Events & Activities Coordinator
About The Position
Progressive Life Center (PLC) is hiring an Events & Activities Coordinator to support the Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services (DYRS) Community Programming Initiative. The role coordinates social, cultural, educational, recreational, and family engagement activities that connect court-involved youth and their families with community-based programs and resources. The coordinator works with PLC, DYRS, service providers, and other partners to plan accessible, well-organized activities and support youth and family engagement. The position manages activity logistics and scheduling, monitors related expenses and budgets, maintains records and documentation, and identifies operational or budget concerns. It may include attending events, observing youth engagement at DYRS Achievement Centers, and co-locating at an Achievement Center one day per week when requested. The coordinator also handles sensitive and emergency requests involving temporary relocation of youth or families, attends required meetings and supervision, and performs other assigned duties. The position requires travel in the Washington Metropolitan area and flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends. The work environment includes a normal office or residential facility and local travel to clients, providers, and meetings. A hybrid schedule is available after 90 days of employment.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, human services, sociology, social work, psychology, or another related field from an accredited college or university.
- Two or more years of experience in recreational activity planning.
- Demonstrated time-management, organizational, communication, interpersonal, adaptability, problem-solving, and creative skills.
- Awareness of participants’ social, emotional, and cognitive needs.
- Ability to implement youth activities that enrich cultural and social experiences.
- Ability to travel within the Washington Metropolitan area.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.
- Experience using Microsoft Office 365.
- Certification in the NTU™ Service Delivery Model within one year of hire.
- Sensitivity to and competence in the cultural differences present among PLC’s service population.
- Ability to build mutually respectful partnerships with people served and their families, supporting their skills and confidence in addressing issues and problems.
- Conviction about people’s capacity to grow and change.
- Ability to set limits, maintain the helping role of the practitioner, and intervene appropriately to meet the needs of people served or family members.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate CPI social, cultural, educational, recreational, and family engagement activities and events.
- Coordinate planning calendars, scheduling, venue arrangements, staffing, transportation, food, supplies, registration, and other activity logistics.
- Represent PLC in collaborative activity planning with DYRS and other partners.
- Confirm that events have appropriate personnel, materials, and logistics; identify gaps and recommend corrective action.
- Attend designated events, assess implementation needs, and communicate recommendations to improve planning and service delivery.
- When requested, conduct programmatic observations at DYRS Achievement Centers to assess youth engagement and identify operational or procedural needs.
- When requested, co-locate at a DYRS Achievement Center one day per week to support activity planning and coordination.
- Track program support expenses for engagement activities, event logistics, supplies, transportation, and seasonal programming.
- Work with Finance and accounting staff to maintain expense documentation, review expenditures, clarify discrepancies, and support reporting and reconciliation.
- Prepare weekly and monthly expense updates against applicable Youth and Family Engagement budgets; monitor summer activity spending and communicate trends to PLC and DYRS as appropriate.
- Ensure purchasing and logistical practices are fiscally responsible, cost-conscious, reasonable, and consistent with approved budgets and organizational procedures.
- Identify opportunities to use funds and supplies efficiently while maintaining program quality and participant needs; promptly elevate potential budget concerns.
- Maintain organized records of expenditures, attendance, participation, event activities, and supporting documentation.
- Coordinate sensitive and emergency requests involving temporary relocation of youth and/or families.
- Participate in supervision meetings with the program director and attend required meetings in a timely manner.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision benefits; retirement fund and other fringe benefits.
- Paid time off.
- Hybrid work schedule after 90 days of employment.
- Opportunity for personal and professional growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
