Senior Youth Staff Member

Senior Youth Staff Member

The Partnership for Southern Equity (PSE) advances policies and institutional actions that promote racial equity and shared prosperity for all in the growth of metropolitan Atlanta and the American South. Our organization includes four (4) key portfolios;
Just Energy (JE), Just Growth (JG), Just Health (JH), and Just Opportunity (JO); three (3) initiatives including Just Communities, Just Youth (formerly YES! for Equity), and Just Solutions (JS). We are committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds and ages. We are taking steps to meet that commitment. PSE especially encourages members of traditionally underrepresented communities to apply, including women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folx, and differently-abled people.

We know there are great candidates who won't fit everything we've described above, or who have important skills we haven't thought of. If that's you, please don't hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Learn about local community issues and policies through a social justice and racial equity lens. Gain support for issue areas through education and public outreach. Research, design, and facilitate youth-led trainings. Research and develop youth-focused resources and materials. Serve as media spokesperson on relevant issues. Help with recruitment, hiring, and orientation of new youth leaders and/or staff. Attend training opportunities that enhance the organizational brand as needed and/or available.

Assist with conferences, academies and other PSE-led opportunities. Engage with PSE's Portfolios and Circle Meetings as needed. Advocate for change in community focused on racial equity, youth power building and PSE's portfolios Just Growth, Just Energy, Just Opportunity and Just Energy. Develop relationships with residents and other community stakeholders and deliver community-based activities. Mobilize residents and community-based organizations around racial equity and youth power.

Execute digital organizing approaches to work towards stronger youth power. Participate in PSE staff meetings, retreats, and community meetings as needed. Commit to timely submission of all reports (timesheets/invoices) and all fiscal and personnel policies and requests. Act as a Team Lead in their absence. Attend programmatic YES! For Equity meetings with full-time staff. Attend Portfolio meetings as needed. Perform other duties as assigned by YES!

for Equity Team Leads.

Assist adult leads on training and onboarding new youth staff. Help adult staff communicate with youth staff as needed. Be available to answer questions and bring up concerns of/regarding youth staff. Be prepared to lead virtual meetings with or without adult staff present. Help ensure tasks assigned to youth staff are completed in a timely manner.

Minimum qualifications:

Experience working alongside young people as a partner/ally. Commitment to racial equity, positive change, healthy communities, youth power and social justice. Strong team player, familiar with team dynamics and willing to work in a team environment. Computer/internet experience and/or willingness to utilize technology in a virtual space. Willingness to increase public speaking, event planning and facilitation skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Ability to travel, as required. Must be 18 years or older.