Youth Coordinator

Employment Type
:
Part-time (General Availability Monday - Friday from 12pm-6pm)

Location
:
Chicago, IL 60651

Pay range
: $16-$17/hr

The Youth Coordinator is responsible for the coordination and implementation of Child Thrive Year-Round OST Enrichment programs. Youth coordinators will facilitate, direct, and supervise all programmatic activities with youth. The Youth Coordinator will work with the Thrive OST Manager and Child Thrive Director to identify and recruit at risk youth in the community to participate in Children’s Place Association programs. The Youth Coordinator will ensure that all proper procedures, record keeping, and communication protocols are adhered to.

Lastly, the Youth Coordinator will build, maintain, and strengthen all Children’s Place Association programs and partner relationships. The Youth Coordinator will be required to travel to multiple sites on the south and west side of Chicago.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (Other duties may be assigned):

• Work directly with youth to implement programming
• Build strong, positive relationships with youth participants and facilitate team building
• Function as the liaison to participants, agency and Program Site personnel
• Implement program activities and service project(s) with youth participants
• Develop and implement creative strategies to retain youth participants throughout the program
• Assist with data collection and entry into City span and other DFSS-designated platforms
• Implement performance measurement tools with youth participants and ensure completion
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings per request of CPA and DFSS; including trainings for City span and a DFSS-designated technology platform
• Organizes orientation sessions that outline goals, procedures and current events for youth and volunteers
• Participate in sessions that outline goals, procedures and current events for youth
• Address any concerns about participant conduct or conflict with OST Manager and Child Thrive Director
• Maintain and expand relationships with Children’s Place programs and other referring agencies
• Recognizes youth and offers closure activities at end of program
• Secures all parent consent forms and applications and maintains files for each youth, including a record of goals, and pre- and post-measurement relative to program and individual outcomes
• Maintains documentation as needed for compliance, continuous improvement, and evaluation activities

• Collaborates with Thrive Director, Development Department, and other departments, Program Managers, and with corporate partners
• Represents Child Thrive Program in the community
• Takes a lead role in exploring community collaborations and developing supplemental support services for children/youth
• Communicates with parents/families, team members, volunteers, and other organizations on behalf of the program and as representative of the agency

• Works with leadership to develop and implement ongoing evaluation procedures
• Creates and analyzes program metrics for evaluation of the program
• Provides reports as needed to management, including monthly data into an operational summary
• Assists in other programmatic functions as required, such as unique events to support the program

Employees shall respect the diversity of all individuals (e.g., clients, co-workers, stakeholders) and refrain from any form of discrimination and/or harassment based on religious, marital, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, or other differences. Employees share the responsibility of creating and maintaining a welcoming and supportive work environment.

The coordinator may be asked to supervise volunteers.

• Associate degree or higher in Social work, Counseling, Education, Human Services, or a related field from an accredited college or university
• 2-3 years experience in youth development work required
• Must have strong familiarity with the target population and excellent capacity to develop relationships with prospective youth, parents, and community members
• Must have strong relational building…