Careers

Description:

The Youth Program Coordinator will have the opportunity to support The Common Acre’s yearly youth programming. TCA’s Youth program is a program that engages and builds with youth ages 13-24 who are interested in learning about plants, food and land topics. Program activities include a paid internship, native plant education, field trips, opportunities to contribute to local food and land projects, and other activities throughout the year. The Youth Program Coordinator will primarily be supporting with program planning and implementation.

Duties & Responsibilities

Outreach & Enrollment

• Conduct yearly program recruitment with current and prospective schools, groups and organizations.
• Support with communicating program information to participants and their families. Working with interpreters to convey information in participants’ languages.

Program Planning and Implementation

• Facilitate and lead a culturally relevant youth-centered program for ages 13-24 on topics related to: restoration, native plants, gardening, and activities that align with grant contracts.
• Assist with general youth programming coordination such as maintaining participant forms and attendance sheets; addressing facility issues; report and document incidents and administer first aid as necessary.
• Adapt and develop new place-based activities in alignment with Black and Indigenous place-based philosophies and standards as needed.
• Educate youth program participants on designing workshops based on their interests, and supporting youth to facilitate workshops at monthly work parties
• Coordinate with the Program Manager to schedule Spanish, Portuguese and Lingala interpretation for the youth program when needed.
• Schedule contractors to design and facilitate workshops for the youth program.

Program Monitoring and Evaluation

• Facilitate data collection and required reporting including program evaluation and collecting program input from youth participants.

Land Management & Infrastructure Maintenance

• Maintain cleanliness and organization of program supplies and equipment
• Assist with ongoing garden maintenance of Native plant hedgerow, container gardens, and soil remediation projects; contribute to upkeep and operations.
• Collaborate with Program Manager & Program Director with creating monthly community work parties on program site

Other Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with the Program Manager, and Program Director.
• Support the Program Manager and Program Director with sustaining The Common acre’s community partners.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the organization.
• Support events and other duties related to being a member of the The Common Acre staff, such as attending staff meetings, supporting events, providing written material, collaborating with other programs, and serving on optional committees (as approved)