Program Facilitator - Part Time

The Opportunity Alliance • Portland, ME

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) Program Facilitator supports statewide and local youth engagement programs and initiatives. MYAN is a network focused on youth leadership, resilience, and creating equitable communities. This role involves supporting the planning and facilitation of youth-led programming, co-facilitating training sessions, and contributing to group development. The facilitator will also research emerging practices and support curriculum development in areas such as positive youth development, group facilitation, restorative practices, and social capital development. Additionally, this position will contribute content to virtual networking platforms for youth, young adults, and adults.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or Equivalency
• 1-2 years’ experience with positive youth development, leadership development, and/or workshop facilitation with adolescent and/or near-peer learners.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in interpersonal communication.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including engaging geographically isolated youth, indigenous youth, LGBTQ youth, youth of color, and/or youth living in poverty.
• Experience working in a team environment with people of different cultural or linguistic identities and life experiences.
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries with young people and adults, including online and on social media.
• Basic software skills and Internet research abilities.
• Competent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with frequent physically active trainings and meetings with youth and adults, driving, typing and occasionally lifting material weighing up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Deep familiarity with Maine’s youth communities; strongly preferred ties to communities doing racial justice, public health, social justice work including people of color, LGBTQ, rural and immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking communities.
• Preferred experience with group facilitation, group dialogue, and event planning in some combination.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and facilitation of youth-led programming initiatives.
• Attend and co-facilitate content and skill-based training with youth.
• Support group development.
• Research emerging practices and support curricula development related to positive youth development, group facilitation, restorative practices, and social capital development.
• Contribute to the content shared directly with youth, young adults, and adults in virtual networking platforms.
• Collaborate with other program staff as needed.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
• Dental and Vision insurance options
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED