Youth Program Coordinator (Part-Time)
Schedule & Commitment
- 5 hours per week
- Wednesdays, 2:30 PM — 6:30 PM
- Additional 1 hour per week for planning and parent communication
- Opportunity to expand hours beginning in the fall
- Potential to design and lead a summer program for candidates with interest and capacity
Position Overview
We are seeking a reliable, community-minded Youth Program Facilitator to support and engage tweens and teens in a welcoming, inclusive environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about youth development, “nerd culture,” and fostering meaningful connections within a community setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate weekly programming for tweens and teens for our Creative Teens Club
- Communicate effectively with parents, volunteers, and fellow staff
- Support a positive, inclusive, and respectful environment
- Collaborate with management and report on program updates
- Assist with planning and program development
Required Qualifications
- Experience working with tweens and/or teens
- Reliable transportation
- Respectful, clear, and consistent communicator with both youth and adults.
- Passion for community building and youth engagement
- Interest in or enthusiasm for nerd culture
- Commitment to supporting neurodivergent youth
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with makerspace tools (or willingness to learn quickly)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Experience working with neurodivergent tweens and teens
Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)
- Vision or ideas for developing a summer program
- Experience with tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs)
- Unique “nerdy” interests that could enrich programming
- Interest in growing within a small organization over time
- Self-awareness and reflective mindset
Reporting Structure
- Reports directly to the Manager
Schedule & Commitment
- 5 hours per week
- Wednesdays, 2:30 PM — 6:30 PM
- Additional 1 hour per week for planning and parent communication
- Opportunity to expand hours beginning in the fall
- Potential to design and lead a summer program for candidates with interest and capacity
Position Overview
- We are seeking a reliable, community-minded Youth Program Facilitator to support and engage tweens and teens in a welcoming, inclusive environment. This role is ideal for someone passionate about youth development, “nerd culture,” and fostering meaningful connections within a community setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Facilitate weekly programming for tweens and teens for our Creative Teens Club
- Communicate effectively with parents, volunteers, and fellow staff
- Support a positive, inclusive, and respectful environment
- Collaborate with management and report on program updates
- Assist with planning and program development
Required Qualifications
- Experience working with tweens and/or teens
- Reliable transportation
- Respectful, clear, and consistent communicator with both youth and adults.
- Passion for community building and youth engagement
- Interest in or enthusiasm for nerd culture
- Commitment to supporting neurodivergent youth
Preferred Qualifications
- Familiarity with makerspace tools (or willingness to learn quickly)
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently
- Experience working with neurodivergent tweens and teens
Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)
- Vision or ideas for developing a summer program
- Experience with tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs)
- Unique “nerdy” interests that could enrich programming
- Interest in growing within a small organization over time
- Self-awareness and reflective mindset
Reporting Structure
- Reports directly to the Manager