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Youth Engagement Specialist, BuildOn - Chicago, IL

 About the Role

buildOn seeks someone who is experienced, passionate, and committed to working with youth and giving back to their community through service and education.

Core Job Responsibilities

DAY TO DAY

  • Program Representation - Represent buildOn as the sole buildOn staff at one designated partner high school.
  • Student Recruitment - Recruit students to serve with buildOn in their communities.
  • Lunchtime Recruitment - Table, service-centered activity, and/or flyer sharing during student lunchtime.
  • Student Fair Tabling - Set up a buildOn table at school-wide student fairs. 
  • Classroom Presentation - Introduce buildOn to students through “ in-class presentations”.
  • Transitional Recruitment - Connect with students and recruit them to join buildOn in-between classes.
  • Trek Recruitment - Recruit students to build a school in one of our partner countries.
  • Afterschool & Weekend Service - Plan, organize, and lead students in meaningful service learning projects with community organizations with a strong focus on people to people Direct Service. Schedule: 2-3 Afterschool Service Opportunities each week + a Saturday service project each week. 
  • In-Class Service Learning - Collaborate with teachers to facilitate up to 6 In-class service learning lessons per month.  
  • Weekly Program Meetings - Host program meetings to build relationships with students and provide space for students to voice interests, ideas, and concerns as it pertains to their community. Schedule: 1 Per Week.
  • Student Leadership Team - Establish a student leadership team to support, grow and enhance the programmatic experience at your designated buildOn school. 

ADMINISTRATIVE 

  • Weekly Salesforce Data Input - Use Salesforce platform to enter student engagement each week.
  • Monthly Engagement Report - Write monthly engagement logs and use monitoring reports to innovate and pivot to improve programs and meet goals.
  • Monthly Regional Service Planner - Forward plan your service projects/activities for the month ahead.

Additional Essential Skills

  • Demonstrated skills as a teacher/facilitator or experience working side-by-side with teachers/facilitators, particularly implementing service-learning projects
  • Knowledge of the systemic issues that inhibit the growth of communities and a strong desire to use service to develop youth
  • 2+ years of engaging youth in the classroom or extra-curricular programming
  • Ambition - A deep commitment toward achieving goals on an ongoing basis!