Site Coordinator - Ignite Youth Leadership Program - Part-time

Location

Santa Ana, CA | United States

Job description

Unite Health Share Ministries (UHSM) is a nonprofit, faith-based health sharing ministry that facilitates member-to-member health sharing among fellow Christians, serving as a connector to administer medical cost sharing. The UHSM mission is to help Christian families fulfill their God-given purpose to care for one another and to positively impact our communities. Headquartered in Norfolk, VA, UHSM takes a modern approach to health sharing that prioritizes holistic health and wellbeing. UHSM offers simple, fair, and friendly health share programs to its members.

IGNITE Youth Leadership Program

We are a unique sports and leadership ministry that empowers teams of youth (middle and high school age) to coach, mentor, and walk alongside their younger peers (elementary school age) through sports activities and games. Primarily, and due to popularity, that sport has been soccer. However, we do weave into our curriculum other sports, interactive games, and activities (waste basket tennis, chair hockey, scooterball, etc.). Alongside this we build up that same youth leader team with weekly classes and workshops around prayer and faith, leadership, community engagement, and workforce development.

About this role

The IYLP Site Coordinator will provide direct support to the Kid Works – Santa Ana IGNITE Youth Leadership Program, the Site Director, IGNITE college intern, and the IGNITE youth leaders on and during all activities and programs. This includes but is not limited to assistance in coordinating, scheduling, and managing character sports / soccer classes, site related partnerships, training, recruitment, selection of youth leaders, creation and supervision of small weekend sports league, and all program manual updates, proofing, data collection and reporting.

Details

• 20-25 hours per week.
  • Typically, after school hours Monday – Thursday 1/ 2:00pm to 7:00pm and occasional once a month field trip. Once futsal / sport league is established, some hours will switch to Saturday’s. Schedule will be determined in collaboration with Site Director and Site Partner.

Key Responsibilities

Logistics

• Provide support and co-lead (with the Site Director) on all matters related to the Ignite Youth Leadership Program. This includes but is not limited to the junior program, senior program, goals and outcomes, recruitment and development of students, student disciplinary matters, partner site meetings and collaboration events, team meetings, creation and supervision of small weekend sports league, and leadership and faith development.
• Responsible for the co-supervision, co-coordination, and co-implementation of the IGNITE junior leader classes. Coordinator is responsible for working closely with the Site Director in the creation of or adaptation of junior curriculum, recruitment of students to the class, setting of goals and outcomes, setting primary end of class community service projects, and communication with guest facilitators if necessary. 
• Work with Site Director on the creation of small, sided boys’ elementary futsal league. The league will be the direct responsibility of the coordinator. This includes but is not limited to permission slips in line with current partner (Kid Works OC) permission slips, recruitment and sign up of youth teams, securing of coaches, parent and coach informational meetings, setting court and facility rules, guidelines, and expectations, securing referee’s, ordering of uniforms, setting schedule, etc.
• Provide co-direction and supervision for IYLP youth leadership senior team (10-15 students) on all character sports / soccer classes, including but not limited to youth leader speaking schedule, station assignments, dates, timeline for the classes, talking points, set-up and break down of all necessary equipment, and collaboration with any outside partner if needed.
• Maintain consistent communication and relationship with all Ignite Youth Leaders, Fireside Director and Founder, college intern, and partner site administrators (Kid Works OC). 
• Responsible for the collaboration with college intern on all IYLP related social media content. This includes aiding in taking pictures, uploading to social media accounts, communication with Site Director on any questions, and adding appropriate tags and subject matter alongside college intern.
• Lead and facilitate conversation in team meetings around leadership and faith.
• Maintain consistent communication with the Site Director. This position will also serve as the main point of contact in the absence of the director.

Administrative

• Responsible for the IYLP e-forms and student/parent information collection and summary. This includes where it is stored (shared drive/at KW in file cabinet), update contact list, create folders for each leader that includes their full application, interview notes, parent and student contact information, any medical needs or allergies, and any miscellaneous materials from trainings or workshops.
• Responsible for all e-communications to the IYLP team. This includes reminders, informational updates, outreach to parents, and any partner site related information. Avenue of communication will be determined on a site-by-site basis. Most used vehicle is group/team phone calls, text message and emails.

Field Trips

• Co-plan and co-coordinate all field trip detail and logistics.
• Help supervise all youth leaders and communicate clearly to parents and partner site on trip details and logistics.

Required Qualifications

• One of the following:
  • Currently enrolled in college/trade school and working towards a degree/certification with 1+ years of experience working in youth development.
  • 2+ years of experience working in youth development.
• 1+ years of MS Excel and Word experience.
• Must be able to pass a background check and TB test.
• Must be able to commit and adhere to the UHSM statement of faith.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Spanish Bilingual.
• Detailed, highly organized and possess the ability to prioritize and time manage.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with sports (or love of the game), sports leagues, non-profit, education, or community activation and service desired.
• Excellent team player and interpersonal relational skills.

UHSM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business needs. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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