Youth Coach

Job Summary

The Summer Youth Coach is a critical position within First Star. Youth Coaches are mentors, supporters, role models, and teachers to the First Star scholars. They supervise youth during all activities, provide academic support, develop, coordinate, and implement life skills, self-advocacy, and social justice curricula. Youth Coaches also practice restorative justice with youth, remain on call for behavior management needs, and practice boundary-setting with students.

This is an entry-level position. Training will be provided. However, applicants must demonstrate a strong sense of communication and responsibility, as they will be tasked with supervising minors with specific needs.

Schedule

• Summer Training and Preparation: Monday, June 8th - Friday June 19th
• Summer Academy: Sunday, June 21st - Friday, July 17th
• Group and Individual Debriefing: Monday, July 20th - Friday, July 24th

During Summer Academy, Youth Coaches will work approximately 40 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Restorative Justice Behavior Management during Summer Academy
• Assist students in identifying, communicating, and managing emotions
• Reliably on-call for behavior management needs
• Supervise students at all times and lead the youth cohort
• Steadfastly and compassionately hold boundaries
• Curriculum Implementation: Implement life skills and self-advocacy curricula
• Build rapport with youth while modeling appropriate behavior
• Prepare for and actively participate in staff training, meetings, and supervisory conferences
• Maintain positive relationships with Academy staff, university staff, and the youths' caregivers and social workers

Minimum Qualifications

This is an entry-level position. Training will be provided. Must demonstrate an interest in learning about child development and guidance; a willingness to take direction from the assigned teacher; willing to obtain a food handlers permit, TB test, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) background check, first aid training are required. Demonstrated human relation and effective human relations skills are also required.

Preferences

• Experience with social work, either with the foster care system or in an adjacent field.
• Direct experience in working with foster youth.
• Previous experience in educational, therapeutic, wilderness, camp, or other settings with a group of high school or middle school students