Youth Engagement Specialist

Summary

Join The Center for Justice Innovation as a Program Coordinator to support youth-led programming and community engagement. This full-time position is available from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025, with a 35-hour workweek.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage Youth Impact participants and volunteers
• Assist with ensuring a full program calendar two evenings each week for Youth Impact members and lesson plans for other youth program participants
• Conduct recruitment, outreach, and interviews for youth impact participants
• Perform administrative duties for programming including enrollment, attendance, payroll, and data collection
• Assist with the creation of curriculum and facilitating a training course for Youth Impact members
• Conduct outreach to parents and youth referred to Youth Impact and conduct intakes
• Schedule and supervise youth-led restorative and wellness circle with youth impact members and within the community
• Support youth and their families through the Youth Impact process and make referrals when needed
• Serve as a liaison with community partners such as local schools, police precincts, law department, community-based organizations, community members and social service agencies
• Organize and execute community service and community benefit projects with youth participants
• Assist with planning and implementing youth enrichment activities including field trips, academic and career readiness focused events
• Provide one-on-one support to participants youth
• Assist with the development and implementation of youth programming at local High Schools
• Assist with the facilitation of group sessions including Summer Youth programming
• Attend community meetings and events to promote programs and services
• Attend all staff meetings including one-on-one supervision, team meetings and staff meetings
• Work diligently with youth impact participants to ensure that we continue our youth-led programming
• Establish and maintain relationships with community-based providers and organizations
• Other relevant task as necessary