JOB: L.I.F.E Program Coordinator
Khmer Girls in Action
Job Description
Title: L.I.F.E Program Coordinator
FLSA: Non-exempt
Salary range: $27,000-32,000 DOE with excellent benefits
Background
KHMER GIRLS IN ACTION'S (KGA) mission is to contribute to the movement for
social, economic, and political justice by building a strong, progressive,
and sustainable community institution led by Southeast Asian women and
girls. Our core strategies are leadership development, Participatory
Action Research, community organizing, and cultural arts production. KGA
works with Southeast Asian, primarily, Khmer girls and young women
ages14-21 years living in Long Beach, California. As a youth- and
adult-led organization, KGA staff works as a team, striving towards equal
participation and decision making with youth and adults. Valuing process
and consensus building efforts, KGA is highly committed to social justice
and community building both within and outside the organization.
General Summary
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Program Coordinator
will train general youth members to become agents of positive social
change and coordinate the Learning to Impact for Empowerment (LIFE)
Program. The LIFE program is an after-school youth program that provides
the following:
* Personalized academic and psycho-social support in the form of skills
building, mentoring, tutoring and life planning;
* A safe space for our members to discuss challenges they are facing and
to seek peer and adult support;
* Engage parents in our youth member's educational development and KGA
activities;
* Work with existing institutions to offer resources such as academic
support, assistance with financial aid applications, college tours, and
development of life and career planning skills.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate LIFE Program and General
membership leadership trainings
* Develop education materials for youth to improve their knowledge about
getting into college, financial literacy, career planning, time
management, and other related issues
* Develop and implement a parent involvement component to engage our youth
members' parent(s) in their education and KGA activities
* Using KGA's popular education curriculum to conduct leadership
development trainings
* Work in conjunction with other program coordinators as well community
partners and leaders
* Conduct outreach and orientation for potential and new members
* Train and develop youth members and volunteers
* Establish relationships with youth organizations, academic institutions,
scholarship programs, and social justice groups to create resources for
youth members
* Formulate long term programmatic goals, objectives, strategies, and
long-term sustainability planning with the assistance of the Executive
Director
* Write program reports and document program activities, successes and
challenges
* Serve as KGA representative at conferences, summits, etc.
* Provide program support in other areas and other administrative and
service duties as necessary
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree and/or at least two years of experience working in
community setting, especially with youth and/or immigrant/refugee
communities
* Experience with doing academic counseling, mentoring high school
students, developing curriculum and/or conducting trainings
* Understanding of Southeast Asian communities, specifically the Cambodian
community (Khmer speaking a plus)
* Commitment to social justice values and understanding of racism,
classism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, and xenophobia
* Excellent communication skills, highly organized and punctual
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups
* California Driver's License and transportation
* May have to work some evenings or weekends on a irregular basis
Interested individuals, please mail, fax or email resume and cover letter to:
Suely Ngouy, Executive Director
Khmer Girls in Action
1366 Redondo Avenue, Suite 9.Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 986-9416 fax, (562) 986-9415 office, Email: suely@kgalb. org
Position will remain open until filled
This position is an employee of KGA's fiscal sponsor Community Partners.
Community Partners is an equal opportunity employer.
Job Description
Title: L.I.F.E Program Coordinator
FLSA: Non-exempt
Salary range: $27,000-32,000 DOE with excellent benefits
Background
KHMER GIRLS IN ACTION'S (KGA) mission is to contribute to the movement for
social, economic, and political justice by building a strong, progressive,
and sustainable community institution led by Southeast Asian women and
girls. Our core strategies are leadership development, Participatory
Action Research, community organizing, and cultural arts production. KGA
works with Southeast Asian, primarily, Khmer girls and young women
ages14-21 years living in Long Beach, California. As a youth- and
adult-led organization, KGA staff works as a team, striving towards equal
participation and decision making with youth and adults. Valuing process
and consensus building efforts, KGA is highly committed to social justice
and community building both within and outside the organization.
General Summary
Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the Program Coordinator
will train general youth members to become agents of positive social
change and coordinate the Learning to Impact for Empowerment (LIFE)
Program. The LIFE program is an after-school youth program that provides
the following:
* Personalized academic and psycho-social support in the form of skills
building, mentoring, tutoring and life planning;
* A safe space for our members to discuss challenges they are facing and
to seek peer and adult support;
* Engage parents in our youth member's educational development and KGA
activities;
* Work with existing institutions to offer resources such as academic
support, assistance with financial aid applications, college tours, and
development of life and career planning skills.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
* Develop, coordinate, implement, and evaluate LIFE Program and General
membership leadership trainings
* Develop education materials for youth to improve their knowledge about
getting into college, financial literacy, career planning, time
management, and other related issues
* Develop and implement a parent involvement component to engage our youth
members' parent(s) in their education and KGA activities
* Using KGA's popular education curriculum to conduct leadership
development trainings
* Work in conjunction with other program coordinators as well community
partners and leaders
* Conduct outreach and orientation for potential and new members
* Train and develop youth members and volunteers
* Establish relationships with youth organizations, academic institutions,
scholarship programs, and social justice groups to create resources for
youth members
* Formulate long term programmatic goals, objectives, strategies, and
long-term sustainability planning with the assistance of the Executive
Director
* Write program reports and document program activities, successes and
challenges
* Serve as KGA representative at conferences, summits, etc.
* Provide program support in other areas and other administrative and
service duties as necessary
Qualifications
* Bachelor's Degree and/or at least two years of experience working in
community setting, especially with youth and/or immigrant/refugee
communities
* Experience with doing academic counseling, mentoring high school
students, developing curriculum and/or conducting trainings
* Understanding of Southeast Asian communities, specifically the Cambodian
community (Khmer speaking a plus)
* Commitment to social justice values and understanding of racism,
classism, sexism, heterosexism, ageism, and xenophobia
* Excellent communication skills, highly organized and punctual
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups
* California Driver's License and transportation
* May have to work some evenings or weekends on a irregular basis
Interested individuals, please mail, fax or email resume and cover letter to:
Suely Ngouy, Executive Director
Khmer Girls in Action
1366 Redondo Avenue, Suite 9.Long Beach, CA 90804
(562) 986-9416 fax, (562) 986-9415 office, Email: suely@kgalb. org
Position will remain open until filled
This position is an employee of KGA's fiscal sponsor Community Partners.
Community Partners is an equal opportunity employer.
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