Corps for a Change Program Coordinator

ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMARY

Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) is an educational nonprofit organization with a statewide scope. CYC addresses barriers to learning by providing individualized support throughout pivotal stages of students' education journeys. We provide a continuum of services from kindergarten through high school to help students find success through tutoring, case management, and outreach to help in-school youth remain in school or out-of-school youth return to school. We envision an equitable education system where each student has access to resources they need to maximize their own learning and growth. CYC’s organizational values are growth, integrity, community, and systemic transformation.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

CYC started Corps for a Change (C4C) in 2015 to increase preventative programming within the organization, with a focus on providing one-on-one support to middle and high school students. Corps for a Change is an AmeriCorps program that supports students by addressing barriers to learning and helping students increase a sense of belonging at school and in their community. The Corps for a Change program places caring, service driven members in schools to support students, helping them navigate academic and non-academic needs, with an emphasis on connecting students to mental health resources.

In 2024, Corps for a Change became a part of the Youth Mental Health Corps. The Youth Mental Health Corps is a collaborative initiative that supports youth mental health in schools and communities while giving young adults on-ramps into behavioral health careers.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Corps for a Change Program Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Corps for a Change Program Manger in fully integrating the Corps for a Change AmeriCorps program into CYC’s culture and identity. The Coordinator is responsible for working with the program manager and other coordinators on program reporting, ensuring CYC/AmeriCorps mission alignment, coordinating and facilitating monthly member meetings, and providing bi-weekly supervision to members. This position requires traveling to different school sites across the Denver-metro area to meet with members and school staff. This position is full-time, Denver-based, with an hourly rate of $24.28 and includes benefits.

Essential Functions

Member Support

• Provide supervision and support to a caseload of assigned AmeriCorps members and schools.
• Conduct supervision meetings twice per month with each member on caseload. One of these supervisions must be held inperson at the member’s school site.
• Ensure AmeriCorps members implement Corps for a Change services with integrity and consistency.
• Ensure AmeriCorps members are held accountable with program expectations and data entry; enact accountability measures as needed (restorative conversations, performance improvement plans, etc.).
• Complete mid and endofyear evaluations for members and support goal progress throughout the year.
• Be main point of contact for caseload of members and problem solve member challenges and needs.
• Review, correct, and approve member timesheets every week to ensure compliance.
• Develop and facilitate trainings for members throughout the year.
• Support members with navigating coursework for the Behavioral Health Assistant credential.

Program Coordination

• Ensure all C4C program goals are ontrack and that contracted goals are met.
• Support the development of tools and interventions to ensure effective implementation of program strategies.
• Build strong and sustainable partnerships with the service sites (schools) in which members are serving.
• Communicate with school staff including site supervisors, administration, and teachers as needed to provide support to member and their students.
• Facilitate restorative meetings with site supervisors, members, school administration, the Corps for a Change Program Manager, etc. when conflict arises.
• Assist program staff and recruitment team with managing school/site recruitment, member recruitment, school/site placement, and member onboarding.
• Provide regular feedback and participate in calls/meetings/trainings with Serve Colorado as necessary.
• Work collaboratively with other coordinators, program managers, site supervisors, and school staff to provide cohesive services among the programs.
• Collaborate with departments across CYC as needed.
• With the assistance of Human Resources and agency leadership, carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.

Commitment to Organization Culture and Values

• Commit to operate within a framework that centers CYC’s organizational values of growth, integrity, community and systemic transformation.
• Contribute to an inclusive and equitable work environment and provide inclusive and equitable services to the community. This includes demonstrating:
• A commitment to learn and engage in antioppression trainings and conversations; including a willingness to unpack personal biases and identities.
• The ability to put antioppression framework into practice within specific role at CYC; including a willingness to interrupt systems of oppression to create more equitable, inclusive environments for staff, AmeriCorps members, and students.
• The ability to cultivate inclusive and equitable relationships with students, staff, AmeriCorps members, and community members with varied identities and life experiences.
• A desire to share the organizational responsibility of creating an environment that supports antioppression accountability.

Other Duties

• Attend and participate in staff meetings and trainings.
• Speak on behalf of the organization when appropriate.
• Attend relevant community and school meetings and events.
• Run errands as needed using personal transportation.
• Perform other duties, responsibilities and special projects as assigned.
• Support CYC fundraising and storytelling efforts when applicable.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of current mental health resources and best practices.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Work independently and remain organized in multiple settings.
• Experience with and dedication to engage students, AmeriCorps members, and staff across social identities and life experiences.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Work collaboratively with internal staff and external partners.
• Contribute to a positive morale.
• A passionate and committed belief that students deserve access to quality education resources and support.
• Appreciation of clear and appropriate boundaries with youth, AmeriCorps members, and staff.
• Dependable transportation and being insurable as a driver on the auto liability policy of Colorado Youth for a Change.

Benefits

• Three weeks of paid vacation per year
• 9 days of paid sick time per year
• Paid winter and spring breaks every year
• Employee premiums for medical and dental insurance paid by CYC
• Retirement plan with CYC matching up to 3%
• Company paid parking
• Plus other great benefits!

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience working with middle or high school aged youth.
• Supervision and facilitation experience preferred.
• Experience working with AmeriCorps programs preferred.

About Colorado Youth for a Change

Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) is an educational nonprofit organization with a statewide scope. CYC addresses barriers to learning by providing individualized support throughout pivotal stages of students' education journeys. We provide a continuum of services from kindergarten through high school to help students find success through tutoring, case management, and outreach to help in-school youth remain in school or out-of-school youth return to school. We envision an equitable education system where each student has access to resources they need to maximize their own learning and growth. CYC’s organizational values are growth, integrity, community, and systemic transformation.