Program Coordinator - SEL

Job Summary:

Responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing social emotional learning and trauma-informed, culturally responsive youth engagement. The Program Coordinator will be planning and facilitating social emotional learning curriculum to meet youth needs, consulting with other departments as they embed social-emotional practices; make mental health referrals; and using data to set goals and outcomes. Grant-funded position; continuation of employment is contingent upon renewal.

Responsibilities

· Design, implement and evaluate Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons and activities to achieve specific goals and outcome measurements across the agency

· Coordinate and support student SEL initiatives, including community circles, peer mentoring, and wellness-focused events.

· Collect participant feedback and analyze data to evaluate training effectiveness and inform future programming needs.

· Assist with budgeting, ordering, and distributing SEL materials and resources.

· Meet weekly with Club staff to provide updates, discuss student progress, and recommend academic programming adjustments.

· Travel between multiple sites to ensure consistent implementation and quality of SEL activities.

· Recruit youth participants for SEL programming and events

· Contribute to the development and planning of SEL programming.

· Participate and assist with training and development for club staff and volunteers

· Attends required meetings and trainings by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee, Milwaukee Public Schools, and/or funders.

· Assists with other SEL Coordinator duties as assigned

Education Requirements:

· High diploma required

· Some college preferred in Education, Leadership, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, or related field

Experience Requirements:

· At least 1 year of experience in program implementation.

· Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite and virtual meeting platforms, such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.

Skills:

· Experience working with youth ages 4-18 years old

· Experience working with a diverse populations representative of our Club membership.

· Strong interpersonal relationship-building skills

· Program development and small group implementation, both in-person and virtually

· Highly organized with attention to detail

· Good communication skills, both oral and written, in English. Spanish is a plus.

· Must have a valid WI driver’s license, good driving record, and meet state required automobile insurance minimums.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to touch, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.