Youth Engagement Coordinator

Youth Engagement Coordinator

Rise Above Colorado, in collaboration with a variety of partners, is continuing its work related to youth civic engagement and positive community change efforts. With a focus on youth and adult partnerships, the Youth Engagement Coordinator will build upon new and existing relationships with youth and the adults who serve them to build capacity and improve outcomes through the facilitation of RAC's Teen Action Council, new and continued work within partner youth councils, and other prevention initiatives to amplify youth voice and agency across the state.

Grounded in Positive Youth Development (PYD), youth–adult partnership, and research-informed prevention practice, this role facilitates leadership development, community engagement, policy-relevant youth civic action, and continuous program evaluation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Position

Reports to:

Director of Prevention Education

RAC Teen Action Council (TAC) Lead Coordination & Implementation (50%)

Facilitate youth leadership development, civic engagement, and collective action that builds youth capacity to influence community and prevention systems.

Engage and collaborate with diverse youth across identities, lived experiences, and geographic regions through the leadership and implementation of RAC's Teen Action Council (TAC) and partner youth councils, using culturally responsive and trauma-informed engagement practices.

Lead coordination of Executive Teens, providing structured opportunities for youth to practice leadership, decision-making, ethical responsibility, and peer collaboration.

Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, communication, and ongoing support of youth leaders, assessing youth strengths, leadership readiness, and development needs to inform individualized and group-based programs.

Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all youth–adult partnerships, modeling ethical and professional behavior consistent with prevention and youth-serving best practices.

Support cross-organizational collaboration involving youth leaders with other adult facilitators to advance shared prevention goals and community change efforts.

Youth & Community Engagement (40%)

· Engages in the training and facilitation of RAC's educational resources with partners and direct to youth

· Engages in and amplifies campaign efforts with partners and direct to youth

· Engages in and improves our direct to youth outreach online (i.e. website content revisions, social & digital media postings, etc.)

· Engages with organizations and community partners to strengthen local prevention efforts, providing technical assistance grounded in Positive Youth Development (PYD), equity, and evidence-based substance misuse prevention strategies

· Assess community prevention capacity and needs to tailor training, technical assistance, and youth engagement strategies.

Represent RAC on statewide and community committees, coalitions, and boards, contributing youth-informed perspectives to systems-level prevention, funding, and policy discussions.

Support youth civic engagement efforts that connect youth voice to policy-relevant conversations, prevention systems, and community decision-making.

Research & Analysis (5%)

Reviews literature and participates in relevant forums to stay current on research and best practice in youth substance misuse prevention and Positive Youth Development, particularly for the Colorado landscape

Apply research findings and data to inform program design, adaptation, and continuous quality improvement.

Shares relevant research, data and other information to inform RAC programs and activities, including effective prevention strategies being utilized in Constellation communities

Other (5%)

Apply RAC's Strategic Framework to daily practice, aligning youth engagement efforts with organizational goals related to health equity, prevention effectiveness, and systems change.

Position RAC as a statewide leader in youth substance misuse prevention by promoting ethical, research-informed, and equity-centered youth engagement practices.

Advance prevention efforts that address disparities and promote social and…