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Education Volunteer Youth Services Youth Education Coordinator One day per week; minimum 4 hours per week Highland Annex: 1220 N Highland, L.A. CA 90038
PROGRAM SUMMARY: The Youth Center on Highland provides services to homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and/or questioning transitional aged youth 14-24 years old through programs and services such as; showers, housing, education, employment, development, health and various others. JOB SUMMARY: This position supports the Education Program in providing education services to homeless and at-risk youth to assist them in developing educational plans and attaining and maintaining enrollment. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Facilitate education weekly groups to members; 2) Upkeep of member files and documentation; 3) Provide co-supervision to sheltered members, age 18-24; supervise computer lab 4) One to one work with GED tutoring; 5) Communicate with case managers and other youth advocates on a daily basis; 6) Help coordinate education workshops and events/activities. JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE: 1) Responsible, respectful and dependable; 2) Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientation and genders in a multicultural setting; 3) Knowledgeable and sensitive to the issues affecting gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth, particularly those who are homeless, at-risk and may have substance abuse and mental health issues; 4) Ability to engage youth and facilitate workshops; 5) Able to work two (2 hour) days a week, or one (4 hour) day, and keep a consistent schedule. Opportunity to expand on hours—with prior approval—and dependent on consistent schedule and/or educational program requirements; 6) Excellent computer skills including word processing, database operations, spreadsheets, and other software systems; 7) A strong passion in learning to effectively develop youth who are homeless, at-risk and may have substance abuse and mental health issues; 8) Stable and dependable transportation to Hollywood; 9) Bilingual English/Spanish speakers preferred. TRAINING: 1) Must attend a full day training to be scheduled upon start date. EDUCATION, AND/OR LICENSURE: 1) Stable and dependable transportation to Hollywood; 2) Required to obtain a LiveScan. The Los Angeles LGBT Center is committed to fostering diversity throughout its staff, both paid and volunteer. To obtain more information about volunteering at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, please visit our website at www.lalgbtcenter.org or call (323) 993-7684. (Please note: Clients of the Los Angeles LGBT Center will not be assigned to the department(s) from which they receive services)
