Youth Activities Coordinator

Organization

RefugeeOne has a national reputation for its success in helping refugees fleeing war, terror, and persecution to build new lives of safety, dignity, and self-reliance. With a remarkably diverse staff of 115+ people who collectively speak over 35 languages, RefugeeOne has been resettling refugees in the Chicago area since 1982. For more information, visit refugeeone.org.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, execute, and supervise weekly afterschool program
• Create appropriate and engaging academic and extra-curricular activities for the program to support socialization, language acquisition, and academic success
• Recruit, coordinate, and supervise volunteers for the afterschool and summer program (in collaboration with the Volunteer Coordinator)
• Organize school-break field trips to a wide variety of institutions, activities, and events in the Chicago area
• Implement a summer program
• Coordinate annual ESL testing of all youth program participants
• Complete quarterly check-ins with families regarding youth academic needs
• Collaborate with the Youth Education Coordinator to plan special events (Back-to-School Party, Halloween, and the Holiday Party)

Competencies:

• Ability to maintain strong rapport with children, youth, and families
• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills with people from all races, cultures, religious, and ethnic backgrounds
• Creativity; able to design engaging and educational programs for children and youth
• Knowledge and understanding of the workings of public school system
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of team members including: organization volunteers, RefugeeOne clients and outside service providers
• Demonstrates exceptional problem solving skills including the ability to develop and follow-through with practical solutions and conflict negotiation
• Collegial and collaborative, able to maintain calm, professional demeanor and take action in stressful situations
• Resilient, resourceful, organized, strong time management skills, can set appropriate boundaries, patience, courtesy in difficult circumstances
• Use excellent communication skills with non-native speakers of English

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in relevant field
• Stron computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook, Word and Excel
• Experience supervising youth from diverse backgrounds in an academic or extra-curricular setting
• A valid driver's license and reliable insured transportation
• COVID-19 vaccination required

Schedule: Monday-Friday 10:30am-6:30pm

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person