Management Analyst I - ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator

Management Analyst I - ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator

Salary: $55,546.92 - $74,406.28 Annually

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number:

Department:
Department of Community and Human Services

Division: CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY

Bargaining Unit: N/A

The ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing youth and community outreach activities related to the ACAP PREP Grant. The position supports a comprehensive teen pregnancy, HIV and STI prevention program, engages youth through evidence-based curricula, workshops, peer advocacy, and community events. This grant‑funded role will end one year from hire date.

• Support PREP Grant Manager and community partners in coordination of parent education meetings/orientations and programs.
• Facilitate three times weekly Peer Advocate meetings in coordination with ACAP PREP Grant Manager at ACPS campuses and/or City Recreational Centers.
• Supervise weekly Peer Advocate facilitated sessions after school at multiple school and community sites in Alexandria.
• Support the Peer Advocates in planning, implementation and outreach events/initiatives (e.g., speaker events, workshops, tabling events, creative projects).
• Recruit, hire, train and supervise ten youth Peer Advocates.
• Develop performance goals and evaluation measures for Peer Advocates and meet with each Peer Educator on a quarterly basis to track progress.
• Partner with ACAP Coordinator, ACAP PREP Grant Manager, and Teen Wellness Center Health Educator to train youth in peer‑to‑peer education presentations related to teen pregnancy/STI prevention, healthy relationships, social media safety, financial literacy, mindfulness, leadership, and Teen Wellness Center health services.
• Create workshops and presentations with Peer Advocates on topics related to teen pregnancy/STI prevention, healthy relationships, and positive youth development.
• Receive training in all evidence‑based curricula and process evaluation procedures and provide facilitation support as needed.
• Track number of participants at all Peer Advocate outreach events including lunch tabling, Titan Takeovers, weekly meetings, and community events.
• Attend national and regional PREP meetings and trainings as assigned by supervisor.
• Attend ACAP Leadership Council monthly meetings and provide youth engagement updates.
• Attend required staff meetings.
• Participate in City and community meetings including, but not limited to, the Youth Services Coordinating Council and Children & Youth Master Plan Youth Empowerment Work Group.
• Assist PREP Grant Coordinator with Wrap Up Alexandria Campaign.
• Follow DCHS policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate should have good knowledge of teen pregnancy prevention/youth development issues; training methods and procedures; principles of communications, public relations, and public information; youth development; best practices in community education/outreach; skill in providing services and programs to youth and families; team building; presentation skills; effective communication; and ability to establish and maintain relationships with community partners; knowledge of adolescent risk behaviors.

• Minimum:
  Four‑Year College Degree in public or business administration, and one year of experience in management analysis, customer services resolving end‑user problems, or a closely‑related field; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health, communications or related field;
  At least one year of experience implementing or monitoring youth outreach campaigns;
  At least one year of experience teaching or running group programs with middle or high school students;
  At least one year of experience providing community health education;
  At least one year of experience facilitating training sessions and/or meetings;
  At least one year of experience in multimedia communication;
  At least one year of experience utilizing social media to engage youth;
  At least one year of experience preparing a variety of…