Pay Range: $21 – $22/hour

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – and could be where your new career does the same! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. . People of color, LGBTQ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for leading groups with the LGBTQ community
• Oversight of coordination and facilitation for Live Out Loud, A middle school age group and Pride play fun – including starting new youth groups, new partnerships and furthering work with this population
• Liaison to the schools for support, education and engaging youth in our programs
• Parent support and education groups
• Supporting community initiatives and engagement for LGBTQ initiatives and advocacy
• Help to keep our web site and marketing materials up to date for this programming
• Co-lead a new mentoring initiative to support GLBTQ youth
• Assessing for community need and reporting back to the agency/giving feedback on new initiatives as appropriate
• Taking initiative with youth support/ engagement and recruitment
• Facilitating pride events, fun activities for youth, engaging in suicide education and prevention work
• Maintain demographics, service numbers and report data monthly

Qualification Requirements:

• Education: B.A. in related field preferred, but not required. High School Diploma or equivalent with relevant experience is required.
• Experience: Working with youth development programs, Lived experience with LGBTQ strongly preferred.

18 Degrees is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and cultural diversity. People of color, LGBTQ individuals, and multicultural/multilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Submit cover letter and resume to Paula McDermott, HR Administrator at pmcdermott@18degreesma.org. AA/EOE