Colorado Nonprofit Association

Corps for a Change Program Coordinator

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) is an educational nonprofit organization with a statewide scope. CYC addresses barriers to learning by providing individualized support throughout pivotal stages of students’ education journeys. We provide a continuum of services from Prekindergarten through high school to help students find success through tutoring, case management, and outreach to help in-school youth remain in school or out-of-school youth return to school. We envision an equitable education system where each student has access to resources they need to maximize their own learning and growth. CYC’s organizational values are growth, integrity, community, and systemic transformation.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

CYC started Corps for a Change (C4C) in 2015 to increase preventative programming within the organization, with a focus on increasing student engagement and attendance. Corps for a Change is an AmeriCorps program that supports high school and middle school students by addressing barriers to learning and helping students increase a sense of belonging at school and in their community. The Corps for a Change program places caring, service driven members in schools to support students, helping them navigate academic and non-academic needs, with an emphasis on connecting students to mental health resources. In 2024, C4C became a part of the national Youth Mental Health Corps initiative, meaning all members gain valuable on the job experience, receive a stipend, and earn a Behavioral Health Assistant credential to advance their careers.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Corps for a Change Program Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Corps for a Change Program Manger in fully integrating the Corps for a Change AmeriCorps program into CYC’s culture and identity. The Coordinator is responsible for working with the program manager and other coordinators on program reporting, ensuring CYC/AmeriCorps mission alignment, coordinating and facilitating monthly member meetings, and providing bi-weekly supervision to members. This position requires traveling to different school sites to meet with members and school staff. This position is full-time, Denver-based, with a salary of $50,500 annually with benefits.

Essential Functions

Member Support

• Provide supervision and support to a caseload of assigned AmeriCorps members and schools.
• Conduct twice per month supervision meetings individually with each member on caseload.
• Ensure AmeriCorps members implement Corps for a Change services with integrity and consistency.
• Ensure AmeriCorps members are held accountable with program expectations and data entry; enact accountability measures as needed (restorative conversations, performance improvement plans,etc.).
• Be main point of contact for caseload of members and problem solve member challenges and needs.
• Review, correct, and approve member timesheets every week to ensure compliance.
• Develop and facilitate trainings for members throughout the year.
• Support members with navigating coursework for the Behavioral Health Assistant credential.

Program Coordination

• Ensure all C4C program goals are on-track and that contracted goals are met.
• Support the development of tools and interventions to ensure effective implementation of program strategies.
• Build strong and sustainable partnerships with the service sites (schools) in which members are serving.
• Communicate with school staff including site supervisors, administration, and teachers as needed to provide support to member and their students.
• Facilitate restorative meetings with site supervisors, members, school administration, the Corps for a Change Program Manager, etc. when conflict arises.
• Assist program staff and recruitment team with managing school/site recruitment, member recruitment, school/site placement, and member onboarding.
• Provide regular feedback and participate in calls/meetings/trainings with Serve Colorado as necessary.
• Work collaboratively with other coordinators, program managers, site supervisors, and school staff to provide cohesive services among the programs.
• Collaborate with departments across CYC as needed.
• With the assistance of Human Resources and agency leadership, carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

Commitment to Organization Culture and Values

• Commit to operate within a framework that centers CYC’s organizational values of growth, integrity, community and systemic transformation.
• Contribute to an inclusive and equitable work environment and provide inclusive and equitable services to the community. This includes demonstrating:
• A commitment to learn and engage in anti-oppression trainings and conversations; including a willingness to unpack personal biases and identities.
• The ability to put anti-oppression framework into practice within specific role at CYC; including a willingness to interrupt systems of oppression to create more equitable, inclusive environments for staff, AmeriCorps members, and students.
• The ability to cultivate inclusive and equitable relationships with students, staff, AmeriCorps members, and community members with varied identities and life experiences.
• A desire to share the organizational responsibility of creating an environment that supports anti-oppression accountability.

Other Duties

• Attend and participate in staff and AmeriCorps-related meetings as required.
• Ensure CYC and AmeriCorps branding and gear is visible across all sites.
• Speak on behalf of the organization when appropriate.
• Run errands as needed using personal transportation.
• Perform other duties, responsibilities, and special projects as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Work independently and remain organized in multiple settings, while simultaneously keeping track of the results achieved.
• Work collaboratively with internal staff and external partners.
• Strong capacity to be flexible and adaptable to varied circumstances
• Experience and comfort working with staff and students from diverse backgrounds as well as their families and support networks as it relates to education.
• Knowledge and experience in working within school settings, including how schools provide resources and roles typically filled by school staff.
• Contribute to a positive morale.
• Find and stay informed about beneficial resources for youth and AmeriCorps members throughout the state of Colorado.
• Appreciation of clear and appropriate boundaries with youth, AmeriCorps members, and staff.
• A passionate and committed belief that students deserve access to quality education resources and support.
• Dependable transportation and insurable as a driver on the auto liability policy of Colorado Youth for a Change.
• Experience with and dedication to engage students, AmeriCorps members, and staff across social identities and life experiences.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of experience working with high school aged youth.
• Supervision experience preferred.
• Experience facilitating adult learners through training, coaching, supervision and observation.
• Experience working with AmeriCorps programs preferred.

Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) is committed to inclusion and prohibits unlawful discrimination on the basis of genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, national origin, age 40 and over, religion, disability, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law.

We will make reasonable accommodation for otherwise qualified individuals with known disabilities or whose service requirements interfere with a religious belief unless doing so would result in an undue hardship or a direct threat to CYC. Please contact Human Resources at 303.292.2779 to request accommodation or for questions/concerns regarding this policy.