The Self-Determination Coordinator role is grounded in YWFC’s approach to personal and structural transformation and is guided by the organization’s guiding principles of Sisterhood/ Siblinghood, Self-Determination, Spirituality, and Social Justice. The Self-Determination Coordinator works to ensure that participants of YWFC’s programs have the space, resources, access, and advocacy needed to support them in their healing journey, as well as accessing their own power and voice to navigate the systems and conditions that impact their lives. The Self-Determination Coordinator works closely with all program staff and program participants, playing a critical role in supporting young cis and trans women and girls, trans men and boys and gender expansive youth* in finding their voice, building self-determination and using their expertise and experiences to advocate on behalf of themselves and others.
The role of the Self Determination Coordinator is to ensure that youth at YWFC are provided support from a peer-based, restorative justice framework that is culturally grounded, and gender-specific. Additionally, the SD Coordinator ensures that the organization has the proper resources, support, and partners in place to support this work. They are responsible for conducting initial intakes and assessments, working with youth to identify their needs and strengths, assisting them in developing personal and professional goals, and providing support in accessing community resources, such as housing, child care, educational programs, etc. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring that all coaching approaches and methods are in line with the organization’s mission, vision, values, theory of change, methodology, as well as ensuring that we fulfill grant requirements, and YWFC annual goals and Site goals.
*youth or young women and trans youth of all genders refers to cis and trans young women, trans young men, and gender expansive youth
DEBERES GENERALES:
- Building rapport with youth on-site at YWFC and off-site at program locations including juvenile hall, jail, group homes, and county jail, to ensure folks receive the appropriate support through phone calls, snail mail, advocacy letter, and referrals appropriate services
- Llevar a cabo entrevistas, evaluaciones, y desarrollar Mapas de Vida Autodeterminados y proporcionar recursos para los jóvenes en el Centro y fuera de las instalaciones del programa, incluyendo el centro de menores, la cárcel y los hogares de grupo, y en la comunidad.
- Work as a part of the YWFC team, supporting youth connect to YWFC after detention through self-determination advocacy and leadership programs, and ensuring activities are cohesive and coordinated amongst program staff
- Provide orientation and training to new staff, interns and volunteers who will support leadership programming of YWFC’s guiding principles, methodology, and policy and procedures
- Plan, facilitate, and oversee Self-Determination Advocacy activities, including Culture and Healing Circles and Programs, youth-driven community projects, special events, and other outings
- Coordinate early career exploration and leadership development, including sharing job opportunities, scholarship information, college tours, financial aid workshops, career mentoring, and healing centered opportunities
- Engage participants as community experts and provide leadership based economic opportunities for participants to begin to engage in YWFC’s work as appropriate and as a part of a larger site based strategy
- Colaborar con otros miembros del personal del programa en la creación de capacidades y habilidades de organización y defensa para los jóvenes que estén preparados para asumir funciones de liderazgo y participar en las iniciativas de defensa de YWFC.
- Supervisar las remisiones y mantener las relaciones con el personal de las partes interesadas externas y los socios del sistema que trabajan con los participantes, incluidos, entre otros, los departamentos de libertad condicional, los defensores públicos, las agencias comunitarias, los distritos escolares, los trabajadores sociales, etc.
- Participate in necessary meetings with other team members to ensure holistic support and additional support strategies needed to better support participant
- Participate in YWFC’s movement, policy, and local campaign work on an ongoing basis including; participating in strategy and strategy related meetings as necessary, participating in work to advance local campaigns, represent the organization publicly as requested and approved, and participate in coalitions and other community based work as approved/ requested by supervisor
- Apoyar a los participantes en la navegación de los sistemas (justicia juvenil, atención de acogida, salud mental, etc.) proporcionando defensa, recursos y apoyo continuo en estrategias de autodefensa y educación.
REPORTING AND EVALUATION
- Maintain and enter data into appropriate data collection systems for reporting for both city and county, and foundation grant requirements and internal organizational systems/databases in a timely manner
- Maintain weekly program notes and reporting, and collect data pertaining to programmatic goals to contribute to quarterly progress reports
- Supervisar todos los requisitos de presentación de informes para sus respectivos planes de trabajo (informes mensuales, recopilación de datos, informes de operaciones, controles de supervisión, etc.) y garantizar que se rellenen todos los formularios adecuados, se controle el progreso y se actualicen los datos.
- Provide monthly program summaries to the Site Director including quantitative and qualitative data of all programmatic activities, trainings and outcomes pertaining to programmatic goals
- Ensure programs and program activities are evaluated and updated on an ongoing basis and that feedback and findings from evaluations are used to develop, revise, and update programs and activities
- Track participant attendance and engagement, and provide support and accountability to youth around consistent attendance and engaged participation
TAREAS ADMINISTRATIVAS:
- Participate in special projects, and tasks as needed and directed by supervisor and other YWFC Directors in efforts to support the advancement of YWFC and site goals
- Crear oportunidades continuas para el desarrollo del liderazgo de los jóvenes con los que trabajamos, incluyendo oportunidades para aprender nuevas tareas y habilidades, asumir el liderazgo en el trabajo y participar en oportunidades continuas.
- Respond to emails, text messages, and other correspondence in a timely manner
- Participate in YWFC events, staff meetings, trainings, and staff development opportunities on an ongoing basis
- Encarnar y modelar los valores de la organización: Hermandad, autodeterminación, justicia social y espiritualidad.
CALIFICACIONES:
- Deep familiarity in California and local site socio-political landscape and youth service providers, and passionate about youth, community development, issues of youth leadership
- La persona debe sentirse cómoda, madura y profesional al interactuar con diversos socios de la comunidad, el personal de custodia, los estudiantes y los colegas con diversas herencias y antecedentes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills demonstrating the ability to interact effectively with program participants, staff colleagues, board members, external stakeholders, and public speaking events
- Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, and meet and handle multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously deadlines
- Demostrar el dominio de Microsoft Office, Google Suitel y el uso general del ordenador e Internet.
- Disposición y capacidad para crecer profesionalmente, ser responsable, y ampliar las habilidades y adaptarse a la evolución de los entornos de la organización y a las circunstancias en constante cambio.
- Advanced problem-solving skills; tactfully address and resolve questions/concerns
- Must be able to meet participants in the field and community, and attend external meetings outside of the designated office as an essential function of this role (Driver’s License Strongly preferred)
Cómo solicitarlo:
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