Youth Organizer

Job Purpose and Reporting Structure:

Under the supervision of the Drop-In Center Manager, the Youth Organizer will provide support and collaboration of leadership with youth leaders, peers, and Youth action Board (YAB) members. Through the collaboration with lived experts the Youth Organizer seeks to empower, elevate, and compensate the voices of young people with lived expertise to guide education and advocacy provided in Milwaukee. The Youth Organizer is responsible for developing members’ leadership through providing concrete support and opportunities both within the Drop-in Center and the Milwaukee community

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:           

• Facilitate staff, partners, and other community members with engagement and involvement with the ability to learn from the YAB.
• Support YAB representatives and voice at all member meetings, and with other YAB requests of representation.
• Provide overall support for and facilitate the YABs involvement in intern and volunteer trainings.
• Support the YAB’s capacity to amplify additional youth voices and feedback across youth serving programs, key projects, and with community partners, members, and supporters.
• Support YAB members’ individualized leadership and position focus plans.
• Help identify options and select steppingstone opportunities for YAB members.
• Support the YAB’s creation of training videos, materials, and other projects.
• Intervene and assist staff in on-site crisis situations.
• Participate in all program and agency meetings, trainings, and development opportunities as directed by supervisor.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualification Requirements:

• No prior experience needed, but youth must be perceived as a positive role model within peer group. Candidate must have completed the agency’s required paid staff training program. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed, but uninvolved written and oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete standard situations.
• Must have a valid Wisconsin work permit and maintain established work schedule in compliance with Wisconsin labor laws as they relate to minors

Education and/or Experience:

• Requires education generally equivalent to a high school diploma and life experiences and/or two years’ experience working with youth. Must possess working knowledge regarding the issues surrounding and impact of runaway and homeless youth experiences.

Additional Information

Position pays $31,200 – $41,200.

Excellent benefits package includes health/dental, short- and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and generous paid time off plan.  Opportunity to join a caring and committed team of professionals.