One Summer Chicago, Summer Youth Employment Program Coordinator

BUILD Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

BUILD Chicago is seeking a Summer Youth Employment Program Coordinator to implement a six-week subsidized program for youth ages 16-24. This role involves supervising youth, facilitating workshops, and ensuring quality career exploration experiences. The ideal candidate will have a background in social services or education and a passion for youth development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience with youth who experience complex trauma preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and supervise programmatic activities with youth.
• Build relationships with youth participants.
• Monitor youth participants’ placement at work sites.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Workshop facilitation

Financial literacy

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Social Services or Education

Tools

Microsoft Office

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Description

Description

One Summer Chicago, Summer Youth Employment Program Coordinator (OSC, SYEP) (Seasonal, Part-time 25 hours) Exempt

BUILD, Inc. (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development) is presently seeking a committed, self-motivated, and innovative individual to join our team. BUILD is a nationally respected gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organization based on Chicago’s West Side. Since 1969, BUILD has worked to save lives and mentor young people who live in the city’s most challenged neighborhoods. When you work at BUILD you make an important difference to the thousands of youth and families we serve.

Our Core Values: Empathy, Passion, Persistence and Innovation.

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is a six-week, subsidized work-based program that provides internships or specialized training for young people ages 16-24 in Chicago. SYEP exposes youth to various public and private sector industries, employment placement, building financial capabilities, and training to help increase their self-efficacy and gain work experiences and skills needed to succeed in the current and future economy. The OSC SYEP Coordinator is expected to deliver and support high-quality, innovative, and comprehensive services that empower youth employees to thrive and to collaborate with community partners and employers to ensure quality career exploration and development experiences for youth.

Youth Coordinator Responsibilities Include

Program Implementation and Youth Employee Supervision:

• Youth coordinators will facilitate, direct, and supervise all programmatic activities with youth.
• Act as the liaison to participants, BUILD, and DFSS personnel.
• Build strong, positive relationships with youth participants and facilitate team building between participant cohorts.
• Facilitate weekly job readiness, financial literacy workshops, and work readiness skills assessments.
• Engage youth in wrap-around services within their agency and work with external partners to provide additional support services to youth who are identified as at-risk.
• Monitor youth participants’ placement at a work site for six weeks to ensure completion.
• Maintain communication and a working relationship with the work sites or specialized training program.
• Develop and implement creative strategies to retain youth participants throughout the program.
• Assist with data collection and entry into Cityspan and other DFSS-designated platforms.
• Implement performance measurement tools with youth participants and ensure completion.
• Attend mandatory training and meetings as requested by DFSS, including, but not limited to, training for Cityspan and a DFSS-designated technology platform.
  
  

Documentation And Compliance

• Ensure applicants meet program eligibility requirements.
• Ensure applicants submit all required employment documentation.
• Ensure applicants' documentation is recorded by set deadlines in internal and external databases.
• Ensure applicants are matched to a worksite that fits their skill sets and interests when possible.
• Ensure applicants' timesheets are accurately submitted and on time for payroll processing in Paylocity.
• Maintain accurate attendance in the Cityspan database system.
• Report all suspected fraud, work abandonment, or misconduct by an employer or employee to the Director of Education and Career Services.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as Social Services, Education, or related fields.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience working with youth who experience complex trauma is preferred, but not required.
• Familiarity with social-emotional learning, restorative justice, and trauma-informed approaches to youth development preferred, but not required.
• Experience facilitating workshops and lesson plans
• Experience working with CBOs, community stakeholders, and CPS
• Highly organized with excellent interpersonal, verbal, and communication skills
• Proficiency with technology (Microsoft Office) and tech integration into daily program operations and evaluation systems.
• Automobile with insurance and a valid driver’s license.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
  
  

BUILD, Inc., does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, medical status, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or any legally protected status. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically prohibit employment. Rather, BUILD Inc., considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.

American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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