Youth Futures Coordinator

Job Overview: The Youth Futures Coordinator (YFC) coordinates educational and enrichment programming, implementation, and reporting for the IRC’s Youth Futures After School and Summer Camp Programs. The Youth Futures Coordinator works with the Youth Futures team, Student Support Specialists, and an AmeriCorps member. The Coordinator works with the team to ensure the program integrates best practices for teaching and tutoring students at Clarkston High School, as well as social-emotional learning principles, and to ensure that youth education goals and objectives are accomplished using a holistic, collaborative approach, in partnership with school staff, caregivers, and youth themselves. The Coordinator manages and track grant goals and outcomes for multiple grants.

Major Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage implementation and program delivery for the IRC After School Program and Summer Camp at Clarkston HS and potential school sites. 40+ volunteers and interns to support program administration and implementation for youth tutoring
• Manage participant recruitment, retention, attendance, and family engagement
• Manage program files and databases (enrollment, attendance, outcomes monitoring); maintain accurate and complete records
• Collaborate with Youth Program Supervisor to implement M&E tools and ensure program monitoring & evaluation activities are carried out, report on program progress and achievements
• Supervise staff, program volunteers, and interns
• Plan and coordinate caregiver and teacher conferences
• Conduct teacher observations and coaching using the IRC Framework for Effective Teaching
• Co-lead and plan weekly workshops and lessons
• Prepare internal and external reports for programs supervised
• Collaborate with external partners, serving as a liaison between organizations
• Ensure program data is consistently collected and entered in relevant databases

Job Requirements:

Education:

• Master’s degree preferred in education, social work, counseling or the equivalent or more than 5 years relevant work experience
• A minimum of 3-5 years teaching English Language Learners, required. Teaching certification and experience in the public school system desirable

Work Experience:

• Responsive Classrooms and/or Restorative Justice trained, highly desirable
• Experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, highly desirable

Demonstrated Skills & Competencies:

• Proven success planning and delivering creative and engaging curricula for beginner to intermediate ELLs
• Cultural competency training experience, desirable
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Fluent in MS Office applications, especially MS Excel
• Organized, responsible, and flexible: able to maintain responsibility for multiple tasks in the context of a diverse, fast-paced work environment and maintain composure under pressure
• Fluency in a second language highly desired (such as: Spanish, Dari, Pashto, Arabic, French, Haitian-Creole)

Working Environment:** A combination of standard office environment and ‘field’ time within the service delivery area to perform the above outlined responsibilities.

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: In accordance with IRC’s duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards and our commitment to safeguard the health of our employees, clients, and communities, IRC requires new hires to furnish proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be considered for any in-office or hybrid positions. All IRC US offices require full vaccination to attend any in-office functions (e.g., meetings, trainings).

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity: IRC is committed to building a diverse organization and a climate of inclusivity. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate that they can contribute to this goal.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

US Benefits: We offer a comprehensive and highly competitive set of benefits. In the US, these include: 10 sick days, 10 US holidays, 20-25 paid time off days depending on role and tenure, medical insurance starting at $120 per month, dental starting at $7 per month, and vision starting at $5 per month, FSA for healthcare and commuter costs, a 403b retirement savings plans with immediately vested matching, disability & life insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program which is available to our staff and their families to support counseling and care in times of crisis and mental health struggles.