Job Type
Temporary
Description
Primary Function:
The Program Coordinator will, in collaboration with the Site Coordinator, plan, implement, coordinate, direct, and supervise the program and engage participants in career readiness and project-based learning activities relevant to your program's themes and objectives.
Includes:
Design a project that is directly related to an industry with expected growth.
Engage relevant speakers from the industry
Help youth locate the documents needed to secure employment
Give youth feedback on their work behavior, adjust their expectations, and help them determine and take the next steps.
Specific Functions:
Program coordinators will facilitate, direct, and supervise all programmatic activities with youth.
Act as the liaison to participants, agency, and DFSS personnel
Build strong, positive relationships with youth participants and facilitate team building between participant cohorts
Engage youth in wrap-around services within their agency and work with external partners to provide additional support services to youth who are identified as at-risk
Monitor youth participants' project-based learning and skill-building experiences for six weeks to ensure completion
Implement program activities and service project(s) with youth participants
Develop and implement creative strategies to retain youth participants throughout the program
Assist with data collection and entry into Cityspan and other DFSS-designated platforms
Implement performance measurement tools with youth participants and ensure completion
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
High School diploma
Demonstrated experience working with youth
Possess the ability to remain poised, positive, and energetic in a busy work environment
Ability to communicate effectively using written and oral communication skills
Organized, detail-oriented, enthusiastic, and able to accept supervision and guidance
Experience working in an after-school setting
Prefer First Aid/CPR certification, or will train
Additional Information:
This is a temporary position lasting 8 weeks, starting on Monday, June 17, 2024 and ending on Friday, August 9, 2024,
Must be available Monday-Friday for 5 hours per day (25 hours per week).
Salary Description
$23.00/hour
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