Warm Springs Youth Development Coordinator PT

Lines for Life Job Description

Position Title: Warm Springs Youth Development Coordinator

Location: Warm Springs/Central Oregon

Status: Part-time/Non-Exempt (Schedule:Hybrid role with the expectation of being in the office 1-3x per week. 20 hours with a variable schedule that may include weekend events)

Reports To: YouthLine Native Program Supervisor

Salary:The starting salary for this position is $24 per hour plus a 2% differential for living and working from Oregon and a $1 per hour differential for hours worked in office or at designated outreach locations. Please see below for more details on the compensation package.

About the Organization:Lines for Life is a regional non-profit organization that is dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. We offer help and hope to individuals and communities and promote mental health for all. Our work addresses a spectrum of needs that include intervention prevention and advocacy. We educate train and advocate to prevent issues of substance abuse mental illness and thoughts of suicide and when a crisis arises or support is needed we are available 24/7/365 to intervene with personalized help.

Warm Springs Youth Development Coordinator Position Overview:This position will help in the supervision of youth peer intervention specialist volunteers on a YouthLine satellite team a confidential teen-to-teen phone text and chat line to help youth deal with bullying depression substance abuse or any other issues that can make teen years especially hard. This position will work at Lines for Lifes satellite center in Warm Springs and at the Central Oregon call center location in Bend Oregon which was opened in July 2019 and will provide crisis intervention support and mentorship to volunteers. This team will also collaborate with the Portland call center to ensure that all contacts are answered with care compassion and empathy all while staying within the scope of the YouthLine program. This position will also collaborate with the Central Oregon YouthLine Native Supervisor to engage local youth throughout the Warm Springs Reservation and the surrounding Central Oregon region in mental health related prevention outreach activities and classroom education.

Warm Springs Youth DevelopmentCoordinator Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the culture of Lines for Life by modeling behavior that supports the goals and philosophies of Lines for Life.
• Supervise YouthLine peer intervention specialist volunteers during the Warm Springs satellite office hours of operation. The Warm Springs satellite team anticipates being open 1-2 nights per week.
• Support Warm Springs youth volunteers in youth and work force development activities through their volunteer experience.
• Assist the Central Oregon YouthLine Director and Portland YouthLine staff with training Warm Spring youth volunteers with detailed attention to cultural competency connectedness recruitment and retention of youth volunteers.
• Establish rapport with the Warm Springs cohort of YouthLine volunteers and all contacts from the YouthLine call center.
• Mentor YouthLine peer intervention and outreach volunteer specialists with a focus on the community of the Warm Springs Nation.
• Provide support and coaching to volunteers during challenging contacts.
• Support or answer acute YouthLine emails texts or chats with compassion and in accordance with the YouthLine procedures and Lines for Lifes training expectations and scope.
• Triage calls and collaborate with coworkers to minimize caller wait times.
• Assist with rescue plans and contacting appropriate emergency services and CPS when needed.
• Collaborate with the Central Oregon YouthLine Director and Portland YouthLine team on outreach activities and special events for Warm Springs and Central Oregon.
• Deliver culturally appropriate presentations educating Native American youth and the broader community about (youth) mental health suicide drug and alcohol bullying etc. Assist in the development of materials that connect to and help Native American youth gain awareness around mental health.
• Collaborate with the Central Oregon YouthLine Director and the YouthLine Native Supervisor with volunteer recruitment retention and recognition for volunteers working on site in Warm Springs.
• Attend weekly and monthly staff meetings for YouthLine and Warm Springs Programming (remotely and in person) and help coordinate monthly meetings with YouthLine volunteers in Warm Springs and Central Oregon.
• Become knowledgeable about demographics risk factors and opportunities for the YouthLine to support teens in Warm Springs and Central Oregon.
• Collaborate with the Central Oregon YouthLine Director and the YouthLine Native Supervisor to strengthen relationships between YouthLine and the greater Warm Springs community.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Warm Springs Youth DevelopmentCoordinator Knowledge and Skills:

• Associates Degree in social services field. Bachelors or Masters degree preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of best practices for effective youth engagement development and mentoring of indigenous youth
• Experience working with youth
• Crisis Intervention training and experience. safeTALK and ASIST preferred.
• Proficient with databases and MS Office computer environment
• Strong aptitude for networking with diverse groups of people
• Strong aptitude for working with teens and young adults
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to handle stress
• Must have flexible shift availability to match coverage needs outreach presentations and events

Warm Springs Youth DevelopmentCoordinator Travel and Schedule Information:

Compensation:This is a union position with a step progression based upon years of service at Lines for Life and below is the current step scale for the base hourly rate and each step would have the $2 graduate degree differential (if applicable) a 2% differential for living and working from Oregon and the $1 in-office differential (when applicable) added onto the base pay when applicable:

Less than 3 years: $24/hr

3-<5 years: $25.25/hr

5-<7 years: $26.46/hr.

7-<10 years: $27.78/hr.

10 years: $29.17/hr

Lines for Life offers a great benefits package valued at over $14750 per year $11400 in premium coverage for employee health vision and dental coverage full coverage of short and long-term disability and life insurance premiums; a competitive paid time off package; a matching 401K plan equivalent to 3% of the annual salary during the first 2 years of employment after passing the match eligibility date; as well as a flexible spending plan; an employee assistance program; a free Fitbit; public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) employment certification; and eligibility to participate in an extracurricular professional development program after 6 months of employment.

If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application process or interview including any pre-employment assessments please inform us by contacting

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.

Lived Experience: Lines for Life encourages individuals with lived experience to apply. This includes individuals who have undertaken their own recovery journey or supported someone through a recovery journey from mental health conditions suicidal struggles and/or substance abuse. They have the capacity to draw upon and use their own lived experiences to help others and prevent suicide and substance abuse and promote mental wellness.

EEO: Lines for Life strives to create a diverse inclusive environment to better represent the communities that we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lines for Life shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. However it shall not be a violation of this clause for the Lines for Life to extend a publicly announced preference in employment to Indians living on or near an Indian reservation in connection with employment opportunities on or near an Indian reservation as permitted by 41 CFR 60-1.5

All Lines for Life employees must be approved to work by the Oregon Department of Human Services Background Check Unit. Background checks are completed after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.