Youth Workforce Development Coordinator

The Opportunity Alliance • Portland, ME

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Youth Workforce Development Coordinator supports statewide and local youth engagement programs and initiatives that build young people’s resilience and strengthen youth leadership in public health, social justice, youth employment, and restorative practices. The role coordinates and facilitates statewide youth programming, collaborates with school districts and community partners, and supports statewide strategies and initiatives with MYAN’s statewide team and district-level stakeholders. The Coordinator also co-plans the annual Youth Leadership Conference for youth and adults and may co-facilitate youth-adult partnership trainings.

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week, primarily Monday through Friday. Some travel throughout Maine may be required for meetings, conference support, or trainings, including occasional overnight travel. The office is based in Portland, Maine, with some opportunity for a hybrid remote schedule. The current contract ends in August 2027, although the program is working to secure continuation funding. Some evening and weekend hours are required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related human services field, such as Social Work, Psychology, or Public Health, with at least 3 years of relevant experience; or a high school diploma with at least 5 years of experience in a related field.
• Demonstrated excellence and regular practice in some combination of group facilitation, positive youth development practices, and teaching or learning with adolescents and adult learners.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel throughout Maine, including occasional overnight travel.
• Availability for some evening and weekend hours.
• Excellent facilitation and training skills with youth and adults in multiple settings.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Experience coordinating a team to plan and implement multi-stage community-based work.
• Ability to work competently with multiple partners and solicit input.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and proficient interpersonal communication.
• Extensive software skills and Internet research abilities.
• Experience working with diverse populations, including geographically isolated youth, Indigenous youth, LGBTQ youth, youth of color, and/or youth living in poverty.
• Ability to successfully pass criminal background, child protective service, and sex offender checks.
• Must not be on a state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• Good driving record; driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings, meet clients offsite, or travel to an agency location.
• Ability to perform normal office activities, including sitting, occasional standing and walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing, and lifting up to 10 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of positive youth development, youth-adult partnerships, workforce development best practices, and health strategies.
• Knowledge of restorative practices, social-emotional learning, trauma-responsive practices, and/or social justice work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate statewide youth programming initiatives.
• Collaborate and liaise with school districts and community partners.
• Support statewide strategies and initiatives with the MYAN statewide team and district-level stakeholders.
• Co-plan the annual Youth Leadership Conference for youth and adults.
• Co-facilitate youth-adult partnership trainings as needed.
• Travel throughout Maine for meetings, conference support, trainings, and occasional offsite client needs.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual.
• Nine paid holidays per calendar year and up to three floating holidays per calendar year.
• Medical benefits at a reasonable cost.
• Dental and vision insurance options.
• Agency-paid basic life insurance and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan with an agency match; all employees are eligible.
• Tuition reimbursement offered once per year through an application process.
• Qualified employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level