Job Overview: The Youth Futures Coordinator (YFC) coordinates educational and enrichment programming, implementation, and reporting for the IRC’s Youth Futures After School and Summer Camp Programs. The Youth Futures Coordinator supervises the Youth Futures team, a Student Support Specialist, Youth Program Assistants, an AmeriCorps member, interns, and volunteers. The Coordinator works with the team to ensure the program integrates best practices for teaching and tutoring students at Clarkston High School, as well as social-emotional learning principles, and to ensure that youth education goals and objectives are accomplished using a holistic, collaborative approach, in partnership with school staff, caregivers, and youth themselves. The Coordinator manages and tracks grant goals and outcomes for multiple grants.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage implementation and program delivery for the IRC After School Program and Summer Camp at Clarkston HS and potential school sites
- Manage participant recruitment, retention, attendance, and family engagement
- Manage program files and databases (enrollment, attendance, outcomes monitoring); maintain accurate and complete records
- Collaborate with Youth Education and Learning Manager to implement M&E tools and ensure program monitoring & evaluation activities are carried out, report on program progress and achievements
- Supervise staff by providing regular feedback and opportunities for professional development
- Supervise volunteers and interns to support program administration and implementation for After school and Summer Camp programs.
- Plan and coordinate caregiver and teacher conferences
- Conduct teacher observations and coaching using the IRC Framework for Effective Teaching
- Co-lead and plan weekly workshops and lessons
- Prepare internal and external reports for programs supervised
- Collaborate with external partners, serving as a liaison between organizations
- Ensure program data is consistently collected and entered in relevant databases
- Collaborate with Youth Program team members to support students in planning for post-secondary education
- Lead recruitment and supervision of program volunteers and interns
- Attend Youth Education Team meetings and complete administrative duties, including but not limited to reporting, timesheets, and expense reports
- Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
Education: Master’s degree preferred in education, social work, counseling or the equivalent or more than 5 years relevant work experience
Work Experience:
- A minimum of 3-5 years teaching English Language Learners, required. Teaching certification and experience in the public school system desirable
- Responsive classrooms and/or restorative justice trained, highly desirable
- Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, highly desirable
Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:
- Proven success planning and delivering creative and engaging curricula for beginner to intermediate ELLs
- Cultural competency training experience, desirable
- A belief in the ability of all youth to reach their education, career, and personal goals
- Demonstrated competency in program planning and implementation skills, including the ability to manage large groups of students and the ability to think creatively and strategically
- Initiative, creativity, and ability to complete projects independently
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); ability to use the internet and other digital tools for data entry, research, and problem-solving purposes.
- Organized, responsible, and flexible: able to maintain responsibility for multiple tasks in the context of a diverse, fast-paced work environment and maintain composure under pressure
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written; proficiency in language(s) spoken by client group is desired (such as: Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole).
Working Environment: **
- A combination of standard office environment, remote work, and ‘field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outlined responsibilities.
- Occasional domestic (non-local) travel required; up to 10%.
- May require occasional weekend and/or evening work.
Posted pay ranges apply to US-based candidates. Ranges are based on various factors including the labor market, job type, internal equity, and budget. Exact offers are calibrated by work location, individual candidate experience and skills relative to the defined job requirements.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity: IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they can contribute to this goal.
Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.
Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way – Global Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days (depending on role and tenure), medical insurance starting at $145 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare, childcare, and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with up to 4.5% immediately vested matching contribution, plus a 3-7% base IRC contribution (3 year vesting), disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.
How to apply
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