Youth Outreach Engagement Associate-Administrative

Sunshine Gospel Ministries•Chicago, IL

57d

About The Position

This role will lead and oversee after school programs for elementary and middle school students, and summer camp programs for students of all age groups. The program goals are to: Ensure that students are provided with a safe, loving and caring space where mentoring relationships can be fostered. Ensure students are told and shown that God loves them and are introduced to the Gospel. Ensure the 40 Developmental Assets are taught and reinforced to all program participants. Ensure students are provided with homework assistance, academic tutoring, social/emotional support, and enrichment. Ensure that students are exposed to the different and unique ways of self-expression. The Youth Outreach Engagement Associate collaborates with a team of part-time staff and volunteers to accomplish these goals in each of the program areas. This position is also responsible for strengthening current and identifying/building new partnerships with schools, community organizations and entities.

Requirements

BA degree in a related field or a minimum of 2 years working in a relatable ministry setting or with non-profit focusing on urban, racial and justice issues
Demonstrates working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Ability to effectively manage time and projects
Possess good oral and written communication skills
Ability to effectively collect and manage data
Capable of effective multitasking
Ability to work well in a collaborative environment as part of a team, as well as self-motivated and able to work independently
Must be organized, detail oriented, reliable, and flexible
Ability to work with and have an appreciation for diverse groups of people
Demonstrates cultural sensitivity to the African-American community
Able to use discretion and judgment when dealing with confidential information
Continuous learner who leverages opportunities for learning and applies new knowledge and skills
Demonstrates a belief in community as related to SGM’s core values (Gospel, Radical Hospitality, Celebrating Beauty, Restorative Justice, Collaboration, Reconciliation, Fostering Effectiveness)
Reliable, predictable, and timely attendance is required.

Responsibilities

Assists Youth Outreach Program Director in providing oversight and support to all elementary and middle out-of-school-time programming.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director in administrative duties such as metrics reporting, keeping inventory of supplies, ordering snacks and necessary materials and supplies, maintaining attendance reports and updating the communication database with relevant youth/parent information across elementary, middle and high school programming.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director in keeping accurate fire, tornado and active shooter logs to comply with all DCFS licensing requirements.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director in providing spiritual leadership to Youth Engagement Assistants to ensure that God remains at the core of all programs and activities.
Collaborates with Youth Outreach Engagement Associates in providing elementary and middle with consistent parent communication and maintaining programmatic data.
Collaborates with Youth OutreachEngagement Specialists and Youth Outreach Program Director with developing and implementing all Elementary and Middle School programming, curriculum and lesson plans to best accomplish program goals that ensure that the 40 Developmental Assets remain the basis of all programming.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director with maintaining Youth Outreach programmatic budget.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director with recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteers to maximize their effectiveness.
Collaborates with the Youth Outreach team to maintain consistent and positive mentoring relationships with students.
Assists Youth Outreach Program Director with cultivating and maintaining relationships with partner organizations to provide additional opportunities for students.
Collaborates with additional Youth Outreach Engagement Associates to provide emotional support and behavior management in line with Youth Outreach policies/best practices.
Participates as part of the Youth Outreach team that provides programs for youth from 1st-12th grades.
Participates in Sunshine Gospel Ministries ministry-wide events such as Open House, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Store, and other events that may be planned throughout the year.
Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.