Teen Specialist

Job Title: Teen Specialist

Division: Operations

Location: Jack & Cindy Jones Youth Center Mar Vista Gardens Club

Status: Part-Time, 22-29 hours/week, Non-Exempt

Base Pay: $24.00 / Hour

Summary of the Role

Our Club staff members are educators, coaches, mentors, community leaders, and ambassadors. They don’t just open the doors of our Clubs – they open the door to new worlds and possibilities for kids and communities.

When you join Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Monica, you are part of a talented, mission-driven team that is singularly focused on making sure every child can achieve their greatest potential. We are curious and compassionate, diverse and dedicated; inspired and inspirational. And we love what we do.

The Teen Specialist plays a key role engaging youth ages 11-18 years old, by supporting outreach efforts that encourage tween/teen club membership. While providing positive mentorship and coaching and implementing a variety of engaging activities within the Club space. The Teen Specialist facilitates curriculum focused on a mix of academic, character and leadership, and career exploration materials. It will be important to strategize innovative ways for retention and engagement. Along with leading programs related to Jr. Youth of the Year and Youth of the Year. Holistically, we encourage youth in leading civic engagement activities that support Leaders in Training or volunteer culture. Providing resources and preparing our tweens/tweens for the future.

Essential Functions of the Position

• Foster positive and supportive relationships with middle school and high school members.
• Work with other standalone staff for cross functional opportunities to implement within the Club. This includes following all safety requirements for Boys & Girls Clubs.
• Plan walking field trips, incorporates pop up opportunities, cultural engagement activities, program planning, coaching, planning assistance in teen nights and civic engagement projects during the school year.
• Strategize recruitment strategies with Program Manager, Site Director and Director of Operations.
• Design and implement emotionally intelligent and age-appropriate programming. This includes building programming that allows middle schoolers and high school members to explore, be creative, and try new things.
• Assist in driving members to the Club, if needed.

What we offer you

• Targeted Tween/Teen Support Professional onboarding in your first 90 days.
• New hire orientation that breaks down the organization and your important, fun, connected place within it. You get to understand how your work drives our mission and makes an impact in kids’ lives.
• An employer who invests in its team!
• Commitment to DEI in the workplace, which means ensuring access, opportunity, and advancement for our diverse team.
• Plus: Making a difference by providing a fun and safe environment for youth!

Summary

Status: Part time

Approximate Hours: School Year: 22-29 hours/week. Though, will change to the daytime during spring/summer programming.

Hourly Base Wage: $24.00/hr.