Program Coordinator - Long Beach

Youth Leadership Institute (yli) brings together young people and their adult allies to create positive community change that promotes social justice and racial equity. With community-based programs based in Fresno, San Francisco, Marin, San Mateo, Merced, Long Beach and the Eastern Coachella Valley, yli engages young people of color, low-income youth, and other impacted youth as advocates of social change.

yli CORE VALUES

• Inclusion: Young people are profoundly impacted by policies affecting their communities. yli brings youth to the table and works to institutionalize youth voice in the decision-making process.
• Innovation: Youth can often see a way forward where adults cannot. yli encourages youth to identify and implement their own solutions to the issues their communities face.
• Social Justice: Throughout history, young people have ignited and led social justice movements to create a better world for everyone. yli helps them to focus their attention on the root causes of injustice, and sharpen the skills they need to tackle them.
• Community: Nobody can do it alone! Through relationship and coalition-building, yli feeds the connective tissue within our communities to power our movements with the brilliance, resourcefulness, and wisdom of our partners.

We are looking for a Program Coordinator (PC) in Long Beach! The PC works in partnership with youth (ages 12 – 24) to organize, empower and mobilize youth and their communities to win real improvements for the Los Angeles County young people, specifically in supporting community-led tobacco prevention efforts.

CURRENT CAMPAIGN

This current public health campaign role will be leading Tobacco Prevention efforts. We are collaborating with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on restricting access, messaging and shifting community norms, specifically through tobacco retail licensing efforts, in Santa Monica and Gardena. This role will be crucial in carrying out the following tasks:

• Conducting key informant interviews
• Engaging with key community stakeholders and residents through outreach
• Holding 1:1 meetings
• Delivering educational presentations
• Coordinating and facilitating local coalition meetings for youth and adults
• Developing educational materials and information packets
• Providing public testimony

We are looking for candidates with:

• 2-3 years relevant experience in the field of youth development, and/or a B.A.
• Commitment to social justice, public health, and community organizing as strategies to affect change
• Experience facilitating youth-driven campaigns or projects
• Excellent follow-through skills; detail-oriented, organized, professional
• Experience with community based research or assessment
• Able to work some evenings and weekends
• Access to a personal vehicle and clean driving record is required

This position requires in-person work in the Long Beach office or in the community 4 days per week, with the option to work remotely on the 5th day.

This is a full-time hourly (non-exempt) position with a rate of $25/hour. Compensation includes yli’s generous benefits package:

• Fully-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance (free options available for all staff, and yli pays 50% of dependent premiums)
• Paid time off (~50 days per year with Wellness Leave, Vacation/PTO, holidays, breaks, and your birthday holiday combined)
• $500/year for mental health or lifestyle spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Health, commuter, and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• 403(b) retirement plan with 4% match after one year of service

Inclusion sits at the center of yli’s programs. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients. People of color, LGBT persons, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Youth Alumni who have participated and completed programs at yli are strongly encouraged to apply. yli is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, ancestry, age, medical condition, ability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status and/or any other protected basis.