Program Coordinator – 11th Grade Initiative - Baltimore

POSITION SUMMARY

Are you an experienced youth development or education professional with a passion for racial equity and increasing economic opportunity for all? Urban Alliance, a national youth workforce development nonprofit, is currently seeking a Program Coordinator for the Baltimore, MD region to support our students’ professional development, post high school planning, and support the job mentors who work daily with our students. You’ll have the opportunity to join a fun, committed, and hard-working team that always puts our students first. This position reports the Baltimore Program Director. We seek a candidate who can dedicate a minimum of two years to the role.

ABOUT URBAN ALLIANCE

Urban Alliance is a national nonprofit that connects high school students to equitable, inclusive careers through paid work experiences, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to help them achieve their full potential. We are nationally recognized for having 25 years of unique and valuable experience creating successful and supportive internship experiences for young adults with large and small employers across several industries in our regions--the Greater Washington, DC area, Baltimore, Chicago, and Detroit. Our programs are bridging the gap between education and the workforce by opening the doors for high school students to receive essential skills training, access career-readiness opportunities, digital literacy training, individualized mentoring, and ongoing post-high school planning support.

Job Responsibilities

• Support and monitor the professional, academic and personal performance of high school students (11^th and 12^th grade)
• Build and maintain relationships with students, mentors, parents, and school staff
• Actively recruit program participants, including visits and presentations to target schools
• Manage relationships with corporate leaders by regularly communicating with and supporting mentors to help them structure workplans, supervise interns and assist in their personal and professional growth
• Collaborate with mentors to conduct formal evaluations of intern job performance and skill development
• Troubleshoot and mediate jobsite conflicts
• Facilitate professional development workshops for high school interns
• Counsel interns on post-high school options, college application process, and develop individual plans for each intern
• Demonstrate flexibility with the understanding that working with youth requires going above and beyond
• Represent the organization at events, as needed 

Qualifications

• At minimum a Bachelor’s Degree
• At least two years of experience working in youth development/with youth
• Teaching and group facilitation experience required
• Passionate about our mission and the possibilities of what youth can accomplish
• Experience working with community organizations and schools in under-resourced areas
• Excellent oral and written communication, including mediation skills and the ability to have direct and open conversations
• Ability to develop strong relationships with youth as well as corporate mentors/executives
• Ability to work independently and in a team
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint

Desired Characteristics for the Baltimore team.

• Strong work ethic: you do what it takes to get a job done to its fullest
• A sense of humor: you know how to laugh at yourself and lighten a mood with you peers
• You like to win: We believe in winning for youth. We are a team that likes to be the best, deliver excellence, in the pursuit of ensuring all youth get the opportunity to thrive.

VACCINATION

As established by the Urban Alliance Board of Directors, all employees are required to receive a vaccination against COVID-19, unless a medical or religious reasonable accommodation is approved. If offered a job, the candidate must be able to prove that they have been vaccinated with one of the CDC-authorized vaccines, including either Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson / Janssen or request and be granted an accommodation before their start date.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

Urban Alliance is a racial and social justice organization committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. Urban Alliance is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Applicants from all underrepresented groups, including people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and DACA recipients are encouraged to apply.