Any info about Project Coordinator: Youth Community Service and Leadership Training Program?
Any info about Project Coordinator: Youth Community Service and Leadership Training Program?
- The Village Schools Partnership is a coalition of two neighborhood
organizations, two public schools, and one independent school in the north
end of the Central Area of Seattle, whose mission is: "To work together to
help all our children reach their full potential by sharing and generating
resources, strenthening our neighborhood schools, and building
cross-cultural and inter-generational bonds"
The Youth Community Service and Leadership Training Program is a project
to involve neighborhood youth and youth from the three schools in a process
of acquiring leadership skills, and using those skills to design community
service projects that meet the needs and interests of their community.
Duties
* Project Management
Be the primary contact person for the project. Network with the
administration and teachers at the schools and with community leaders to
facilitate the development of the project. Work with the Project Adult
Advisory Committee to select interviewers, and workshop leaders to work
with the youth. Assist with the scheduling and accomplishment of the
various milestones for the project, including the youth interviews,
workshops, retreat and community service projects.
* Volunteer Recruitment and Management
Recruit and manage adult volunteers to serve on the Adult Advisory Team for
the project, to assist the leadership and workshop trainers, and to work
with the youth community service teams.
* Volunteer Training
Train the volunteers for the above mentioned tasks.
* Facilitating
Assist the various project committees with planning and facilitating their
meetings, and with accomplishing their assigned tasks.
* Reporting
Providing regular written reports for the Village Schools Partnership Board
of Directors and required reports for the Department of Neighborhoods.
* Evaluation and Planning
Assist the Village Schools Board of Directors with the evaluation of the
program in its first year, and recommend modifications for the second year
and beyond.
Desired Qualifications
* Previous project or organizational management experience.
* Volunteer recruitment and management experience.
* Experience working with schools and working with neighborhood community
organizations.
* A demonstrated experience and comfort level working with many different
ethnic and socio-economic groups.
* Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and week-ends
* Word Processing, database, and data analysis skills