Program Coordinator - (Leadership Program - Racial Justice Cohort)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) provides education, leadership development, behavioral health, intervention, street outreach, and workforce development services to youth and their families in the community of San Francisco. CYC envisions empowering young people to reach their highest potential as individuals and to develop a positive self/cultural identity.

Title: Program Coordinator - (Leadership Program - Racial Justice Cohort)

Salary: $28.00 - $31.00 per hour plus benefits

Reports to: Senior Program Coordinator

Status: Full-time; Non-Exempt

The CYC Leadership Program educates and trains high school students in San Francisco to address racial violence, gender-based violence, violence against queer and trans communities, and build multiracial solidarity. Through the program, students develop their leadership, facilitation, and intervention skills, while deepening their knowledge of community history and resilience.

The Program Coordinator will work on a team of 3 staff to create and facilitate interactive trainings to three school-based cohorts of youth (ages 14-18), support program participants in developing their sense of community and social justice lenses, and offer outreach and education to the wider community. The Program Coordinator will be an advocate and community liaison to raise public awareness of racial, socio-economic, gender, trans/queer, and disability justice.

The Program Coordinator for the Racial Justice Cohort will work with a multiracial group of students to build their sense of community and address topics like racial solidarity, intersectionality, representation, legal justice, resilience, joy, and more.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Recruit and supervise diverse team of multi-racial program participants
• Coordinate training and develop curriculum as necessary
• Work with program coordinators to develop and implement action plan
• Oversee development of multilingual educational presentations and materials
• Outreach to community organizations to set up presentations
• Support the development of youth participants' skills
• Attend community initiatives, collaborative and advocacy meetings related to violence prevention
• Attend appropriate conferences and events along with program participants
• Provide case management to participants who are victims of violence
• Prepare program documentation and reports
• Other duties as assigned by management
  
  

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two years’ experience working with diverse populations of youth and young adults
• Bachelor's degree in related fields
• Bilingual/bi-literate in English and Spanish or an Asian language
• Ability to work in partnership with young people and to support their leadership
• Commitment to preventing all forms of violence
• Understanding the impacts of trauma, violence, and healing methods on individuals and communities
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills
• Experience in advocacy or community education
• Knowledge of San Francisco's Asian, Pacific Islander, Black, and Latinx communities and resources for victims of violent crime
• Experience working with queer / questioning / gender non-conforming youth
• Ability to work some evenings and weekends
• Build and maintain relationships with community-based service providers, school districts, and youth agencies
• Commitment to taking regular Covid-19 health tests as required by program health and safety guidelines and/or current health directives
  
  

CYC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis recognized by federal, state or local law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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