Hey Arik, nice to see your name, hope all is going well over there. Sam is out here now and visited our shop. I hope to get your way again sometime.
Jason
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 4:23 PM, arik grier arik@bikesnotbombs.org wrote:
JOB OPENING at Bikes Not Bombs: YOUTH PROGRAMMING DIRECTOR
Please submit a cover letter and résumé to hiring@bikesnotbombs.org before March 23rd. Target start date is May 4th. www.bikesnotbombs.org
MISSION Lasting peace and social justice require equitable and sustainable use of resources. BNB provides community-based education and assists development projects with recycled bicycles, related technologies and technical assistance, as concrete alternatives to the militarism, over-consumption & inequality that breed war and environmental destruction. Our organization is part of a worldwide movement for peace and responsible stewardship of the earth.
HISTORY BNB began in 1984 as an environmentally conscious campaign in support of social change in favor of the poor in Nicaragua. In 1990, BNB began to pursue its mission in Boston’s most impover ished neigh bor hoods. Today, we operate a thriving Bicycle Recycling and Youth Train ing Center where we offer six unique, high-quality programs that empower and orga nize youth and their families to work towards long-term change. Our programs create real com mun ity, with long-term, positive relationships built across lines of age, race, and class.
POSITION Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) seeks to hire a Youth Programming Director to oversee our youth programs. This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Salary range is $30,000 – 32,000. The Youth Programming Director reports to the Executive Director.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage ongoing development of youth program curricula to ensure programs
are best fulfilling and strengthening the organization’s mission of youth development, environmental stewardship, and social justice.
- In collaboration with Youth Program Team, develop annual goals and
objectives for youth programs, and develop and implement tools for effective program evaluation.
- Supervise, evaluate, and support the professional development and growth
of adult youth program staff (currently one full-time staff member).
- Identify volunteer and intern staffing needs for youth programs. Manage
volunteers and interns.
- Oversee Youth Instructor Program: recruit, hire, supervise, evaluate and
support the professional development and growth of youth staff (6-10 during the school year, 12-20 during the summer).
- Design, implement, and evaluate Youth Instructor training and leadership
opportunities: implement three weeklong training sessions per year.
- Oversee recruitment of youth for Vocational Education program; support
retention of youth in the program.
- Connect teen leaders and program participants to service, opportunity,
and support resources inside and outside of BNB.
- Oversee use and maintenance of BNB equipment, space, tools, and parts for
program activities.
- Plan and facilitate regular team meetings.
- Build collaborations with fellow youth workers and community
organizations in order to maximize programming resources and impact.
- Build BNB's collaborations with Boston area schools and community
centers, connecting cycling and mechanics to students' academic success, physical and emotional fitness, and sense of civic engagement.
- Work with fellow community organizations to host events that further
youth empowerment and overall BNB mission.
- Plan and coordinate periodic Youth Programs events to further youth
development and build the BNB youth community.
- Facilitate exchange and interaction between Youth Programs and other BNB
departments.
- Develop annual budget for youth programs and monitor expenses.
- With the Executive Director and other development staff, identify, draft,
and report on grants. Help to develop strategies for new revenue streams (e.g., fee for service activities).
- Represent Bikes Not Bombs to funders, allied organizations, parents, and
the general public in collaboration with development and youth program staff.
- Report regularly to Executive Director on program results and needs.
The ideal candidate will have the following characteristics and experience:
- Ability to be both a creative, strategic visionary and a practical
thinker
- Self-motivated, highly organized, systems oriented
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills (one-on-one and in a group format),
cultural competency, strong listening skills
- Experience in program management and staff/volunteer supervision, with
the ability to mentor, motivate, prioritize, and set clear expectations
- Experience with and interest in developing youth organizing component of
programming.
- 2+ years experience working directly with 10-18 year olds
- Deep knowledge of Boston neighborhoods, schools, and resources, including
the dynamics of the neighborhoods surrounding BNB
- Understanding of and commitment to positive youth development
- Strong bike mechanics skills and knowledge of safe urban riding
- Demonstrated commitment to inspiring environmental stewardship and social
justice
- Ability to be a compelling advocate for youth both within and outside BNB
- Facility with Macintosh computers, and experience using MS Word and Excel
- Experience developing and managing budgets
- Strong collaborator, able to work with a team and adapt quickly to
changing situations
- Skills in program evaluation and curriculum development
- Must be willing and able to work after-school program schedule and some
Saturdays
- Multilingual/Bilingual (Spanish, English, Haitian Creole and/or Cape
Verdean Creole) candidates highly preferred
- Must love bikes!
Please submit a cover letter and résumé to hiring@bikesnotbombs.org before March 23rd. Target start date is May 4th.
Bikes Not Bombs encourages applicants of diverse age, ethnicity, gender, nationality, physical ability, religion, and sexuality. Women and people of color highly encouraged to apply.
Bikes Not Bombs *www.bikesnotbombs.org*** http://www.bikesnotbombs.org/ 617-522-0222
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