Program Coordinator, San Mateo County - HOPE and K-12 (.FTE

Overview

Youth Leadership Institute (yli) builds communities where young people and their adult allies come together to create positive community change that promotes social justice and racial equity. For over 20 years yli has sparked the leadership of young people to solve pressing social issues and serve our communities. yli’s community-based programs are located in San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Merced and the Central Valley, Long Beach, and the Eastern Coachella Valley.

In addition to serving 7 California counties, yli provides customized trainings, consulting, evaluation, and technical assistance services nationally.

yli is committed to engaging and developing young people of color, low-income youth, and other non-traditional youth as researchers, advocates, and agents of social change. With support from yli staff and through authentic partnerships with other key adult allies, young people build the skills necessary to research the issues that most affect them and their communities, develop campaigns to advocate for change, and partner with local stakeholders to implement these changes in their respective communities.

The Program Coordinator (PC) works in partnership with youth (ages 12 – 24) to organize, empower and mobilize youth and their communities to win real improvements for young people in San Mateo County and across California. The PC will train and support youth leaders to develop and deepen political consciousness, assess and understand issues impacting their health and well being, build relationships and partnerships with youth and community supporters, and drive countywide and local community campaigns that mobilize supporters, create long-term systems and/or policy change, and build power for future victories.

The PC is responsible for managing all of the logistics and functional tasks necessary for meeting the goals and objectives of the assigned campaigns, and for ensuring that the young people are experiencing high quality and culturally relevant leadership opportunities. The Program Coordinator will work to support overall campaigns, initiatives and staff, prepare appropriate materials, collaborate with community partners, and develop and lead training for youth leaders and other campaign partners.

The Program Coordinator support
1) the HOPE Statewide Youth Program, which focuses on the impact of social media on youth wellbeing and mental health, and
2) the Bay Area Regional Hybrid Youth Program, which integrates youth voices into the 3-year Integrated Behavioral Health Services Plan. Utilizing the Youth Participatory Action Research model, the Program Coordinator will implement a youth-led policy campaign and closely follow the California legislative process. The PC is also responsible for coordinating and providing direct educational curriculum delivery, youth prosocial and leadership activity development, youth leadership skill building and training, parent education delivery, community education/awareness outreach, and social norms campaign development and virtual program implementation.

They will also serve as the liaison between school and community leaders in the Bay Area, the Sacramento region, and the Youth Leadership Institute.

Recruitment, Outreach, and Promotion

High-Quality Relationships with Youth and Adult Participants

Program Leadership and Logistical Functions