
• Bachelor’s degree in education, youth development, recreation, or a related field.
• At least three years of professional experience in developing and implementing youth programs.
• The ability to speak Spanish or a second language.

 

Supplemental Information

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT:  Employee shall establish their principal place of residence within fifty (50) miles of their place of employment as soon as practical after appointment, but within two years of their date of employment or appointment.

FLSA (OVERTIME STATUS): Exempt

SUPERVISORY STATUS: None