MLK Center Middle School Site Coordinator

Middle School Site Coordinator

Part-time Monday Friday 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Compensation: $20-22 hourly

The Martin Luther King Community Center (MLK Center) is looking for a passionate committed leader to coordinate our 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) program serving middle school students (grades 68). This role blends youth development family engagement academic enrichment and program leadership in partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools. Funded by the Indiana Department of Education this program gives young people a safe engaging space to learn grow and thrive beyond the school day.

If you want to make a direct impact on students lives love working with middle schoolers and can balance structure with flexibility this is a role where you can shine.

A Day in the Life

As the Middle School Site Coordinator youll spend your afternoons creating meaningful experiences for students leading enrichment activities supporting literacy programming and guiding a small team of youth workers. Youll be the bridge between school staff families and the MLK Center making sure students are supported academically socially and emotionally.

Your mornings and early afternoons may involve planning engaging schedules preparing resources and collaborating with the Literacy Coordinator Wellness Coach team and Program Assistant. Each day at 3:55pm youll pick up students from Broad Ripple Middle School then guide them through homework enrichment and group activities until 6:30pm. Some evenings and weekends youll also plan or host family engagement events helping parents and caregivers connect to the many resources offered at MLK.

This job is active dynamic and sometimes unpredictable and thats what makes it rewarding. Youll need a plan A B and C and the energy to keep up with a room of spirited middle schoolers.

You Would Thrive in This Role If

• You love working with middle school students their energy their humor and their potential fuel your passion even when the days are tough.

• Yourea natural leaderwho enjoys guiding and supporting youth workers and youre confident making decisions in the moment.

• You see every student as a joy and an opportunity and youre motivated to pour into their growth helping shape future professionals leaders and a stronger community always striving to make tomorrow better than today

• Youreskilled at relationship building whether its connecting with parents encouraging students or collaborating with school staff.

• You stay calm under pressure and can think on your feet when challenges pop up (transportation delays student behavior issues or last-minute schedule changes).

• You bring a self-starter mindset you dont need to be micromanaged and you take ownership of making sure programs run smoothly.

• You view this role as a steppingstonetoward larger leadership opportunities in education nonprofits or youth development and are excited to champion program growth new initiatives and grant opportunities at MLK Centerwith full support of leadership.

• You meet the non-negotiables: a valid drivers license and Child & Youth Care (CYC) Certification (or willingness to obtain within 3-6 months).

This isnt a desk job. Its a hands-on leadership role where your presence creativity and resilience will shape the experiences of dozens of students and families. At MLK Center youll be supported by a dedicated Youth Program Director ongoing professional development and a collaborative team thats deeply committed to seeing kids succeed.

Required Experience:

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