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Community Youth Center (CYC)

Program Coordinator – Racial Justice Cohort

Community Youth Center (CYC), San Francisco, California, United States, 94199


POSITION DESCRIPTIONThe 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

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

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.

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