Youth Organizer

Status: 21 hours Part-Time (Specific-Term through 06/30/2026)

Location: Red Bank, NJ

Application Deadline: February 17, 2025

For consideration, please attach your Cover Letter and Resume to the online application in addition to answering the Application Questions.

Summary of Principal Responsibilities:

The Youth Organizer will be responsible for supporting immigrant youth in their pathways to higher education, will conduct in-person and online outreach and education for youth leadership development on topics such as financial aid and college pathways for immigrant students, access to higher education for first generation students, and what to know when working with immigrant students, among others.  The youth organizer will support the development of a centralized database for immigrant student resources, as well as establishing and fostering relationships with local providers for access to education.

 Essential Functions/Responsibilities:  The key responsibilities of the Youth Organizer include the following:

1. Provide information about accessing higher education for first generation college students, breaking down barriers to knowledge by holding one-on-one meetings to highlight specific opportunities.


2. Develop, implement, and manage the process of youth leadership development, including increasing the existing pipeline, developing methodologies, logistical coordination, and follow- up.


3. Develop a database/pipeline that allows follow-up with the youth participating in educational activities or receiving support from AFSC on Every Action.


4. Create comprehensive online information resources on educational access, fostering inclusion and opportunity among immigrant youth, to be shared with AFSC digital developers.


5. Coordinate with and support AFSC digital creators with the necessary information around website development.


6. Identify and foster relationships with key partners and stakeholders who can help amplify AFSC youth work.


7. Work with AFSC communications staff to build post content online.


8. Attend webinars, workshops, events and meetings necessary to support immigrant communities, AFSC and Impact 100 Jersey Coast goals.


9. Participate in and support AFSC legal clinics held to support immigrant youth


10. Participate in AFSC and funder meetings and hold individual meetings with supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent related work experience is required.   

Experience:

1. One to three years’ experience in Youth Organizing, preferably in a nonprofit setting.


2. Experience planning and implementing youth educational processes.


3. Knowledge of specific challenges face by immigrant families in the educational process, knowledge about educational aid applications and educational system.


4. Experience writing, speaking and facilitation for online and in person audiences.


5. Familiarity with best practices for youth work.


6. Experience with Every Action or other common CRM action tools

Other Required Skills and Abilities:

1. Passion and commitment to the mission of AFSC.


2. Spanish language skills preferred.

1. Self-motivated, detail oriented, well-organized, and able to prioritize assignments and


2. Ability to communicate effectively and build mutually respectful relationships with co-workers, providers, community members, and the public.


3. Commitment to Quaker values and testimonies.  Understanding of and compatibility with the principles and philosophy of the American Friends Service Committee including nonviolence and the belief in the intrinsic worth of every individual.


4. Understanding of and commitment to the principles, concerns, and considerations of AFSC in regard to issues of race, class, nationality, religion, age, gender and sexual orientation.  

Compensation: Salary Range 14  - Exempt – Comprehensive medical and hospitalization plan; term life, accident and salary continuation insurances, defined benefit pension plan, plus fringe benefits; participation in unemployment and worker’s compensation and social security.

The American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation, national origin, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

AFSC’s Central Office and some of its offices in the U.S. are unionized workplaces. This position is represented.

The American Friends Service Committee is a smoke-free workplace.