Youth Program Educator

The Youth Program Educator is a key member of BOLT’s program team, responsible for delivering powerful, consistent programming to high school youth during the school year and summer. You’ll serve as a coach, mentor, facilitator, and connector—ensuring youth feel seen, supported, and challenged. You’ll also contribute to curriculum design, field trip planning, and long-term youth outcomes, helping BOLT build a pipeline of lifelong leaders.

What we're looking for

• Excellent Facilitator: You are excellent at facilitating youth – that means everyone participating has their voice heard and is energized to learn. You have strong coaching skills and understand that coaching is about listening and asking questions, not taking up space to talk.
• Observant: You understand how dynamics/relationships within the classroom can influence the cohesiveness of a created shared space between youth, facilitators, and/or guest speakers. You are able to navigate dynamics/relationships between all youth and facilitators to ensure all youth and facilitators uphold established community norms, values, and expectations.
• Impact-Oriented: You are impact-oriented. It’s not enough to create something that sounds or looks nice – we need to make sure we have an impact for the people we serve, addressing the problem they face.
• Strong Leadership Skills: You are skilled at leading teams, helping cultivate them into stronger leaders and coaching them on growth opportunities. You are confident, but do not have an ego - you are humble. You have a strong leadership presence that commands respect and develops mutual trust with young leaders when you enter a room.
• Takes Initiative: We are an early-stage nonprofit, so we are looking for someone who can step up and take initiative. You brainstorm thoughtful, impactful ideas on how to improve our programming and don’t hesitate to pitch it to us, and come up with a plan to implement it.

Responsibilities

Program Facilitation & Youth Support (60%)

• Facilitate weekly leadership development sessions, project-based learning, and healing-centered practices during both academic year and summer
• Build strong relationships with youth and their families to support retention and holistic development
• Lead small group advisories, one-on-ones, and check-ins with youth
• Set clear expectations and routines to foster a culture of belonging, accountability, and growth
• Support implementation of youth stipends and attendance tracking
  
  

Curriculum, Events & Fieldwork (20%)

• Co-develop lesson plans, activities, and community action projects aligned with BOLT’s goals
• Coordinate logistics for guest speakers, field trips, and special events
• Help plan and staff seasonal showcases, fundraisers, and community events
  
  

Team Collaboration & Documentation (20%)

• Participate in weekly staff meetings, trainings, and program planning sessions
• Track youth attendance, feedback, and progress in Salesforce or other systems
• Collaborate with the Learning & Evaluation Manager to support data collection and youth surveys
• Help onboard seasonal educators or interns when applicable

• Resident of Philadelphia.
• All three of these clearances are required: Criminal background, Child Abuse, FBI Fingerprints (acceptable if completed between January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2025. If results are outside of this date range, new clearances must be obtained)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in facilitating youth between the ages of 13-18.
• Full vaccination against the COVID-19 virus.
• Willing and able to get around Philadelphia independently; has reliable mode of transportation; having access to a reliable car is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Legally authorized to be a full-time employee in the US.

100% Medical benefits, 75% Dental / Vision included, 15 PTO days in addition to 20 holidays days off

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