Impactful Middle School Tutor & Behavioral Coach

Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,875,000 - 64,472,000; Full time

Job summary

The Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) is seeking a Program Specialist to provide middle school tutoring and behavioral coaching during the school day and after-school programs. You will work with teachers, counselors, and staff to support high-need students and help develop engaging, skill-building activities.

You will tutor core subjects, manage behavioral health support, and collaborate with families to monitor progress—contributing to program growth and student success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields preferred plus 2 years of proven youth development or academic support experience.
• Experience planning and facilitating enrichment activities for youth.
• Experience in classroom management, conflict mediation, and restorative practices is a plus.
• Experience working with diverse youth and families is a plus.
• Ability to develop, implement, and organize programs and events.
• Strong written and verbal communication and teamwork skills.
• Proficiency with Google Docs, Sheets and MS Office.
• Bilingual abilities in Spanish, Cantonese/Mandarin, or Arabic are a plus.
• Able to lift or move at least 25 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 and group academic tutoring in core subject areas and behavioral coaching to students.
• Collaborate with school day teachers, counselors, and beacon staff to identify high needs students who need educational support.
• Provide 1:1 light case management to students who need social emotional learning and behavioral health support.
• Provide training and support to high school volunteer tutors as needed.
• Create incentive plans to encourage student engagement and retention.
• Develop and support a variety of skill building and project based learning activities for youth as needed.
• Support with outreach and marketing strategies to recruit and retain youth programs.
• Establish and maintain a positive and safe learning environment for program participants including assisting with classroom and behavior management, resolving and mediating conflicts using restorative practices, handling emergencies and injuries, etc.
• Work collaboratively with the school leadership team, community partners, and faculty to design and align programs to support the school’s goals for student development, academic achievement, social and emotional learning.
• Make contact with parents/caregivers in a professional and consistent manner to advise parents on youths' progress and challenges.
• Work with school faculty and parents/guardians to maintain a high level of communication and positive relationships/climate between school and families.
• Assist with data collection and produce programmatic reports as requested by funders and supervisor.
• Assist with administering and collecting evaluation data as required by funders and for continuous program improvement.
• Participate in regular staff meetings and attend on-going training opportunities as needed.
• Maintain the cleanliness and organization of all shared program spaces.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organization

Multitasking

Technology skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields

Two years of youth development/academic support experience

Tools

Google Docs & Sheets

MS Office

Job description

The Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) is seeking a Program Specialist to provide middle school tutoring and behavioral coaching during the school day and after-school programs. You will work with teachers, counselors, and staff to support high-need students and help develop engaging, skill-building activities.

You will tutor core subjects, manage behavioral health support, and collaborate with families to monitor progress—contributing to program growth and student success.