Site Based Partnerships and Program Facilitator - Southland, IL​/Northwest, IN -Full-time

Position: Full-time Site Based Partnership and Program Facilitator – Southland, IL/Northwest, IN

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Salary Range: $46–$48K – Commensurate with work experience, degree credential(s), and bilingual language skillset

Benefits: BBBS offers a competitive benefits package which includes Health and Dental coverage, Vision, Critical Illness, Accidental coverage, Voluntary and Basic Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability, Flexible Spending Account, and a matching 401K retirement plan.

Reporting Relationship: Director, Site Based Programs

BBBSChi’S Mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth.

BBBSChi’S Vision is that all youth achieve their full potential.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago is an affiliate of the nation’s largest donor-and volunteer-supported mentoring network. We provide high quality mentoring services to thousands of children and their families across Cook, DuPage and Lake Counties in both Illinois and Indiana. Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully matches children ("Littles") with caring, screened and trained adult mentors ("Bigs"). Throughout the course of their mentoring relationship ("match"), we monitor and support the match, providing safety and quality measures, as well as outcome-based activity ideas and goals.

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BBBSChi’SCore Value is that we deeply believe

Access, Belonging, and Opportunity is paramount and fundamental toBBBSChi’ssuccess. We all work to build and maintain a positive work environment for our staff, volunteers, and program participants. It is our belief that every staff member should embrace these principles in the decision-making process. Therefore, we fully expect the ideal candidate will carry out their function with these core values in mind and treat everyone respectfully and fairly.

The Site Based Partnerships Facilitator reports to the Director of Site Based Programs and builds connections with program partners to create the best one to one developmental relationship. This position manages a portfolio of 10-12 site-based programs across BBBSChi Service Area with schools, institutions, and corporations and serves as the primary point of contact. The Site Based Partnership Facilitator builds connections with key contacts at partner organizations to create rewarding program experiences for volunteers and youth.

This includes recruitment of volunteers to serve as mentors and youth for individual programs as well as planning and facilitating fun, developmental activities during program sessions.

This position has no supervision responsibility.

• Lead all volunteer and youth recruitment efforts across Southland and Northwest Indiana to ensure every mentoring program operates at or above capacity. Develop and execute strategic recruitment plans through school partnerships, community outreach, presentations, networking events, tabling opportunities, digital engagement, and relationship-building with community organizations and corporate partners. Serve as the primary ambassador for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago throughout the Southland and Northwest Indiana region by cultivating new community partnerships, identifying recruitment opportunities, and representing the agency at community events, school functions, and volunteer engagement activities.
• Meet and exceed recruitment and enrollment goals by maintaining an active pipeline of prospective Bigs and Littles, conducting regular follow-up, overcoming enrollment barriers, and ensuring timely movement through the enrollment process.
• Oversee all logistics, content, and budgets for program sessions, including evening and weekend commitments.
• Provide regular recruitment and enrollment updates to program partners and agency leadership, utilizing data to identify trends, address recruitment challenges, and implement strategies that ensure each program maintains a target capacity of 15–20 active matches. Build and maintain strong relationships with school…