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Do you have a deep understanding of the criminal, social, and gender justice spaces across California? Are you passionate about creating system change and supporting the power and leadership of young women and trans youth of all genders who have been directly impacted by systems? We are looking for you! Check out our open roles and apply now to join our team of directly impacted leaders.
We strongly encourage candidates who hold marginalized identities and nontraditional professional backgrounds to apply. YWFC does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
Program Coordinator
About The Position
The Program Coordinator is grounded in YWFC’s approach to personal and structural transformation and is guided by the organization’s core principles of Sisterhood, Self-Determination, Spirituality, and Social Justice. The role of the Self Determination Peer Advocate is to ensure that folks at YWFC are provided with a peer-based, restorative justice framework, culturally grounded, and gender-specific framework. This role supports the implementation of re-entry programming for system-impacted young people and plays a critical role in supervising Community Organizers and advancing YWFC’s leadership development pipeline.
General Duties:
- Support the planning, coordination, and implementation of re-entry programming.
- Provide direct program support to participants through 1:1 check-ins, intakes, and referrals.
- Ensure access to housing, education, employment, childcare, healthcare, and legal resources.
- Support internships, stipends, and leadership opportunities.
- Maintain participant engagement and follow-up.
- Supervision of Community Organizers
- Provide day-to-day supervision, coaching, and support.
- Support outreach planning and implementation.
- Ensure alignment with YWFC values and safety protocols.
- Facilitate regular check-ins and professional development.
- Support accountability for work plans and documentation.
Leadership Development:
- Coordinate YWFC’s leadership pipeline.
- Support individualized leadership plans.
- Create pathways to peer leadership, organizing, and advocacy.
- Support transitions into advanced leadership roles.
- Integrate leadership development across programming.
Outreach and Community Engagement
- Support outreach to system-impacted youth.
- Maintain relationships with partner organizations and stakeholders.
- Participate in coalitions and community initiatives.
- Represent YWFC in alignment with organizational values.
Organizational Engagement
- Participate in meetings, trainings, and professional development.
- Support special projects as assigned.
- Model YWFC values.
- Align all activities with organizational mission and vision.