TouchPoint Programming Coordinator (Service Year Position)

The TouchPoint Programming Coordinator manages the day-to-day logistics scheduling and on-site coordination of all Thread-led hosted and collaborative programming at the TouchPoint hub. This includes anchoring the cornerstone weekly threadHOURS drop-in programming on Wednesdays (focused on post-high school pathways and resources for young people not enrolled at Threads site schools) as well as coordinating any additional workshops community events and partner activations hosted at the site. This role serves as the central operational point of contact to ensure smooth well-organized runs-of-show seamless space utilization clear communications with programming leaders and a consistent welcoming and high-quality experience for young people volunteers and collaborators across all TouchPoint activities.

• Cross-Program Scheduling: Coordinate the master on-site calendar room allocations and weekly runs-of-show for threadHOURS as well as all other programming Thread leads hosts or partners with at TouchPoint.
• Partner Collaboration: Collaborate with Thread staff volunteers and external collaborators to identify high-impact programming opportunities workshops and resource fairs that maximize the use of the TouchPoint space.
• Briefings & Alignment: Coordinate and support briefings walkthroughs and planning sessions ahead of major programming events ensuring all internal teams and external hosts receive necessary run-of-show documentation and role assignments.
• Program Consistency: Monitor and help balance the programming pipeline across weeks to avoid scheduling bottlenecks ensuring a steady reliable cadence of resources and engagement opportunities for participants.

• On-Site Logistics Management: Manage day-to-day physical and operational logistics for all programming including food/catering orders specific volunteer tracking and room/technology setups unique to each activity.
• Special Event Execution: Support the planning setup and execution of large-scale special events (e.g. Career Expos community distribution events health fairs) at TouchPoint directly managing supply inventory attendee intake and material coordination.
• Facilities Partnership: Serve as a primary day-to-day liaison with TouchPoint facilities staff to ensure the Thread team partners and participants comply with facility agreements including required processes such as clean-up and trash removal.
• Space Norms & Safety: Ensure that all Thread staff volunteers young people and guest hosts are aware of respect and uphold the rules community agreements and safety norms for utilizing the TouchPoint facility.

• Strong organizational skills proactive problem-solving and strict attention to detail.
• Experience or comfort with logistics event coordination or facility-based program support.
• Ability to manage a multi-faceted recurring programming schedule involving concurrent activities across different rooms and stakeholder groups.
• Consistent availability to work until 7:00 PM on Wednesdays is required alongside flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend programming as scheduled at the hub.
• Interest in youth-focused programming post-high school pathways workforce development event planning and/or community hub management is highly desired.
• Maryland resident age 18 and meets MC/SYO eligibility requirements (Service Year Option track: ages 18-24 with a high school diploma or equivalent; Maryland Corps track: any eligible adult 18 no education requirement).
• Able to commit to full-time service (3040 hrs/week generally MondayFriday during business hours) for the full 910 month term along with required MC/SYO professional development training.