Youth Center Coordinator

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Under the supervision of the Director of Youth Programs, the Youth Center Coordinator will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Faneuil Gardens Youth Center in Allston-Brighton. This includes overseeing the operations of the center, working with youth at the site to support their social emotional, education, and workforce needs, and organizing a wide range of social, cultural, recreational, educational, and community service activities at the center for youth 5-18 years old at the Faneuil Gardens development. The Youth Center Coordinator will manage the Youth Center and coordinate with community partners who provide services at the site to ensure smooth delivery of services. The Youth Center Coordinator will design programming towards youth’s self-sufficiency for teenagers including: workforce development, higher education exploration, financial literacy, and digital equity. At the same time, the Youth Center Coordinator will ensure there are daily recreational activities at the center, either by working with partners or independently planning activities. The Youth Center Coordinator will recruit youth to participate in these programs and where appropriate make referrals for youth to other agencies.

The Youth Center Coordinator will work 35 hours per week from 1-8 pm Monday through Friday. BHA anticipates a center schedule of 3-5 pm serving children and 5-7 pm serving teenagers. BHA and the selected candidate will decide the final hours in conjunction with the tenant taskforce and youth.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manages the day-to-day operations of the Faneuil Gardens youth center, including cleanliness of center, equipment inventory, maintaining rules and expectations, and coordinating with families on their child’s behavior and needs at the center
• Coordinates and develops programs for Faneuil Gardens youth for afterschool, evenings, and some weekends during both the school year and the summer months
• Develops and implements on-site and off-site recreational, educational, and/or enriching activities geared for youth to promote their self-sufficiency, physical health, social emotional health, and workforce readiness
• Develops and manages relationships with new and existing partners to deliver diverse programs to youth at the center and coordinates with these partners on service needs of individual youth
• Conducts outreach to establish new relationships with service providers
• Supervises youth workers participating in summer and afterschool SuccessLink program on site, including preparing tasks, providing feedback and mentoring on work performance
• Creates a monthly center calendar of events along with other promotional materials like flyers
• Conducts community outreach by phone, door-to-door and flyers to recruit youth to programs and engage residents, particularly caregivers, in youth programming
• Keeps accurate record of assistance and referrals provided to youth
• Plans ad hoc events at the center for youth during and outside of traditional programming hours, such as movie nights, open houses, and back to school events
• Works with and delegates tasks as needed for community volunteers at the center
• Attends resident board meetings and establishes partnerships with other area providers
• Performs other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

A High school diploma or GED is required. Bachelor’s Degree and advanced training in a related field are preferred. Two years of experience working at a youth center with teenagers required. Demonstrated capacity to manage relationships with partners and oversee contracts and grants. Knowledge of how to promote positive youth development using a restorative approach required. Driver’s license required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with particular experience in development of youth-oriented materials required. Knowledge of public housing and previous experience working with public housing youth preferred. Bilingual in Spanish/English preferred. Self-starter with ability to work independently to launch initiatives with limited resources and minimal supervision.

Must be proficient in Microsoft systems and demonstrate the ability to learn and utilize new software. Demonstrated communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and in teams. Attentive to detail, intellectually curious, and issue driven. Applicant has a commitment to professional development and receiving and giving feedback.

BHA BENEFITS

BHA’s generous benefits package includes 12 paid holidays, 5 personal days, 2 weeks of vacation, 3 weeks of paid sick leave, MBTA discount, participation in the City’s pension plan, and healthcare through the Commonwealth, and much more.

Boston Housing Authority (BHA) fosters sustainable communities by providing quality affordable housing, bringing stability, opportunity, and peace of mind to thousands of low and moderate-income families across Greater Boston and the City of Boston as a whole. As the largest provider of affordable housing in Boston, one of the most expensive cities in the country, BHA understands housing as a crucial platform for individual, household, and community stability. Through our public housing communities and rental assistance programs, BHA provides housing assistance and services to more than 62,000 low and moderate-income households, including families with children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities. As a housing authority, we recognize the historical role that residential segregation has played in the City of Boston. In all aspects of our operations, internally and externally, BHA is committed to breaking down the barriers to justice in housing and related fields that disproportionately impact the communities we serve.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

BHA is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, and military and veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. To the greatest extent possible, it is the policy of BHA to give preference in employment to BHA public housing and leased housing residents, and to low-income persons.