Mayors Youth Council & WeGo Coordinator

Description

LEVEL: Coordinator

JOB TITLE: Mayors Youth Council & WeGo Action Team Coordinator

PROGRAM AREA: Youth Action & Advocacy 

JOB OBJECTIVES: To coordinate Mayors Youth Council and the WeGo Youth Action Team, including recruitment, workplan development, facilitating groups, and coordinating campaigns to reach goals established by youth leaders within the Mayor’s Youth Council and the WeGo Youth Action Team. 

Salary Range: $40,000- 45,000K Based on Education & Experience 

Direct Service

Essential Functions:

• Recruit youth for Mayors Youth Council (MYC) and WeGo Youth Action Team from high schools and Nashville youth councils.
• Interview and select participants for a diverse MYC and WeGo Youth Action Team.
• Coordinate, host, and manage MYC leadership committees and sub-committee meetings; and liaison with the Mayor and other community leaders to provide opportunity for youth civic engagement. 
• Conduct regular sessions with youth councils and document participation.
• Support young people in working together to meet established objectives.
• Assess and provide training and development needs of participating youth.
• Conduct community outreach, education, and marketing. 
• Build community and positive relationships among diverse groups of youth and adults.
• Document program activities and outcomes in a consistent, ethical, and timely manner.
• Utilize and integrate riding the bus with MYC and WeGo.
• Provide liaison communication with Oasis and WeGo ,Oasis and the Mayor’s Office, and Oasis and Metro Council.
• Supervise volunteers and interns as needed.
• Provide transportation as needed.  
• Participate in agency staff meetings, supervision meetings, and work of program team.
• Related tasks as assigned.

Coordination

Essential Functions:

• Coordinate and connect MYC and WeGo Youth Action Team to agency mission, goals, and ongoing work.
• Coordinate, host, and manage MYC and WeGo Youth Action Team.
• Coordinate the collaboration between Oasis and Nashville WeGo.
• Coordinate the collaboration between Oasis Center and the Mayor’s Office and Metro Council.
• Coordinate the calendar of activities to achieve MYC and WeGo goals.
• Coordinate special events, including Youth Summits, MLK Day trainings, Youth Retreats, speaking engagements, and youth dialogue sessions.
• Coordinate and promote effective youth/adult partnerships within the community.
• Build and maintain effective collaborative relationships with diverse community partners.
• Coordinate and communicate with other Oasis program areas.
• Work with Oasis Center development staff to ensure program sustainability.

Administration

Essential Functions:

• Provide supervision to youth council participants, interns, and volunteers.
• Maintain consistent and timely records for inclusion in relevant funding and other reports.
• Assist in the preparation for monitoring visits by funding sources.
• Participate in program development activities.
• Represent the program and agency through presentations, workshops, and other means as necessary.
• Serve on related community committees as requested or necessary.

Benefits:

Free Employee Only: HDHP

Vision, Dental, LTD

Employer HSA contribution

12 Paid Holidays

PTO

401K + up to 3% Match

Paid parental Leave

Requirements

Minimal Requirements / Performance Standards:

• Ability to effectively communicate in oral and written form.
• Minimum of two years’ relevant experience.
• Facilitation & group process skills.
• Knowledge and ability to train on systems and systems thinking.
• Knowledge and ability to access community and agency resources.
• Ability to effectively organize and carry on several initiatives simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively with a diversity of individual and groups.
• Knowledge and ability to use computer and other office equipment.
• Knowledge and ability to apply adolescent development, crisis intervention, and group work principles.
• Knowledge and ability to apply science-based prevention principles.
• Clear understanding of racial inequities, privilege, power dynamics, and forms of discrimination. 
• Knowledge and ability to apply cultural diversity sensitivity to curriculum development and service delivery.

Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in a human service field from an accredited college or university

Supervisor: Director of Action & Advocacy  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The physical demands of this position may be reasonably accommodated for individuals with disabilities on a case-by-case basis.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and distance vision.

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

Oasis Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is operated in accordance with a policy which does not permit discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, handicap, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.