LGBTQ+ Youth Programs Specialist

SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION seeks a full-time Youth Programs Coordinator to staff Thornhill Lopez Center and engage LGBTQ+ youth in Tucson. You will develop and train staff, coordinate quarterly programming, and connect youth with essential services, referrals, and crisis support, while maintaining strong community partnerships.

You will implement health education and life-skills workshops, plan staff and youth-led curricula, monitor weekly data, and help promote the Center through outreach

Qualifications

• Experience working with LGBTQ+ and allied youth and programming.
• Knowledge of and comfort with the needs of marginalized youth.
• Experience with building partnerships, relationships, or other collaborative efforts.
• Experience with direct service delivery and community engagement.
• Good interpersonal skills; demonstrated sensitivity to cultural and personal diversity.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and organizational skills.
• Appropriate fingerprint clearance through the Arizona Department of Public Safety (paid for by SAAF if not current).
• Access to a reliable vehicle, a valid AZ Driver’s License, and a driving record supported by liability insurance.

Responsibilities

• Staff the programs running out of the Thornhill Lopez Center... for LGBTQ+ and allied youth ages.
• Responsible for the creation, practice, training of other staff, and delegation of shared duties, of all youth programming.
• Provides referrals and support linkages to services when youth are seeking support or are in crisis.
• Provides timely and thorough customer service to the youth, community, and potential partners by returning voicemail, email, and in-person inquiries.
• Supports the LGBTQ+ Department Program Managers with scheduling, quarterly program delivery, and calendars.
• Oversight of program development, such as workshops, curriculum, identifying outside speakers, and manages the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of various youth services and programs associated with the Center.
• Maintains efficient program monitoring systems for youth programs by updating and inputting weekly data.
• Organizes activities that will engage the target population.
• Supports participants in crisis, including survivors of violence, those with suicidal ideation, and who may be experiencing homelessness/near-homelessness.
• Provides support to any guest presenters and/or volunteers for programming set-up, including tasks like; cleaning the program space beforehand, setting up and configuring center furniture for program needs, consistent check-ins and communication with guests/volunteers, etc.
• Implement evidence-based interventions, health education, and workshops promoting positive life skills development, provides substance misuse and prevention education to youth and young adults.
• Plan and facilitate both staff and youth-led programming, curriculum development, and participant orientations.
• Conduct outreach, recruitment, and community engagement, including promotional activities and attending resource fairs.
• Serve as a liaison with collaborating agencies and conduct referrals for participants.
• Supports YELL Coalition activities.
• Maintain an engaging social media presence for programs.

Skills

Experience with LGBTQ+ youth programs

Partnership building

Community engagement

Communication skills

Crisis support awareness

Cultural sensitivity

Organizational skills

Driving/transportation

Job description

SOUTHERN ARIZONA AIDS FOUNDATION seeks a full-time Youth Programs Coordinator to staff Thornhill Lopez Center and engage LGBTQ+ youth in Tucson. You will develop and train staff, coordinate quarterly programming, and connect youth with essential services, referrals, and crisis support, while maintaining strong community partnerships.

You will implement health education and life-skills workshops, plan staff and youth-led curricula, monitor weekly data, and help promote the Center through outreach