Community Coordinator - Elementary & Middle School

Rainier Athletes; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office amenities

Insurance plans

Flexible time off

Wellness days

Job summary

Rainier Athletes is seeking a Community Coordinator to bridge students, mentors, families, teachers, coaches, and RA’s community partners. You will mobilize the RA village, support 4th through 8th grade students and their families, and serve as Site Lead for 2+ schools, coordinating programming with mentors, staff and schools.

The role emphasizes culturally responsive communication, energy management, and the ability to work evenings or weekends as needed to nurture a thriving RA mentoring

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years in youth development or mentoring in non-profit settings.
• Experience in multicultural environments and mentoring youth or with a non-profit organization.
• Passionate about building meaningful relationships with students, families, teachers, coaches, mentors and partners.
• Strong communication, tact, integrity, and discretion with confidential information.
• Team player open to feedback and learning new software.
• Willingness to work evenings/weekends and handle administrative tasks using spreadsheets and reports.
• Proficient in MS Office, Google Sheets, and Smartsheets.
• Spanish, Arabic or other languages in addition to English.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Community Coordinator for 4th–8th grade RA students and families.
• Co-lead mentor onboarding and trainings with the Community Team that foster safe, positive, and culturally responsive mentor-mentee relationships.
• Coordinate programming with mentors, teachers, building administration, students, and families.
• Maintain regular communication with families and RA to align commitments and adapt to needs.
• Coach and support mentors in strengthening connections with students, families, coaches, and teachers.
• Provide equitable RA experiences across communities and support site lead duties for multiple schools.

Skills

Youth development

Mentoring

Communication

Team player

Adaptability

Data reporting

MS Office/Sheets

Bilingual: Spanish/Arabic

Tools

Smartsheets

Google Sheets

MS Excel

Job description

Are you passionate about fostering meaningful relationships with students and their community? Do you have several years of experience in non profit community work, especially with youth? If so, we want you to be a part of our team!

Role Summary

RA Community Coordinators make up the Community Team, which serves as the bridge between students, mentors, families, teachers, coaches and RA’s community partners. The primary responsibility of the Community Coordinator is to mobilize the RA village, especially the RA mentors, ensuring that the youth’s voices are heard, their needs are realized, and their identities are celebrated. An ideal Community Coordinator is a chameleon when it comes to communication in that they have the ability to seamlessly connect with stakeholders from various walks of life. A successful candidate realizes that they are solely responsible for the energy they bring to the community and will self regulate, form realistic boundaries, and nurture their own needs in order to make room for the energy required for this role.

Elementary & Middle School Community Coordinators foster positive, consistent, and productive relationships with a designated caseload of 4th through 8th grade RA students, families and their mentors. They also serve as Site Lead for 2+ schools, which includes coordinating programming with mentors, teachers, building administration, students, and families.

Responsibilities & Duties

Students and Families (40%)

• Support 4th through 8th grade students and their families in navigating the systems and processes of RA’s community partners, such as organized activities and youth sports leagues, the school district, and resource providers
• Provide a consistent communication bridge between families and RA, ensuring that families are aligned with RA commitments and RA commitments evolve based on the needs and desires of the families
• Serve as mentor for 4th through 12th grade students who are currently un-matched
• Partner with RA staff and the community to provide each family with an equitable RA experience, regardless of each individual’s English language proficiency and/or previous experience in navigating systems
• Coach and support mentors in strengthening their connections with students, families, coaches, and teachers
• Co-lead mentor onboarding and trainings in close partnership with the Community Team that foster safe, positive, and culturally responsive mentor-mentee relationships
• Co-create activities and connections in order to cultivate a strong RA mentor community and ultimately retain mentors for the long term
• Connect weekly with mentors to celebrate their successes as well as to coach and hold them accountable to their RA mentoring expectations

Teachers and Schools (20%)

• Strengthen relationships with teachers and other school staff ensuring that the RA model is meeting program goals while aligning with school/district initiatives
• Manage day-to-day communication with teachers and support process improvement strategies
• Partner with schools to identify potential new RA students and families
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Flexible time off, holidays, and employer-mandated wellness days
• Salary ranges between at $60k-$66k
• Office amenities: 24/7 access, espresso, kombucha, sparkling water, access to newly renovated gym/showers

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience working in youth development, especially walking alongside youth from marginalized communities
• Experience in multicultural environments, mentoring youth and/or with a non-profit or community based organization
• Passionate about building meaningful relationships with students, families, teachers, coaches, mentors and community partners
• Ability to communicate with tact and diplomacy including maintaining a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information
• Team player who is open to feedback and self-improvement
• Willingness to engage with coworkers and the broader RA community with authenticity and vulnerability
• Flexible schedule, availability to assist with the occasional evening/weekend events or high priority communication
• Willingness to take on administrative tasks such as utilizing spreadsheets and reports and general openness to learning new software applications and programs affecting assigned work
• Consistent access to a personal vehicle
• Proficiency in MS Office, Google Sheets, and/or Smartsheets
• Language proficiency in Spanish, Arabic and/or other languages in addition to English

RA's mission is to champion the unlimited possibility of our youth in and out of the classroom by igniting connection through 1:1 mentorship, self-discovery, and access to opportunity. We begin the journey with students and their families in fourth or fifth grade and continue through high school graduation and beyond. Each student is sponsored year-round to participate in extracurriculars and summer camps, paired with a dedicated mentor who meets with them every week, and motivated to achieve on and off the field through RA’s classroom engagement and self-advocacy model.