Youth Program Coordinator; Transportation Demand Management Specialist

Job Appointment: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday
- Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.

Hybrid/work location: This role will report to The Portland Building 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland OR 97204 for in-person work. School site visits will be required.

Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.

Union Representation: PROTEC 17.

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The Safe Routes to School Youth Program Coordinator creates programs that provide opportunities for high school students to build transportation skills, explore their city using multimodal options, and become leaders in shaping safer streets and school communities. This position develops youth-oriented and youth-driven programming that combines transportation education, civic engagement, leadership development, and real-world travel experiences.

The Youth Program Coordinator partners closely with youth, internal teams, school districts, school communities, and community partners to develop programming that empowers youth voices and participation in designing Portland.

The successful candidate is a member of the Safe Routes to School Section within the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Mobility and Safety Programs (MSP) Division.

• Co-develop with high school students innovative programming that builds confidence, independence, and lifelong mobility skills.
• Facilitate youthleadership opportunities and peer-to-peer education opportunities through our BIKETOWN Youth Ambassador program.
• Design programs and outreach that help students and families use multimodal transportation options during the transition from middle school to high school.
• Partner internally and externally to support e-bike safety and e-scooter education and engagement efforts.
• Lead collaboration with other City of Portland staff and partners to include youth voices and engagement in PBOT’s projects, programs, and planning. Examples include walk audits and piloting infrastructure projects to address safety barriers.
• Support in-classroommultimodal education with youth.

• Youth Development Leader: You specialize in partnering with youth, providing space for them to lead while offering guidance that strengthens their ideas and initiatives. You empower through intentional collaboration and skill-building.
• Diversity Champion: You believe in, support, and fight for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the community. You prioritize ways to make it happen in a manner that benefits all stakeholders.
• Excellent Communicator: You have strong communication skills, including written, in-person, visual and public presentation skills.
• Authentic: You are effective in a professional, diverse, multi-cultural environment. You treat customers, co-workers and employees with respect and are accountable.
• Organized: You can work on a multitude of tasks and understand and respond to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative: You are a professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Detail-oriented: You are effective at tracking project details to ensure consistency and accuracy in project implementation.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit Transportation | Portland.gov. The Portland Bureau of Transportation embraces diversity, models inclusivity, and promotes equity through its service delivery, internal operations, organizational culture, and in its work with partners and the community.

The Mobility and Safety Programs Division is located within Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Policy, Planning and Projects group. The Division works to make streets safer and increase the number of people walking,…