Program Assistant - Paid Position

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StandUp for Kids - San Diego was launched in 1990 with a single focus: to end the cycle of youth homelessness in our community. We work to provide basic needs, housing, mentoring support, care, and love to youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness, ages 12-24. Under the direction of the Regional Director, and the San Diego Chapter Director, the Program Assistant will be the lead for drop-in center coordination.

Primary duties:

· Facilitates three-day-a-week drop-in program for exploited and vulnerable youth.

· Provides services in the drop-in center, including the following:

* Educational and life skills workshops

* Creative arts activities

* Healthy food

* Special events and field trips

· Supports the development of a drop-in center curriculum in coordination with Program Director based on our goals and objectives, and monthly calendars of events; secure facilitators with Community Engagement Coordinator for youth workshops

· Orients participants to the drop-in center; provides support and resources to all participants.

· Serves as a role model for participants.

· Assists participants in appropriate behavior and in developing interpersonal relationships; resolves conflicts between participants as needed.

· Provides crisis intervention and de-escalation to participants as needed.

· Facilitates intakes, assessments, and develops safety plans with clients eligible for drop-in services as needed.

· Oversees the incentive program for drop-in center participants, matching financial incentives with achievements.

· Ensures that the drop-in center space is attractive and clean, and that supplies are stocked and used wisely.

· Plans menus with donors, shops for supplies, monitors food donors that we have food for each night

· Conducts outreach to young people to engage in drop-in center services, and maintains signin sheets of all participants that visit the drop-in center in a binder; inputs data into database on a daily basis.

· Works collaboratively with the Director of Programs to evaluate programming and collect participant feedback.

· Supports workshop facilitators, volunteers, and interns in conducting their work in the drop-in center space.

· Works with partners and fosters meaningful collaboration with supportive services for the drop-in center, including attending and facilitating meetings with outside providers prior to drop-in center hours.

· Speaks and trains the community, including conducting youth presentations.

· Provides on-site support and guidance to entry level Drop-In Center volunteers.

· Annually, as part of supervision, develops a professional development plan identifying personal goals, objectives and activities.

· Actively participates in supervision and volunteer trainings.

· Assists with development of partnerships to foster and strengthen drop-in center programming.

· Communicates relevant information and needs between clients and other direct service volunteers.

· Maintain confidentiality at all times.

Hours: Tuesday 8 hours 9-5:30, Friday 5 hours (3-8pm), Saturday 3.5 hours (4:30-8pm), and Sunday 3.5 hours (4:30-8pm). Maybe subject to change.

Pay Range: $16.50