California Program Associate

About BC2M

Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating dialogue around mental health, and to raising awareness, understanding, and empathy. In 2015, BC2M launched its free, evidence-based, student-led Club Program with 25 schools in California. Over the last ten years, BC2M Clubs have expanded across the US, operating in 42 states, 540+ high schools, and 80 middle schools, empowering over 100,000 students to take a proactive approach to their mental health. BC2M Clubs encourage students to foster meaningful mental health conversations, create a network of peer support within their school communities, build resilience, gain knowledge, and learn how to access resources to support their mental health.

The BC2M California Region is our largest region in the country with over 3,500 passionate teens and tweens leading the charge in their communities. In Fall 2025, we are partnering with over 200 schools across the state, empowering and amplifying the voices of their students.

Summary of Position

The California Program Associate will support a portfolio of middle school mental health clubs by building strong school relationships, uplifting student voices, and helping bring new community partnerships and events to life. This role may expand into high school clubs over time, but will initially be focused on middle school. This is a full-time nonexempt position that reports directly to the Sr. California Manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Club and Region Management

• Independently support and manage a portfolio of BC2M primarily middle school clubs (virtually, with select in-person engagement) to successfully implement the BC2M program model.
• Empower student leaders to be drivers of change in their school community by helping them set and achieve actionable goals, celebrating their strengths, and supporting the development of their leadership skills.
• Hold introductory calls with prospective clubs and guide them through the onboarding process.
• Identify opportunities to elevate the voice of student leaders as advocates for mental health in the California community.
• Play an active role in the California team in helping to achieve the goals for the region.
• Implement culturally responsive practices in high-needs and Equitable Opportunity Schools and share learnings regularly with the Sr. California Manager.
• Consistently collect and track critical data points about club demographics, activities, and support provided via resources such as Salesforce.
• Capture and regularly share feedback and learnings with national middle school staff.

Outreach and Community Engagement

• Deliver engaging presentations about the BC2M School Program to students, educators, and community partners across diverse settings.
• Participate in regional partnership and community engagement activities, in coordination with the California team.

Program Development, Content Creation, and Event Planning

• Support the planning and implementation of regional events, including BC2M’s Annual Student Summits.
• Provide feedback based on experience supporting clubs to help continually improve our program.
• Actively contribute to team discussions and help bring new ideas to life in our student-facing materials.
• Support cross-regional projects and national initiatives as requested by the BC2M HQ team.

Key Skills

• Relationship Management - Ability to build strong, trust-based relationships with both youth and adults from diverse backgrounds
• Communication - Strong written and verbal communications skills, comfort communicating with young people and ability to adapt communication style for various audiences; comfort with public speaking and persuasive communication
• Youth-Centered - Adept at recognizing and amplifying youth voices. Encourages youth input, listens openly, and shares their ideas.
• Self Driven and Dependable - Comfortable working independently and efficiently in remote environment, identifies and acts on opportunities
• Cultural Competency - Aware of and sensitive to diverse backgrounds; comfortable implementing inclusive practices
• Organization - Ability to manage multiple priorities, track details, and follow through on tasks to meet deadlines.

Minimum qualifications and requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or commensurate experience in related field preferred
• Passion for supporting youth mental health and drive to achieve meaningful impact on youth across California
• Meaningful experience with youth required
• Three professional references
• Lives in the greater Los Angeles County Area
• Valid driver's license and access to a car
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Ability to travel to schools and events when needed.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to be a part of a growing organization dedicated to ending the stigma surrounding mental health.
• Be part of a passionate, engaged and fun team of colleagues.
• Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and geography ($24-$26/hr)
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule, including birthday and BC2M anniversary wellness days
• Flexible remote work environment
• Chance to make a lasting impact on youth mental health in America