Role Highlights

• Youth innovation hub non-profit that runs “Earn-to-Learn” programs with Baltimore youth aged 14-24 who build durable mindsets, social capital, and innovation careers
• Seasonal Role (June-August) managing staff and youth for flagship program
• In-Person in Baltimore | $8,316 | Growth Mindset Human-Centered Work Culture

BET ON BALTIMORE (BoB) is a paid, intensive summer internship for innovative youth to become our next entrepreneurs, designers, technologists, and engineers! Our staff, Baltimore’s educators and innovators, bring their passion for our mission and industry-experience to build a more vibrant Baltimore alongside our Denters!

In 5 weeks (July 8th - August 9th), Denters understand challenges and apply the creative problem-solving process of design thinking: they empathize with actual clients and users, brainstorm solutions, and test prototypes to challenges they're passionate about. They learn and use 21st century maker skills like 3D printing, graphic design, A.I. and Cricut vinyl cutting. In leveraging durable mindsets, Denters serve clients or launch real-world ventures that sell products or address community issues!

About Dent Education

Dent Education co-creates an equitable future with Baltimore youth who tap into their ability to shape the world around them through: durable mindsets, social capital, and innovation careers.

We are a youth innovation hub and run paid innovation programs where high schoolers learn skills like 3D printing, product design, and A.I., apply design thinking mindsets, launch real-world ventures, and are supported in our network until age 24 as they become tomorrow's entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and technologists starting today.

Dent’s long-term vision is to close the racial wealth gap through homegrown talent leading a thriving innovation ecosystem in Baltimore!

About The Role: Program Coordinator Position

As the Bet on Baltimore Program Coordinator, you will oversee Dent’s entire Bet on Baltimore (BoB) operation. You represent Dent to all BoB stakeholders - youth, staff, framilies, and partners - and are responsible for them having delightful experiences.

This role requires a collaborative, action-oriented, and tech-forward leader with deep alignment - and ideally experienced - with Dent's mission, Mindsets, Secret Sauce, and approach to impactful education. You will run program-wide events and operations, oversee curriculum implementation, be proactive in resolving on-site issues, and uphold Dent’s vision and expectations of excellence with all stakeholders.

During the 5 weeks of BoB (July 8th-August 9th), you will be guiding a staff of 14 - 8 , 2 , & 2 Fellows - at 4 as they support 64 Baltimore high school students through a project-based learning internship.

You will report to Dent’s CEO and lead collaborate with BoB’s Support Squad: Site Supporters, Fellows, & Dent’s Full-Time Team.

Note: Dent will hire either this role or a Associate Director of Programs, not both.

By joining the Dent community, you'll have the opportunity to...

• Connect with Baltimore’s youth in their self-exploration and growth journey
• Support the growth of and build relationship with Baltimore’s adult creators, entrepreneurs, educators, & innovators
• Develop as a leader, educator, design thinker, project manager, and entrepreneur
• Meet industry thought leaders and change-makers to broaden your world-view
• Join and shape a startup non-profit dedicated to equity and long-term impact

In this position, you will:

Guide BoB Overall & BoB-Wide Events

• Act as the primary liaison between Dent Education and all Bet on Baltimore stakeholders including students, parents, and community partners.
• Organize, delegate responsibilities, and lead the execution of BoB events ensuring high levels of participation, youth voice, engagement, and feedback
• Oversee BoB’s curriculum's implementation, adapting it if needed and working with staff to ensure it meets Dent’s standards of excellence and real-world impact.
• Communicate daily with Support Squad (Full-Time Team, Site Supporters, & Fellows)to share learnings, insights, and needs
• Identify emergent needs for, purchase, organize distribution, and optimize use of site supplies & equipment
• Ensure BoB is delivered to youth excellently and consistently across Sites

Facilitate Staff Training, Excellence, & Well-Being

• Facilitate Coach Onboarding and weekly Support Squad and Staff All-Hands Meetings to align team efforts, address staff concerns, and iterate on programs.
• Support Site Supporters in their roles to ensure they are effective and have the resources they need to succeed and support Coaches, Fellows, and Students
• Evaluate Staff to provide tangible positive and constructive feedback weekly

Handle Emergencies, Represent Dent with All Stakeholders, & Take on Key Projects

• Represent Dent Education with external partners, including Field Trip Hosts, Denternship Hosts, Clients, Space Partners, & Food-for-Thought Speakers.
• Manage emergencies and unexpected challenges, effectively putting out fires and maintaining program stability.
• Other BoB-wide projects will be delegated based on skill-set between the Support Squad: Program Coordinator, Site Supporters, Fellows, and Full-Time Staff.

