Team Leader G2O
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Team Leader Gateway to Opportunity (G2O)
Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN) program
Gateway to Opportunity (G2O) connects youth workers with peer cohorts nearpeer mentors and adult partners in projectbased learning teams for 6 weeks every summer. The Team Leader will work directly with a team of 46 traditionally underserved high schoolaged youth to complete projectbased work at a local host site. The Team Leader will be responsible for the daily facilitation and project oversight of the youth team. This team will design and complete a project at a local business or organization and work closely with a host site supervisor throughout the 6week program. The Team Leader will support project development and career readiness activities oversee daily program and reflection activities provide oneonone support to individual youth and help facilitate group workshops and field trips.
Schedule: This is a 30 hour/week hourly position MondayThursday.
Location: Multiple host sites statewide in Maine. Position location is based on host site assignment.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES
High school diploma or equivalency
Experience working with youth or leadership development programs strongly preferred.
Knowledge of or connection to the local community preferred.
Group work and facilitation experience preferred.
An understanding of teamwork leadership communication and collaboration skills.
Demonstrated leadership and strong work ethic.
Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries including online and on social media.
Exhibits basic software and internet research abilities.
Ability to demonstrate competent written and verbal communication skills.
Contracts that have Rider D: Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background child protective service check and sex offender check.
Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
- Normal office conditions such as sitting with occasional standing walking reaching stooping bending kneeling crouching typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings but is not a primary and essential job responsibility.
Benefits: Our benefits include but are not limited to:
(offered to fulltime and parttime employees)
- Generous paid time off accrual
- 9paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
- Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
- Dental and Vision insurance options
- Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
- 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
- Tuition Reimbursement offered once per year through an application process
- The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a qualified employer under thePublic Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)program.
To learn more about our benefits please visit we are
The Opportunity Alliance is Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future.
Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy leadership and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals families and communities.
The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic resultsfocused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated communitybased and clinical programs serving more than 20000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health substance use homelessness lack of basic needs and access to community an extensive array of services TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve is clientfocused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service:
- Mental Health & Wellness
- Community Building
- Family & Early Childhood Education
- Economic Resources
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Employment Type
Full-Time
