Teen Tech Center Program Coordinator

Job Details:

Job Location:

Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA
- Los Angeles, CA 90023, Position Type:
Part-Time Benefited (30+ hours), Salary Range: $18.47 - $21.00 Hourly,

Travel Percentage :
None,

Job Shift: Evening, Job Category:
Teen Programs
- Youth Development,

This position supports the work of the Y, a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening community through youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Teen Coordinator, develops positive, nurturing relationships with students while building cooperative relationships with parents & caregivers. Promotes and supports the potential of all youth in programs and facilitates peer-to-peer connections as part of the overall program experience.

Provides direction for the teens in programs, and lead classes focused on skills based learning. Provides a quality experience to teens that focuses on building achievement and belonging in teens. The Teen Coordinator is responsible for carrying out curriculum of the YMCA Teen Department to ensure student/participant involvement and academic achievement through utilization of technology and team building activities. This person will also create a positive environment for participants in an at-risk area of the community.

• Develop robust recruitment strategy to enlist new student participants into the program.
• Plan and coordinate Teen Night monthly schedule and learning plan.
• Write and carry out day to day curriculum and lesson plans relating to teaching media skills, cooking, gardening, arts and crafts, college exploration, career readiness, functional skills, and more.
• Directly provide instruction for youth in the above lesson plan subject areas using creative hands‑on project-based approaches.
• Effectively collaborate with partners and clients from city and state government, public schools, community-based organizations, community groups and private sectors.
• Manage all youth during class time production and training.
• Keep up to date accurate records and files and adhere to all of the administrative requirements of the Teen Department.
• Develop an environment where at‑risk and low‑income youth can develop academic and workforce skills such as math, reading, language arts, resume writing, dress, oral presentation skills, and executive functioning skills.
• Understand and carry out the best practices of Youth Development.
• Track the progress of youth in the program and individualize the instruction as needed to ensure that all youth gain new skills and are successful.
• Lead in managing inventory of all program equipment and supplies along with needed administrative duties (filing, copying, data security)
• Provide support and professional advice regarding youth participation in extracurricular programs, higher education selection, and additional resources youth participant may benefit from.
• Maintain open lines of communication with participants, staff and supervisor.

• Gives leadership to volunteer development with particular emphasis to volunteer/staff team work.
• Develops and leads working Teen Program Committees, recruits committee members and chairpersons, creates charts of work, builds agendas, and follows agreed upon best practices.
• Work with front line staff, act as a role model for proper member involvement techniques that perpetuate level of commitment and “buy in” to YMCA programs, volunteerism, and campaigner/donor.
• Consults and advises in the selection of board members, committee chairs, and committee members.
• Follows agreed upon best practices for all work with board, committees, and task forces.
• Recruits, trains, evaluates, and supervises Teen Program department volunteers and parents.

• Attend all…