Youth Engagement Specialist

Youth Engagement Specialist
- High School Position Summary

Under the direction of the Senior Manager of Youth Engagement, this full-time salaried position supports the mission of the organization by building youth leadership and advising opportunities, developing pro-social events with high school-aged youth and supporting youth passion projects. This position works closely with young people, ensuring a youth-led, adult supported framework in all initiatives.

• Be a champion for youth and advocate for policies, practices, and efforts that support their overall healthy development
• Leverage opportunities to develop impactful partnerships
• Ensure youth, young adults, and family members are recognized as valued partners in our work and in the community
• Maintain positive staff and board relations
• Support in fundraising efforts and sustainability strategies to maintain the overall work of the organization
• Participate in regular Mountain Youth one-on-one, team and committee meetings to align different efforts and resources across the organization
• Understand and model the Positive Youth Development Principles
• Represent Mountain Youth through collaborative projects as needed
• Serve as an ambassador for Mountain Youth programs, contributing to community education, safe driving strategies, Communities That Care, and Mountain Youth in public forums such as community events and municipal meetings
• Maintain Mountain Youth internal database and tracking systems in a timely manner
• Ensure completion of program evaluation and assessment activities
• Support with other Mountain Youth projects, newsletter and communication strategies, and events
• Exhibit a willingness and commitment to participate in trainings and other professional development
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Collaborate with local schools to explain and schedule in-school prevention programming, including life skills, substance use prevention, young driver safety education and additional prevention programs, as identified by community assessments, to students primarily of high school aged, supporting younger grades as needed and available.
• Facilitate early intervention programs to support youth in making low-risk decisions
• Work with community partners, school contacts, and other program facilitators to increase collaboration related to in-school programs
• Work with colleagues, partners and evaluation consultants to administer and track evaluation tools
• Attend trainings to support program development, facilitation and evaluation skills, facilitating with fidelity evidence-based in-school prevention programming
• Coordinate program supplies and materials to fulfill each program
• Coordinate a driver’s education scholarship program, working with a small team to manage funds, applications, and ensure connection of youth and families to driver’s education

• Engage high school youth voice through recruitment, meeting facilitation, prosocial activity planning, project facilitation, and diverse, creative engagement efforts
• Serve as a conduit between 9-12 grade youth programming at Mountain Youth, partners, and the community at large
• Facilitate a youth leadership development framework
• Help to identify and address protective factors (strengths) and risk factors (needs) facing local youth and families in the community
• Work with schools and partners to identify, steer and connect community members with local and national resources (individuals, agencies and other resources) to build collaboration, trust, knowledge and skills
• Support students in reviewing local youth behavioral health data, identifying key needs and trends, and developing social norms campaign messaging to promote positive behaviors
• Review, share, and incorporate data into program planning and implementation as needed

• Commitment to positive youth, family, and community development, and overall community health and safety
• Experience working with youth in secondary education, community engagement,…