High School Program Coordinator

Goodman Center; Madison, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Goodman Community Center in Madison, Wisconsin, seeks a High School Program Coordinator to join our youth programs team. This hands-on role works with high school–aged youth in our afterschool and summer programs, building relationships, leading activities, and helping teens navigate challenges.

We provide program structure and guidance; the successful candidate will connect well with teens, be dependable and organized, and jump in wherever needed.

Qualifications

• Experience working with middle or high school‑aged youth.
• Ability to connect with teens while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Build positive, consistent relationships with high school‑aged youth.
• Supervise and engage teens during daily programming, field trips, and special activities.
• Facilitate activities focused on academics, life skills, employment readiness, health and wellness, and college/career exploration.
• Coach teens in employment and work‑based learning experiences.
• Track attendance and complete routine program documentation.

Skills

Teen engagement

Group supervision

Communication

Organization

Driving (vehicle operations)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Part- or Full-Time | $20/hour | Benefits Eligible (Past 30 hours/week)

Schedule: Monday–Friday, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Do you enjoy working with teenagers and helping them discover what they're capable of? Goodman Community Center is looking for a High School Program Coordinator to join our youth programs team.

This is a hands-on, direct service role working with high school‑aged youth in our afterschool and summer programs. You'll spend most of your time with teens—building relationships, leading activities, helping them navigate challenges, supporting their goals, and creating a place where they feel welcome and want to be.

You don't need to come in knowing how to run a youth program. Our High School and TEENworks Managers provide the program structure, curriculum, and guidance. We're looking for someone who connects well with teenagers, is dependable and organized, and is comfortable jumping in wherever needed.

What You'll Do

• Build positive, consistent relationships with high school‑aged youth.
• Supervise and engage teens during daily programming, field trips, and special activities.
• Facilitate planned activities focused on academics, life skills, employment readiness, health and wellness, and college and career exploration.
• Coach teens participating in employment and work‑based learning experiences.
• Help youth build social‑emotional skills, work through conflicts, and make positive choices.
• Create a safe, inclusive, welcoming environment where young people feel comfortable participating and being themselves.
• Help prepare activities, spaces, materials, meals and snacks, field trips, and other program needs.
• Track attendance and complete routine program documentation.
• Transport youth in Goodman vehicles, including a 14‑passenger van.
• Work alongside a collaborative team of High School, TEENworks, and other Goodman staff.

Requirements

What We're Looking For

You should have experience working with middle or high school‑aged youth. That experience can come from a job, school, recreation program, mentoring, coaching, volunteering, or a similar setting.

You'll also need:

• The ability to connect with teenagers while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Confidence supervising and engaging groups of youth.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• A valid driver's license, acceptable driving record, and willingness to drive a 14‑passenger van.
• Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Availability to work the minimum necessary availability 2:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, as well as occasional weekends. Additional planning hours available between 10:30 a.m.– 2:00 p.m.
• Ability to successfully complete required background checks.

If you like working directly with teens, enjoy days that don't all look the same, and want to help young people build skills and confidence for what's next, we'd love to hear from you!