Summer Youth Program Specialist

Department: Our Club
Reports to: Youth Program Coordinator

Employment Type: Temporary In-Person Full-Time Hourly Non-Exempt

Schedule: 7:30am-4:30pm or 8:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday

Term: May 26 2026 - August 7 2026

About Our House

Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce in school and in life through hard work wise decision-making and active participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work Wise Decision-Making Community Initiative Integrity Safety and Heart.

About the Role

You will join our dedicated Our Club team to provide essential support during our high-energy summer months. This role is responsible for working directly with youth in grades K-12 in accordance with Arkansas Minimum Licensing Standards. Working within a trauma-informed two-generation framework you will help provide an enriching and fun summer experience to youth who are facing homelessness.

What Youll Do

• Provide quality supervision for youth ages K-12th grade using a strengths-based positive youth development framework
• Develop fun activities in areas of STEAM Health & Wellness Youth Voice Literacy Life Skills or other topics of interest to the youth
• Maintain a safe and organized environment by helping with end-of-day cleaning daily meal and snack service and upkeep of program spaces and supplies
• Collaborate with partners like ARKids Read the Central Arkansas Library system and other vendors for special programs
• Work closely with the Mental Health team to deliver social and emotional learning activities that explore identity emotional intelligence and empathy
• Assist in planning and executing weekly field trips in Central Arkansas
• Plan family engagement events to get parents involved in the summer program
• Connect youth and families to other Our House programs like case management workforce support or individual therapy
• Maintain important program documents including youth sign-in/sign-out sheets approved pick-up lists and program announcements
• Conduct other duties as assigned to fulfill Our Houses mission

What Youll Bring

• Ability to work effectively with diverse staff parents and community members
• Action-oriented entrepreneurial adaptable and innovative approach to planning
• Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people
• Passion idealism integrity positive attitude mission-driven and self-direction
• Some supervisory experience with youth and staff
• Ability to develop relationships with the youth and nurture them through behavior and family challenges

Requirements

• High School diploma required; Bachelors degree preferred
• A background or college courses in education social work or psychology preferred
• At least 1 year of experience working with youth is preferred
• Ability to swim is preferred
• Obtain CPR / First Aid certification before start of summer program
• Must be able to lift 30 lbs
• Complete the Arkansas New Staff Orientation within one week of hire
• Must be able to pass criminal background checks child and adult maltreatment registry checks sex offender registry checks and a pre-employment drug screen

Benefits & Perks

• Visit our careers page for more information on benefits and perks!

Our House is a drug-free workplace.

Our House is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. People of color and members of the LGBTQ community are encouraged to apply.

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