Youth Program Coordinator

Chinese Mutual Aid Association (CMAA) is a communitybased 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Chicagolands diverse immigrant and refugee communities. Established in 1981 CMAA is a cornerstone of the Asia on Argyle corridor of the Uptown Neighborhood of Chicago with a satellite office in Elgin IL providing programs to serve our community across generations. We offer afterschool summer camp and mentoring programs for young people. For adults we provide case management and social services education including English as a Second Language (ESL) classes job preparation and placement services and immigration and citizenship case assistance. We connect older adults to inhome care support and community enrichment through our Golden Age Club. Finally we support entrepreneurs and small businesses as the only AAPIled Small Business Development Center in Illinois.

Job Description

Chinese Mutual Aid Association is seeking a Youth Program Coordinator to provide programmatic support for CMAAs Youth Department. The Youth Program Coordinator will assist in facilitating services for CMAAs mentoring programs Young Women Warriors & Young Men Making Moves as well as provide daily support for CMAAs Diverse Young Leaders afterschool program. This includes program coordination administration and providing direct instruction to afterschool students.

The ideal candidate will be outgoing focused and committed to serving immigrantorigin and BIPOC youth. They will be able to work independently in a fastpaced environment and manage a diverse classroom of children. This position is an excellent opportunity to learn about and support underresourced communities and to contribute to a highenergy team dedicated to supporting Uptowns immigrant refugee and BIPOC youth.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provide direct client support for CMAAs Diverse Young Leaders afterschool and summer camp programs.
  • Lead daily classroom instruction.
  • Develop curriculum for academic instruction and enrichment activities.
  • Support positive development of youth participants.
  • Partner with teen interns and coinstructors who assist in the classrooms and offsite programming as scheduled.
• Coordinate programming for CMAAs Young Women Warriors teen mentoring program.
  • Partner with mentees and mentors to schedule and plan program activities.
  • Attend monthly skill development workshops.
  • Support mentors through guidance and training as needed.
• Coordinate programming for CMAAs Family Literacy Program
  • Prepare weekly takehome Interactive Literacy Activities for families.
  • Partner with the local library branch to provide library services to families.
  • Provide support during weekly ESL classes for parents.
  • Coordinate family field trips
• Provide department support.
  • Support outreach and recruitment efforts.
  • Ensure grant compliance by tracking progress on outcomes and maintaining files.
  • Build strong positive relationships with CMAAs youth clients and their families.
• Other duties as assigned by the Youth Department Manager.

Qualifications

Were looking for a candidate who has:

• Relevant experience working with or teaching children/families in youth development programs
• The ability to work with diverse populations specifically immigrant and refugee communities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• The confidence to manage multiple children at once and resolve conflicts fairly
• A bachelors degree or some college education is preferred but not required
• Proficiency in another language (specifically Vietnamese or Cantonese) and a valid drivers license with access to a car is a plus but not required.

Required Skills/Abilities:

Work Environment

• This job operates in a clerical office role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers phones photocopiers filing cabinets and fax machines.
• This is a largely sedentary role however some filing is could require the ability to lift files open filing cabinets and bending or standing on a stool as necessary.
• Work hours generally include evenings and certain weekend dates

Perks

• Health benefits
• Opportunities for growth and to give back to communities
• Fun highenergy culture
• Flexible hours based on individual schedule
• Relaxed dress code
• Access to an exceptional leadership team
• Health Insurance (medical dental vision) eligible within 60 days of hire with 90% employer contribution
• Life Insurance (and include any benefits such as employee contribution)
• Short and Long Term Disability coverage at 100% contribution and coverage by employer

Chinese Mutual Aid Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall and transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.