BoB-Wide Projects that will be delegated among the Support Squad include:

• Mental health & wellness support, training, and/or curriculum
• Design thinking & entrepreneurship lessons adaptation, support, & implementation
• Events such as Orientation, Kick-Off, BoB Showcase, Field Trips, and/or Field Day
• Data collection for impact measurement and grant reporting purchase
• Curriculum, Lesson Plan Creation, and Presentation Creation
• Social Media & Dent Storytelling

Position Qualifications

This position is for you if you are:

• Passionate about our mission, mindsets, and commitment to equity
• Resilient in the face of adversity and able to troubleshoot when problems (opportunities) arise
• A capable leader, clear delegator of roles, and human-centered manager
• A self-starter who is optimistic, responsible, resourceful, and action-oriented
• Organized, dependable, a good communicator, and really own your projects
• A caring relationship-builder, motivator, and supporter who makes folks feel heard
• An inspiring, dynamic, and engaging public speaker

Bonus Points for Applicants who:

• Are from Baltimore and/or have a strong awareness of the city’s social and cultural landscape
• Have experience teaching those skills
• Have led projects or launched your own venture leveraging those skills
• Have expertise in design thinking, innovation, mental health, or entrepreneurship
• Have over 2 years of Youth Development experience (teacher, coach, mentor, etc.)
• Have excelled as a member of the Dent team and have BoB experience
• Are content experts in the creative / maker skills we are offering as demonstrated by experience teaching those skills or leading projects or launching your own venture leveraging those skills

PROGRAM DETAILS

Onboarding Dates/Hours:

• June 10th Week: 10 hrs - Role Onboarding
• 15 hrs for asynchronous review and prep of Curriculum, Kickoff, Dent Systems
• 20 hrs Support Squad Onboarding: June 13th -June 21st (final dates and times determined according to staff preference)
• 10 hrs: prep to run Coach Onboarding

Coach Onboarding - 46 hours:

• Monday, June 24th - Wednesday, July 3rd
• All-Staff: 10 am - 4 pm
• 12:30-1:30 pm unpaid lunch
• Schedule 6 total hrs to review & prep curriculum with staff
• In-person at 1707 N Charles St, Suite 202 Baltimore, MD 21201

Program Dates / Hours:

• 40 hrs/week, 9am - 5 pm

• 15 hrs to help wrap up BoB

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• 1 PTO day with 2 days of advanced notice
• 1 Emergent Needs (Sick, Mental Health) day
• After 2 days, other days missed are unpaid
• If out 5 hours in a day, its is consider PTO

• August 8th BoB Showcase, 1:30-8:30 pm
• BoB Closing Social (August 9th) is fun, optional, and unpaid

Location:

• Based in or relocate to Baltimore City, MD - Homebase is Dent HQ, 1707 N Charles Street

Compensation:

• $8,316 total

Regular time commitments include:

• BoB Site Visits including observing Coaches & participating in Site activities
• Running Coach Onboarding, Weekly Support Squad Meeting, Weekly Staff All-Hands, and Dent-Wide Events: Kick-Off, Pop-Up,& Showcase
• Support logistics and communicating involving external partners (field trips etc.)

Application

Complete this Application to be considered for a position: https://bit.ly/bob-24-staffapp

After a Zoom interview with the CEO, applicants who advance to the final round will:

• Complete a relevant work deliverable
• Do a group interview where you teach a 15 min lesson to our youth and staff!
• Do a final interview with Dent’s Entire Full-Time Team.

Application & Hiring Timeline:

• Application Due: Thurs, May 16th 2024
• Zoom Interviews: Rolling Basis, the sooner you apply the sooner you’re interviewed!
• Final Interviews: Rolling Basis
• Target Offer Sent Date: Mon, June 3rd
• Target Start Date: Mon, June 10th

Dent Education is a dedicated equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Seasonal

Pay: $1,052.66 per week

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Ability to Relocate:

• Baltimore, MD 21201: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person