Youth and Children Coordinator

We are seeking a Youth and Children Coordinator to join our Family Hope Center Team. As a Youth and Children Coordinator, you will Shine Hope as you serve by raising awareness for the Buckner Family Hope Center, to inspire greater self-confidence, aspiration, and resilience in youth and children. Join our team and shine hope in the lives of others! 

What you'll do:

• Discuss the needs of children and youth with Family Coach. Based on needs identified by the families, work to bring appropriate empowerment resources to meet those needs through networking and bringing in local agencies that offer services needed and by engaging local church volunteers to meet identified needs of children and youth.
• Assist youth and children in accessing the programs offered on-site as well as other services and referrals identified in the community; recognize and accommodate the clients’ varied levels of capability to understand and maneuver the expectations and eligibility requirements for the services.
• Develop and manage a system to coordinate on-site and off-site programs and to aid with communication among program sponsors/collaborators. 
• Assist program to develop children and youth opportunities for leadership and development, including, but not limited to, assisting with program enrollments, assisting with obtaining school enrollment, and other services.
• Develop professional relationships with institutions and agencies that provide education, living skills training, and children development programs. Develop relationships with community and social service organizations to help guide community assessments, program development, and implementation of new programs.
• Analyze program needs; develop, modify, and implement changes in the program to meet changing needs of youth and children.
• Assess needs and concerns of youth and children. Research models of programs with identified needs and concerns; research, prioritize and recruit local programs that address identified needs and concerns.
• Coordinate regular events at the FHC including, but not limited to, sports camps, youth leadership, children camps, Vacation Bible Schools and lead children empowerment events. Organize, implement and coordinate a comprehensive children and youth program in conjunction with area schools.
• Plan and oversee purposeful assignments for volunteers assigned to the program.
• Maintain a master calendar of all volunteer and campus activities for youth and children; distribute notices of activities and volunteer projects to applicable program staff.
• Coordinate the acquisition and distribution of in-kind donations including, but not limited to, tickets to special events and items to offset budgeted expenses. Document all in-kind donations following established procedures; write personal thank you notes when appropriate.
• Plan, organize, and implement designated children and youth special events
• Assist with conducting tours for mission groups and community programs as required.
• Coordinate and lead frequent community presentations for recruiting purposes.
• Serve as a resource and contributor for newsletters, Buckner Today stories, etc. as required.
• Identify and implement strategies and resources which improve delivery of services to youth and children.

 What you’ll bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required.
• Minimum of 2 years of prior related experience required.
• Minimum one-year prior related experience providing community-based services, youth, and children programs.
• Requires proficient ability to speak, read, and write English and Spanish professionally.
• Requires willingness to take CPR, First Aid and specialized activity training.
• Requires proficient working knowledge and understanding of the applicable regulatory standards and requirements governing programs and services.
• Requires ability to observe and make accurate assessments of situations and individuals and determine appropriate action required.
• Requires proficient knowledge of and/or work experience using youth and children community resources. Awareness of community resources, including social service and health providers required.
• Requires ability to facilitate collaboration of Company and youth and children resources.
• Requires ability to effectively interact and conduct ministry business within the community. Ability to sell strategic ministry opportunities with constituencies required.
• Must demonstrate cultural understanding; ability to develop positive and trusting inter-cultural and interdenominational relationships based upon previous cross-cultural experience.
• Requires ability to speak clearly and make self clearly understood in face-to-face interactions; to articulate with accuracy to speak on the phone.
• Requires ability to relate positively, influentially, and sensitively to a broad spectrum of persons in a variety of multi-tiered relationships and settings.
• Requires ability to effectively provide oversight to volunteers; requires administrative skills to include but not limited to volunteer selection, development, motivation, scheduling, and evaluation.
• Requires ability to recognize confidential matters and maintain confidentiality.
• Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
• Requires ability to use up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force continuously to move objects and/or people.
• Requires ability to walk, stand and sit, sometimes for prolonged periods of time.

The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the essential functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job.