Colorado Nonprofit Association
Rocky Mountain Youth Engagement Lead
Youth Engagement Leads are responsible for interviewing and engaging with the youth we work with – with the ultimate goal of working together to create a high-quality, strengths-based, personalized adoption recruitment video.Youth Engagement Leads Shoot Leads are critical in the production of each child’s video shoot.
- This is an ‘as needed’ hourly part-time position that pays $30/hour (includes shoot and any travel to/from).
- This position reports to the Shoots Manager and works closely with the Shoots Coordination.
- This position lives in, near, or is willing to frequently travel from Las Vegas, NV or Denver, CO.
FREQUENCY: 1-8 shoots/month
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead up to 8 shoots/month, in one or a combination of our focus states
- Travel with videographers to meet kids and their social work teams
- Interview youth; help to engage and encourage their personalities
- Display flexibility and patience during interviews or activities; pivot accordingly as plans change or youth require specific accommodations; always maintain a positive attitude and focus on capturing the youth’s best side
- Engage positively and comfortably with a wide variety of youth spanning in age (toddler to young adult), developmental level, maturity, physical and mental abilities, faith, political background, gender identity, ethnicity, etc.
- Speak into a wide variety of footage throughout the duration of each shoot (interview, b-roll and action) i.e. creating artwork, dancing, skateboarding, jumping at a trampoline park, interacting with other people or animals etc.
- Represent The Reel Hope Project in building relationships with location hosts, social workers and child welfare staff on video shoots
- Adhere to TRHP’s program policies on shoot days
- Maintain the privacy and dignity of all involved; exercise wisdom and caution in modesty around youth footage
- Submit a ‘Shoot Summary’ to the team after each shoot
- Submit text for each child’s ‘Thank You’ card after each shoot
- Attend quarterly check in meetings with Shoots Manager
- Attend annual review with Shoots Manager
- Complete onboarding process, inclusive of a brief trauma training, overview of TRHP shoot policies, and project management tool training (monday.com).
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3+ years of experience working with youth who have experienced trauma/loss strongly preferred; applicants with teaching, youth leadership, or special education backgrounds strongly encouraged to apply
- Those with lived experience (adoptees, adoptive parents, foster care parents, previous foster youth, and/or family members of foster youth) are encouraged to apply
- 2+ years nonprofit experience preferred, but not required
- Strong interpersonal skills (able to connect well with a small team, social workers, site hosts, and foster care youth)
- Strong commitment to protecting the privacy standards for foster care youth
- Adaptive, flexible, and patient in high stress environments
- Collaborative, open to team and/or social worker feedback, and able to understand The Reel Hope Project brand
- Detail oriented and committed to excellence
- Work collaboratively on a small team in a remote, long-distance setting
- Able to think creatively and anticipate needs before they arise
- Able to move quickly and keep pace with youth while they engage in a variety of activities on shoot day (trampoline parks, arcade games, playing on a playground, fishing etc).
- Able to lift 25 lbs
- Aligns with The Reel Hope Project’s Statement of Faith and Core Values