Community Educator

Position: Community Educator - 0-5/TOP
# Community Educator - 0-5/TOPMain Office - Tucson, AZ 85719## Overview Salary Range $19.00 - $19.00 Hourly Position Type Full Time## Description
** COMMUNITY EDUCATOR
**** Early Childhood Mental Health (0–5) & Teen Outreach Program (TOP)**|  |  || --- | --- ||
** Department** | Youth Wellness ||
** Reports To** | Program Manager, Youth Wellness ||
** Location** | Pima County, AZ (Tucson metro area), with travel to community sites ||
** FLSA Status** | Non-Exempt ||
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* Employment Type

** | Blended position — 0.40 FTE Early Childhood Mental Health (grant-funded) + 0.60 FTE Teen Outreach Program (TOP); full-time ||
** Schedule** | Includes some daytime, evening, and occasional weekend hours to accommodate working families and school-based programming |
** POSITION SUMMARY
** AZYP is seeking a passionate, community-minded Community Educator to deliver two evidence-based prevention programs across Pima County: the Early Childhood Mental Health Cohorts program, serving low-income families with children ages 0–5, and Wyman's Teen Outreach Program (TOP), a nationally recognized positive youth development curriculum for middle and high school students. This role is central to AZYP's mission of mobilizing communities to build solid foundations for youth and families, and requires certification (or willingness to become certified) in Zero to Three's The Growing Brain curriculum and Family Peer Support Across the Lifespan.

The ideal candidate is confident and self-assured in front of groups, brings warmth and professionalism to every family and classroom they work with, and is energized by connecting Arizona communities to the resources and relationships that help them thrive.
** KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Early Childhood Mental Health Program (Ages 0–5)
*** Facilitate seven 8-week cohorts annually using Zero to Three's The Growing Brain evidence-based curriculum, paired with Family Peer Support Across the Lifespan concepts, serving approximately 30 youth ages 0–5 and their parents/caregivers each program year.
* Lead child-focused activities that build early brain development, emotional regulation, and socialization skills alongside caregiver peer support groups that build resilience, coping strategies, and mutual encouragement.
* Recruit and engage low-income families through partnerships with family resource centers, pediatric clinics, WIC sites, Early Head Start, and early learning programs in high-poverty Tucson neighborhoods.
* Offer sessions during daytime and evening hours to accommodate working parents and caregivers.
* Administer pre-/post-cohort surveys and demographic questionnaires; track attendance, completion rates, and outcomes.
* Coordinate warm-handoff referrals to community partners (behavioral health, developmental screenings, family support services) and invite guest presenters into cohort sessions as appropriate.
* Maintain accurate documentation, facilitator notes, and program records to support quarterly reporting and grant compliance.
** Teen Outreach Program (TOP)
*** Facilitate Wyman's Teen Outreach Program curriculum with fidelity, delivering weekly, evidence-based life-skills sessions to middle and high school students.
* Guide youth through curriculum lessons on goal-setting, decision-making, healthy relationships, and self-management, fostering positive youth development and long-term life skills.
* Coordinate and supervise youth-led Community Service Learning (CSL) projects that connect classroom lessons to real-world civic engagement.
* Build trusting, consistent relationships with students, school staff, and site partners to support recruitment, retention, and program fidelity.
* Track attendance, program dosage, and outcome measures required by Wyman's national evaluation model…