Chicago Program Coordinator

Location: Chicago, IL (remote with periodic in-person programming)

Start Date: April 2024

Up to 18 hrs/week: Mostly weekday afternoons/evenings with occasional Saturday daytime meetings

Pay: $23/hr, eligible for retirement benefits, up to 11 days PTO, up to 22 paid holidays, and professional development fund

Connecting Championsis a nonprofit that asks young adults & kids with cancer across the country, “What are you passionate about?” and pairs them with a mentor in that field to help achieve a brighter future. In March 2024, we will be launching an expanded program to serve participants in the greater Chicago area.

Job Description:

The Chicago Program Coordinator is dedicated to facilitating mentoring friendships for kids and young adults with cancer (up to age 26) throughout the greater Chicago area. The core elements of the role are scheduling mentor-mentee visits virtually and in-person, coordinating with local hospital staff, incorporating school and career preparedness strategies, measuring outcomes, and building close-knit relationships with families, kids, young adults, and mentors. This coworker will help provide the resources and guidance for young adults with cancer to be prepared for life beyond the disease. The Program Coordinator will be the face of the organization to Chicago participants and hospital partners.

When a participant is referred from a hospital in the Chicago area, they meet the Program Coordinator over videochat to identify their aspirations, personality, and unique needs. After our Mentor Finder finds a local mentor, this Coordinator preps the mentor and coordinates the first visit. As the mentor-mentee relationship develops, visits take place virtually and in the workplace. To build positive mentorship experiences, the Program Coordinator must coordinate difficult schedules, plan the agenda for each visit, find & send materials, facilitate conversations/activities in real-time, and complete case notes following each visit/communication.

The Program Coordinator must be present at all visits, virtually or in-person, which range from once per week to once per month. In between, there are also check-in calls and tasks. As an example, one of our young adults wants to be a cosmetologist when she grows up; we send her a mannequin and professional cosmetics, and she learns a new beauty technique each week over videochat with her mentor (with one of our staff present).

The Program Coordinator must be extremely organized, personable, and creative. The weekly schedule is flexible, as long as the majority of the hours takes place between weeknights 3-8pm CT with occasional Saturday daytime meetings. They must work at least three separate days. Work can be done mostly remotely with periodic in-person mentor visits. The Program Coordinator reports to the Program Director.

Requirements:

2+ years of experience in a human services profession

• Comfort with majority of working hours being spent videochatting (with participants/mentors and coworkers), plus periodic visits in the community
• Talented problem-solving and internet search skills
• Experience with young adults and kids
• Comfort with vulnerable populations
• High-speed internet connection
• Consistent schedule
• Background in a human services profession(e.g. educator, counselor, social worker, psychologist, CLS, etc.)
• Excellence keeping things organized + time management
• Comfort with Google Suite (gmail, docs, drive, etc.)
• Background succeeding both independently & in teams
• Ability to pass background checks
• COVID-19 vaccine, all requested clearances/background checks, and I9 verification.

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Connecting Champions values a team and culture of diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetics, or military status in any of its activities or operations.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 18 per week

Benefits:

• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• After school
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: Remote