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Health and Wellness Director Volunteer Board Position
ORGANIZATION: Oakland Youth Aspire
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6 people are interested
HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIRECTOR
About Oakland Youth Aspire
Oakland Youth Aspire (OYA) is a youth resource center open every Saturday 12:30-5pm in West Oakland. Our mission is to enrich the lives of youth by creating a fun and welcoming environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle and fosters open communication, empathy, and the development of interpersonal skills. Our vision is to help youth aspire to live healthy and productive lives, and develop fundamental skills to reach their fullest potential. For more information on the program and its services, please visit www.oaklandyouthaspire.org and Like us on Facebook for weekly posts and updates.
Below is the description for the Health and Wellness Director board member position. All of our board members are involved in the program and need to co-lead the program at least 1 Saturday per month, and spend 10 hours a month on tasks to fulfill position responsibilities.
This position requires candidates to successfully complete an interview with board members and serve in a volunteer capacity at OYA for 4 Saturdays within a 3 month timeframe and complete one project prior to initiating board membership.
Position Description
The Oakland Youth Aspire Health and Wellness Director will provide leadership and coordination of OYA’s health and wellness programs, including the youth cooking program and food distribution program.
Responsibilities
- To strategically build upon, lead and manage existing and new health programs fulfilling OYA’s mission of promoting healthy lifestyle and interaction among youth
- To develop logic models and carry out evaluation activities to track the success of each health/wellness program, including establishing measures and data collection
- To develop and implement culturally-appropriate, engaging, effective and successful health and wellness curriculum and activities
- To teach, mentor and support youth, interns and volunteers directly engaged in health and wellness programs
- Commit to 15 hours per month to fulfill position responsibilities including meetings and program attendance:
- Attend monthly board meetings, weeknight 7pm-9pm
- Participate in committee meetings as needed
- Participate in back to school events and holiday events
- Co-lead program 1x/month from 12pm-5pm
$300 annual board fees are recommended
Skills and Experiences
- Passion for youth development and experience working with youth and adults from a wide range of socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds
- Flexible and collaborative; strong listening and communication skills
- Strong leadership and management skills; initiative and ability to work independently
- Resourceful, creative and insightful; ability to think and plan strategically
- Bachelor’s degree in the health sciences field including public health, nutrition, dietetics, kinesiology; documented experience and success with planning, implementing and evaluating health/wellness programs a plus
How to Apply
Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume to: leeann@oaklandyouthaspire.org
More opportunities with Oakland Youth Aspire
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Oakland Youth Aspire
Location:
DeFremery Recreation Center, 1651 Addeline St., Oakland, CA 94607, US
Mission Statement
Oakland Youth Aspire enriches the lives of youth by creating a fun and welcoming environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle and fosters open communication, empathy, and the development of interpersonal skills. Open every Saturday, from 12 to 5 PM.
Description
Oakland Youth Aspire (OYA) enriches the lives of youth by creating a fun and welcoming environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle and fosters open communication, empathy, and the development of interpersonal skills.
VISION:
Our vision is to help youth aspire to live healthy and productive lives, and develop fundamental skills to reach their fullest potential.
We do this by following our core values:
- Inclusion and Respect: We provide a safe place that is inclusive and welcoming to youth from all economic, cultural and social backgrounds. In this collaborative environment, youth, volunteers, and board members listen to, respect and value one another.
- Life Skills and Relationships: We utilize social emotional learning techniques with a focus on communication, empathy, and conflict resolution. We encourage nurturing relationships among board members, volunteers and the youth we serve. We believe that by supporting youth we are also strengthening families and community
- Healthy Lifestyles: We believe in promoting healthy lifestyles and physical activity. We provide access to nutritious food with well-balanced meals and weekly grocery bag giveaways, and we teach youth how to prepare healthy meals in our teen-cooking program.
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CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1651 Adeline St.Oakland, CA 94607
DATE POSTED
February 21, 2016
SKILLS
- Physical Education
- Child Development
- Project Management
- Youth Services
- Nutrition
- Mentoring
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 15 hours per month