Youth Leadership & Advisory Coordinator

BCFS Health and Human Services; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

BCFS Health and Human Services is seeking a Youth Empowerment Specialist to recruit, retain, and facilitate youth for the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). You will teach leadership and life skills and coordinate meeting activities with partners and youth participants.

You will support program design, conduct intake assessments, and help drive program outcomes through data collection and continuous quality improvement. Evening/weekend work is required.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree from an accredited college/university in a related field.
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education or any human services field.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and retain youth to serve on the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC).
• Coordinate YAC meetings and develop meeting agendas; facilitate YAC meetings.
• Ensure YAC feedback is integrated into program design and quality improvement.
• Serve as YAC coordinator contact during CYD Youth Summit planning and attend the summit with youth, providing support.
• Facilitate leadership curriculum for YAC and Youth Leadership D participants.
• Complete intake assessments and pre-/post-tests required by the program.
• Coach, oversee, and support YAC and YLD social justice projects.
• Train in and facilitate other program curricula, including violence prevention, independent living skills development, and substance use prevention content.
• Maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants.
• Participate in the annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment process; surveys, focus groups, interviews, and data analysis.
• Apply Positive Youth Development framework principles and Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies.

Skills

Youth program experience

Leadership development

Curriculum delivery

Education

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree in social work/psychology/education/human services

Job description

BCFS Health and Human Services is seeking a Youth Empowerment Specialist to recruit, retain, and facilitate youth for the Youth Advisory Committee (YAC). You will teach leadership and life skills and coordinate meeting activities with partners and youth participants.

You will support program design, conduct intake assessments, and help drive program outcomes through data collection and continuous quality improvement. Evening/weekend work is required.