Summer job with youth leadership program

Fri Mar 5 15:02:56 EST 2004

APOLOGIES FOR DUPLICATE POSTINGS!

Coro Northern California is hiring for this summer!  More info is below 
and also posted at
http://www.coro.org/coro_centers/sf/2004%20Job%20Description.pdf.
[Applications received by March 15 will be given priority]
Please spread the word! 
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM COORDINATOR, EXPLORING LEADERSHIP YOUTH PROGRAM
Independent Contractor, Seasonal Position, Reports to Youth Programs 
Manager, 2-3 Positions Available

CORO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Founded in 1942, Coro's mission is to strengthen our democratic process of 
self-governance by training individuals who, as citizens and leaders, will 
act constructively and effectively to build up and improve their 
communities and societies as a whole. One of six centers nationwide, Coro 
Northern California (CNC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that 
provides experiential and classroom training to groups of diverse leaders 
at different stages of their professional development. Coro's programs put 
participants on the path to self-discovery and continual learning. Using a 
proprietary curriculum involving internships, group participation, 
interviews, and seminars, Coro participants learn about leadership across 
multiple sectors, industries, and issues.

CNC currently runs four programs: the Fellows Program in Public Affairs; 
the Community Fellows Program; contract programs; and Exploring 
Leadership.  For more information, please see the CNC web site: http://www.coro.org/coro_centers/sf/sf.html

EXPLORING LEADERSHIP
Exploring Leadership was launched in 1998 to offer the Bay Area's diverse 
young people an opportunity to change their lives and communities by 
getting real-world exposure to the workplace, contemporary issues, and the 
inner mechanisms and leaders of our democracy. The program brings youth 
together to learn, create, and connect across differences in school, 
neighborhood, background, and belief.  There is no pre-requisite for 
leadership experience or academic performance; the group is made up of 
both proven and emerging young leaders.

Each year, Exploring Leadership runs one program in San Francisco and one 
in the East Bay, with eighteen rising 11th and 12th graders in each group. 
Students receive $1,000 for completing the program. The experience begins 
with an intensive, full-time eight weeks in the summer and continues after 
school in the fall semester. Participants identify an issue that affects 
young people in their communities, which provides a theme through the 
steps of their journey:

* An orientation to the program and the group;
* A hands-on investigation of the focus issue;
* A five-week internship in a non-profit organization, business or 
government office;
* Workshops for skill-building and interviews with public leaders;
* A group community-service project based on the focus issue ; and
* An individual project to tie summer experiences back into each 
participant's school-year life and community.

JOB DUTIES 
The Program Coordinator is part of a team of six staff members, including 
two other Program Coordinators, two youth interns who are alumni or 
Exploring Leadership, and the Youth Programs Manager.  Two adults and one 
youth staff will be responsible for each program site. The team and each 
member are responsible for making sure that program goals are met. 
Specific tasks for the Program Coordinator include

* Curriculum: Coordinating all aspects of the Exploring Leadership 
curriculum =96 developing training schedules from the existing curriculum, 
modifying the curriculum as necessary, creating and conducting trainings, 
and identifying and working with community members who serve as interview 
guests and guest trainers.
* Internships: Assuring the best possible internship for each participant 
=96 monitoring their experiences, informing internship hosts about how to 
work with young people, updating hosts about Coro activities, and 
attending youth presentations at internship sites.
* Group and Individual Support: Supporting the participants=92 group and 
individual development =96 monitoring group dynamics and facilitating 
team-building activities, knowing individual goals and challenges and 
providing practical and emotional support as needed, and giving feedback 
to individual Youth Fellows.
* Student Safety: Ensuring the physical safety of students at all times 
throughout the summer and creating an emotionally safe learning 
environment.
* Staff Collaboration: Joint program planning with other Exploring 
Leadership staff, keeping all CNC staff informed about Exploring 
Leadership, communicating about participants=92 group and individual 
progress, and supervising youth interns.
* Logistics and administration: Maintaining records of all program 
activities, internships, and correspondence, administering evaluation 
process, operating within the program budget, and event planning for 
occasions such as graduation, public presentations, and retreats.

The distribution of responsibilities between the staff members will be 
determined by the Youth Programs Manager, based upon the interests, 
strengths, and qualifications of each team member.

QUALIFICATIONS
* Commitment to CNC's mission and experiential approach to leadership 
education
* Proven ability to provide a safe, supportive, and challenging learning 
environment for a diverse group of urban high school students
* Bachelor=92s degree and 3-5 years of professional experience in youth 
development and/or teaching OR 5-7 years of professional experience in 
youth development and/or teaching
* Excellent professional written and verbal communication skills and the 
ability to represent Coro accurately and positively in order to maintain 
and cultivate Coro's extensive community network
* Proven ability to work independently, manage multiple projects and meet 
deadlines in a fast-paced environment
* Demonstrated commitment to supporting youth as leaders in their 
communities
* Familiarity with Bay Area communities and current events and youth 
leadership issues
* Ability to work well with others to communicate information, build 
consensus, and share work
* Flexibility, creativity, an open mind and love of learning, and a good 
sense of humor

DATES
Trainers must attend participant Selection Days April 26-29 and 
pre-program evening meetings for participants and families in late May. 
Summer work hours are full-time from early or mid June through August 20, 
with one to two overnights during the week of June 21.  Two to three 
positions are available.

COMPENSATION
$5,500 to $7,500 depending on experience.

TO APPLY
Please submit cover letter, resume, and complete contact information for 
three references to

Elly Matsumura
Youth Programs Manager
Coro Northern California
601 Montgomery Street, Suite 800
or via fax 415-986-5522
or e-mail: ematsumura at coro.org

The positions will be open until filled, but initial interviews are 
planned for late March.  Applications received by March 15 will be given 
priority.

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