Youth Center Coordinator

Manage the agency’s Youth Department. Oversee planning, implementation and evaluation of after-school and summer programming serving immigrant high school students from Central and South America who attend East Boston High School. Current programs focus on promoting educational achievement and leadership development. 

• school-based outreach to recruit program participants;
• building relationships with program participants;
• managing the daily operation of the Youth Center;
• supervising staff and college student volunteers;
• leading health promotion workshops and recreational activities;
• referring young people in need of counseling to the department’s Clinical Social Worker;
• maintaining collaborative relationships with personnel at East Boston High School and neighborhood youth-serving agencies;
• maintaining participant and program records;
• participating in program development and evaluation;
• and, participating in agency management and development.
  

• Three (3) years full-time experience with teens. Two years experience with Latino immigrant teens.

• One year experience in staff supervision and program management.

• Strong outreach and group work skills. Excellent organizational skills. Strong computer skills.

• Excellent spoken and written English. Verbal and written fluency in Spanish essential.

 

EBECC Attention: Human Resources P.O. Box 450 50 Meridian Street, Suite B-1 East Boston, MA 02128 E-mail: gstokel@ebecc.org Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

 

East Boston Ecumenical Community Council is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting a broadly diverse pool of qualified candidates for this position.