Making Youth Matter Program Support Coordinator; EMU and YCS

Making Youth Matter Program Support Coordinator(EMU and YCS)

Compensation: Commensurate with education, experience, and within grant guidelines
Program

Start Date:

Fall 2026
Hours: 20-25 hours per week

Final date to receive applications: October 7, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.

Position Summary:

We are excited to announce an innovative, school-based social work internship and mentoring initiative that is a collaboration between EMU's School of Social Work and Ypsilanti Community Schools, supporting students at Ypsilanti Community Schools. This program is designed to deliver both universal social-emotional learning (SEL) support and targeted interventions, while providing hands‑on experience for undergraduate and graduate-level social work interns and professional oversight through a dedicated Program Coordinator.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a social services field preferred
• Experience or interest in school-based work, SEL, macro-level social work, youth mentoring, and equity-centered practices.
• Strong interpersonal skills and commitment to trauma-informed, culturally responsive service.
• Proficient in oral and written communication and virtual platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Liaison: Serve as contact for program coordinator, director, school administration, teachers, and school social worker.
• Curriculum: Oversees universal SEL curriculum delivery and provides resources for 1:1 mentoring activities and group sessions
• Student Matching: Provides support for the mentor-mentee matching process and makes ongoing adjustments as needed in collaboration.
• Reporting: Supports program evaluation.
• Universal SEL Support: Support the coordinator in facilitation of SEL curriculum-based lessons in 5th-grade classrooms alongside the school social worker.
• Small Group Facilitation: Support the program coordinator and student interns in developing targeted SEL groups on topics such as emotional regulation, friendship building, and conflict resolution.
• After-School & Community Engagement: Participate in organizing and developing after-school sessions (e.g., 4:30 PM-6:30 PM) and plan monthly community-based outings to deepen mentorship impact, access, and exposure to community resources.
• Collaboration & Documentation: Participate in program evaluation, documentation of activities, and contribute to ongoing planning.
• Technology: Monitor online applications, expand social media platform presence for the program
• Other duties are assigned.

The Board of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, immigration status, sex (including sexual orientation or transgender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information, or any legally protected category not otherwise listed, (collectively, "Protected Classes"), in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities .

This job description outlines the general responsibilities and qualifications for the position. It is not an exhaustive list of duties. Ypsilanti Community Schools reserves the right to modify job responsibilities as needed. Due to the District's evolving needs, additional job responsibilities may be assigned.