Program Coordinator - MYEEP

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) provides education, leadership development, behavioral health, intervention, street outreach, and workforce development services to youth and their families in the community of San Francisco. CYC envisions empowering young people to reach their highest potential as individuals and to develop a positive self/cultural identity.

Title: Program Coordinator - MYEEP, Chinatown

Salary: $29.00-$34.00 per hour plus benefits

Reports to: Program Manager / Sr. Program Coordinator

Status: Full-time; Non-Exempt (40 hours/week)

Mayor’s Youth Employment and Education Program (MYEEP), one of CYC’s programs, is a workforce development program that provides subsidized employment experience and learning activities to over 400 San Francisco youth. The subsidized employment occurs at various nonprofit, private sector and public sector organizations throughout San Francisco. The Mayor’s Youth Employment & Education Program Project Coordinator will orchestrate an employment-based youth development program for youth ages 14-17 residing or attending school in San Francisco.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Preparing program participants for subsidized employment at nonprofit and public sector placements
• Developing and facilitating workshops to meet program learning objectives
• Outreaching, recruiting and certifying youth participants
• Compiling monthly reports and correcting timesheets for program participants
• Checking in with each individual participant on a regular basis
• Conducting case management and developing individualized transition plans
• Recruiting worksites to host program participants
• Developing and maintaining partnerships with worksites, community leaders, and stakeholders
• Supervising youth leaders, youth interns, and part-time adult program staff
• Meeting with staff from collaborating agencies
• Supporting program and agency wide events
• Other duties related to program as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 1-2 years of youth development experience or experience in nonprofit direct services or related field
• Demonstrate clear and effective facilitation skills
• Experience and ability to work with diverse populations of youth
• Bilingual in English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or Mandarin) is required.
• Knowledge of the needs of youth involved with the juvenile justice system
• Experience building professional relationships
• Have exceptional organizational skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks with competing timelines
• Ability to lift or move at least 25lbs.
• Competency with PC-based software including Microsoft Office and various Adobe software
• Knowledge of youth programs, schools, and resources in San Francisco

CYC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, religion, gender, marital status, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other basis recognized by federal, state, or local law, including on the basis of the intersection of two or more protected characteristics, also known as intersectional discrimination. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.