Act Program Leader - Oakland, United States - Girls Inc. of Alameda County

Description

About Us
Girls Inc. of Alameda County's mission is to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Since our founding in 1958, we have programs that support the unique needs of girls aged 5-18, and, starting in the 1990's, to design and deliver programs using an equity lens, serving those from some of County's least resourced communities, primarily in and around Oakland.

Through a K-12 Program Continuum, we empower girls by equipping them to navigate gender, economic, and racial barriers and grow into healthy, educated, and independent adults.

All programs are developmentally appropriate, supporting girls' changing needs as they grow.

From literacy interventions in elementary school and exciting hands-on STEM and STEAM projects in middle school to building leadership skills and college readiness in high school, Girls Inc.

girls receive the support and the opportunities they need to thrive. Girls Inc.

of Alameda County's operating budget is $7M with 100 staff in our downtown Oakland Simpson Center for Girls and in more than 15 schools and satellite centers across Alameda County.

About the Role
The Advocating Change Together (ACT)

Program is a hands-on social justice advocacy and civic engagement program that focuses on: 1) training girls in advocacy, social justice issues and systems of oppression impacting young people in the Oakland communities and 2) assisting girls to identify, research and implement a civic engagement project. Through interactive and intentional learning activities and opportunities, girls develop skills in advocacy, leadership, public speaking and project planning.

Formats for the program includes weekly group sessions, leadership workshops and trainings, youth-led discussions and community events, guest speakers and intentional and informative fieldtrips, in person and/or virtually.

The _Teen Social Justice Advocacy Program Facilitator_, or ACT program leader, will be able to make a commitment to work the current academic school year
.

Job Summary

• Implement and facilitate ACT (Advocating Change Together) and HER (Healthy Evolving Relationships) curriculum and programming during weekly workshops, in person and/or virtually, with 23 cohorts of 1020 girls and gender expansive youth of color per site to be delivered at multiple sites.
• Learn and facilitate/cofacilitate curriculum and training to high school girls and gender expansive youth participating in Advocacy and Health programs.
• Implement and facilitate additional Advocacy and Health grantbased curricula/programs as assigned.
• Facilitate workshops for the girls on social justice education, leadership skill development and advocacy.
• Effectively utilize prep time to prepare for program activities, lesson plans and events.
• Facilitate the implementation of activities, trips, events and youthled presentations in a youth development framework and philosophy.
• Assist the program coordinator with conducting recruitment and outreach strategies such as presentations at schools, health fairs, community events, etc.
• Work closely with the program coordinator to plan and facilitate peer retreats and other special events that build sisterhood among the girls and coworkers.
• Provide timely entry of all necessary data into the database and submit written timely endofthemonth summaries on the ACT and HER program to the coordinator for inclusion in monthly reports
• Work closely with the program coordinator to collect and report on all needed program/projectspecific documentation, including demographic information.
• Create and foster a safe, respectful, inclusive and collaborative learning environment with the girls, with other Girls Inc. coworkers, programs, departments and volunteers in addition to community, school and agency partners.
• Work as a positive team member of Community Programs and participate in mandatory weekly supervision, staff development, consultation, community programs department trainings and team meetings.
• Work occasional evenings and weekends as needed for events.
• Support adult and teen volunteers and interns when applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned

About You

• Committed to working the current academic school year.
• Able to work 2:007:00pm M-TH; 10am4pm Fri.
• Ability to work remotely and facilitate programming virtually.
• Experienced working with or volunteering with high school aged youth
• Experience working with girls and families representing diverse cultures, ethnicities, abilities and sexual orientation.
• Strong group facilitation, behavioral management and conflict resolution skills gained in a working with adolescent youth.
• Ability to motivate, excite, spark curiosity and selfdiscovery among young women toward social justice advocacy and civic engagement.
• Ability to work crossculturally with coworkers, girls, partners, and/or volunteers.
• Ability to create and maintain a culturally responsive, traumainformed safe and support