The Role - Youth Development Specialist
The Youth Development Specialist will oversee and lead troop sessions with girls in grades K-12 during virtual, day, and after school programming. The Youth Development Specialist will visit program sites in Chicago.
This is an hourly, full-time role that is benefits and overtime eligible. Travel for this role is required.
Required Hours
- Monday through Friday (30-37.5 hours per week)
- Ability to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and occasional overnights
What you will be doing:
- Provide a safe and fun environment for programming at all times
- Deliver programing in relation to STEAM, Financial Literacy, and Life Skills in an engaging, consistent, and structured manner
- Use trauma lens and SEL tools to assess girls’ behavior and program environment effectively and appropriately to support girls' emotional needs
- Work collaboratively with program volunteers while maintaining primary responsibility for program effectiveness
- Attend community events, trainings, and meetings
- Maintains records for each site (attendance, troop and girl information via Dashboard), and following Girl Scouts procedures
- Cultivate community collaborations in identified areas and build relationships with school/park personnel in support of/ in conjunction with their manager
- Adheres to the policies and procedures and models behaviors consistent with the expectations of GSGCNWI
- Support team effort to ensure achievement of GSGCNWI membership goals
- Ability to work a flexible time schedule including occasional nights and weekends
- Complete short pieces of writing describing the effect of the program on participants
- Perform other duties as required or assigned
What you will bring along:
- Bilingual in Spanish, preferred
- High School diploma or equivalent degree required; experience in education, psychology, youth development, or program delivery preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Minimum 1-3 years’ experience and a demonstrated track record in program facilitation for young people, operational procedures, and program’s compliance with grant requirements
- 1-3 years of youth development experience in out-of-school or classroom settings
- Highly organized and demonstrated hands on experience with proven ability to multitask and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills
- A valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Compensation: $24.36/hr