Youth Engagement Specialist

Organization: buildOn

Engagement Specialist

Type:
Full Time, In-Person, Nonexempt

Location:

Boston, MA (within assigned BPS High School)

Schedule:

Tuesday-Saturday during academic year;
Monday-Friday outside of the academic year

Work Hours:

Hours vary depending on school assignment

Start time: 7:30 am - 9 am;
End time: 4 pm - 5:30 pm

Pay: $24/hour - $25.96/hour.

A staff member who works 40 hours a week will earn between $50,000 and $54,000 annually.

Benefits:
Medical, dental & vision insurance. 403b (retirement) match

Time off: 39 paid days off!!!

10 days of vacation + 2 company shut down weeks (10 days) + 7 personal days + 5 sick days + 7 holidays (including Juneteenth)

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On seeks someone who is experienced, passionate, and committed to working with youth and giving back to their community through service and education.

• Program Representation
  - Represent build
  
  On as the sole build
  
  On staff at one designated partner high school.
• Student Recruitment
  - Recruit students to serve with build
  
  On in their communities.
• Lunchtime Recruitment
  - Table, provide service-centered activity, and/or flyer share during student lunchtime.
• Student Fair Tabling
  - Set up a build
  
  On table at school-wide student fairs.
• Classroom Presentation
  - Introduce build
  
  On to students through “ in-class presentations”.
• Transitional Recruitment
  - Connect with students and recruit them to join build
  
  On in-between classes.
• Trek Recruitment
  - Recruit students to build a school in one of our partner countries.
• After school & Weekend Service
  - Plan, organize, and lead students in meaningful service learning projects with community organizations with a strong focus on people to people Direct Service.
  
  Schedule:
  
  2-3 After school Service Opportunities each week + a Saturday service project each week
• In-Class Service Learning
  - Collaborate with teachers to facilitate up to 6 In-class service learning lessons per month.
• Weekly Program Meetings
  - Host program meetings to build relationships with students and provide space for students to voice interests, ideas, and concerns as it pertains to their community.
  
  Schedule:
  
  1 Per Week.
• Student Leadership Team
  - Establish a student leadership team to support, grow and enhance the programmatic experience at your designated build
  
  On school.
• Weekly Salesforce Data Input
  - Use Salesforce platform to enter student engagement each week.
• Monthly Engagement Report
  - Write monthly engagement logs and use monitoring reports to innovate and pivot to improve programs and meet goals.
• Monthly Regional Service Planner
  - Forward‑plan your service projects/activities for the month ahead.
• Weekly Social Media Post
  - Help to build awareness of build
  
  On in Boston area.

• Service Kickoff - A service kickoff is a large scale service opportunity for you to introduce and engage your school community in build
  
  On service. This kickoff should take place within the first two months of your school year to ensure early success.
• Fall and Spring City‑Wide Service
  - Large‑scale service events bringing together students from all schools within a region to create a deep collective impact. Goal: 2 per semester
• Celebrate buildOn
  - End of school year award ceremony for students

• Relationship Building
  - Build authentic relationships with students in order to create interest and incorporate student voice into the program
• Establish, develop, and maintain strategic partnerships with school advisors and counselors, administrators, faculty, support staff, parents, and local community partners.
• Provide outreach to parents/guardians and gain their support for engaging their child/children in service learning.
• Establish relationships with partner organizations to connect students to needed services that are outside of build
  
  On’s scope.
• One build
  
  On (Cross‑Departmental Collaboration) - Support collaboration with other departments, such as Development, Marketing, Global, Finance, and HR to meet organizational goals, such as fund development and elevating student voice, to work as ONE build
  
  On.

A successful Engagement Specialist brings the following qualities and skills to the role and team:

• A passion for service
• Energy &…