Posted on January 3, 2013

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Youth Manager

Youth L.E.A.D. is seeking a dynamic, engaging, responsible, hardworking, self-motivated person to oversee all youth programming for the organization. The Youth Manager is responsible for: implementing the 12-week afterschool youth curriculum at 1-3 sites per year (training approximately 100 youth each year); coordinating out-of-school youth activities, field trips, guest speakers, and apprenticeships; acting as a liaison with parents and schools; supervising and engaging youth during community outreach, farmer’s markets, cooking and gardening efforts; and tracking and reporting on progress.

JOB DUTIES

• Recruit 20-40 youth each summer to begin Fall Programming in September.
• Partner with existing and new youth-serving partners to deliver curriculum to additional youth each summer.
• Implement the 12-week afterschool curriculum from September through December (weekly 2-hour session) for at least 20 youth each week.
• Track attendance and youth retention rates.
• Coordinate guest speakers , field trips, and food demonstrations for afterschool program.
• Develop “Teen lounge” and youth drop-in center space and activities with youth input at new site (projected for mid 2013).
• Identify youth apprentices from among the training participants, based on behavior, attendance, and interest.
• Train (and/or coordinate training from outside parties) youth apprentices in community outreach, gardening, farmer’s market management, and cornerstore deliveries.
• Identify and train youth peer educators to conduct peer education workshops.
• Administer pre- and post-assessments and surveys among youth.
• Ensure youth participants’ parents sign parent permission and photo waiver form.
• Schedule and lead monthly parent meetings, which should always include an educational component (food demo or guest speaker)
• Follow up with youth as needed to address behavior issues or challenges to regular attendance as well as school performance and college/job applications.
• Take pictures of youth during programming and provide to Program Director for distribution through YL social media.
• Provide monthly reports as requested concerning youth attendance, retention, behavior, challenges, parental involvement, apprentice outreach efforts, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience working with youth of African- or Caribbean-American backgrounds and youth from low-income neighborhoods
• Excellent public speaking and training skills
• Behavior management and/or mediation skills
• Knowledge of, and familiarity with, local food systems and food justice strategies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel), Gmail, Facebook, Hootsuite, Twitter, and SurveyMonkey.
• Hardworker, ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Familiarity or experience working for nonprofit organizations
• Familiarity with YL target neighborhoods: Liberty City, Little Haiti, Overtown, and Opa Locka.
• Cooking and/or gardening skills preferred
• Haitian Kreyol fluency preferred

Application Instructions Please send a resume AND a coverletter, outlining your experiences and why you believe you are a good fit for the job, via email to erinhealy@youthleadmiami.org with “Youth Manager” in the subject line. Candidates invited for an interview must be able to provide proof of college graduation and 3 professional references. No phone calls please.