Young River Peoples Council Coordinator

Salt-River-Pima--maricopa-Indian-Community-; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community seeks a Youth Services Supervisor to manage the Young River Peoples Council (YRPC). Under the Youth Services Director, you will plan, organize and supervise all aspects of YRPC and respond to the emotional, social and physical needs of its youth.

You will lead staff, schedule trainings, attend meetings, provide guidance, and ensure safe, engaging programs while coordinating with community partners and maintaining a supportive environment for youth

Responsibilities

• Supervises the overall operation of the YRPC Group and activities.
• Attends and schedules meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and other training and educational opportunities.
• Provides leadership including planning, coordinating, conducting staff meetings, delegating responsibilities and providing direction as needed.
• Serves on an "on call" basis and provides coverage for other staff when necessary.
• Evaluates staff performance and provides goal-oriented staff supervision.
• Participates in hiring, disciplinary actions and addresses any work related employee issues, concerns and questions in accordance with SRPMIC policies and procedures.
• Fosters, mentors, guides, and motivates the SRPMIC YRPC to implement goals and objectives that fulfill their mission statement.
• Coordinates resources for the scheduling of activities and scheduled daily use of vehicles.
• Keeps youth and the public informed of current Youth Council projects and activities.
• Assists with supervising and mentoring youth and instructional speakers.

Job description

Under general supervision of the Youth Services Director, plans, organizes and supervises all aspects of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Young River Peoples Council (YRPC). Provides leadership and responds to the emotional, social and physical needs of the youth in the Young River Peoples Council. This job class is treated as FLSA Non-Exempt.

Essential Functions:

Essential functions may vary among positions, but may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification.

1. Supervises the overall operation of the YRPC Group and activities.
   
   
   
   • Provides supervision over YRPC staff that includes, but is not limited to: coordinating, providing guidance, direction and consultation as needed as well as intervening in problem and crisis situations.
   
   
   • Attends and schedules meetings, seminars, workshops, conferences and other training and educational opportunities.
   
   
   • Provides leadership including planning, coordinating, conducting staff meetings, delegating responsibilities and providing direction as needed. Ensures program staff participation in all staffing meetings.
   
   
   • Serves on an \"on call\" basis and provides coverage for other staff when necessary.
   
   
   
   


2. Evaluates staff performance and provides goal-oriented staff supervision.
   
   
   
   • Evaluates employee performance and identifies individual strengths and weaknesses.
   
   
   • Provides employee orientation and training utilizing information derived from evaluations and annual program planning.
   
   
   • Participates in hiring, disciplinary actions and addresses any work related employee issues, concerns and questions in accordance with approved SRPMIC policies and procedures.
   
   
   
   


3. Fosters, mentors, guides, and motivates the SRPMIC YRPC to implement goals and objectives that fulfill their mission statement.
   
   
   
   • Provides service that works to meet the intellectual, social, and cultural needs of all community youth.
   
   
   • Supervises and maintains control of youth council members during instructional programs, leadership events, and various other meetings and special events.
   
   
   • Strengthens the capabilities of the youth by creating opportunities to develop leadership skills, work on community service projects and voice the needs or concerns of the community youth.
   
   
   • Communicates and provides regular feedback to youth on behavior and progress in the program and conducts routine discipline when needed.
   
   
   
   


4. Selects, develops, adapts, and implements instructional methods and techniques for individual and group projects, leadership demonstration, and participation efforts in community service activities.
   
   
   
   • Develops and implements leadership skills training.
   
   
   • Assists with establishing and maintaining relationships with local, state and national tribal youth council leadership organizations to share ideas and \"Best Practices\".
   
   
   • Keeps youth and the public informed of current Youth Council projects and activities.
   
   
   • Assists with supervising and mentoring youth and instructional speakers.
   
   
   
   


5. Coordinates resources for the scheduling of activities and scheduled daily use of vehicles.
   
   
   
   • Ensures that all facilities are maintained in a safe, clean and attractive manner.
   
   
   
   


6. Works and collaborates with other Community departments for resources. Recruits active youth that are eager, possess willingness, are ready to learn and prepared to actively participate in meetings at various government levels.
   
   
   
   • Assists with creating a \"fun\" atmosphere to attract youth and maintain motivation for participation.
   
   
   • Participates in Community based prevention education efforts through public presentations to foster and promote tribal youth leadership program during community events.
   
   
   • Promotes open communication with youth, guardians or immediate caregivers.
   
   
   • Participates in collaboration with local departments and regional tribal youth councils to contribute to program development and provide program assessments.
   
   
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