P/T SPECIALIZED CAREER CLUB FACILITATOR

POSITION SUMMARY

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County is seeking an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Career Club Facilitator to lead our Learn & Earn program for high school students interested in finance, accounting, risk management, entrepreneurship, and business.

Career Club is a 120-hour paid workforce-development experience that combines hands-on instruction, online professional training, career exploration, entrepreneurship, and direct exposure to business and financial professionals. The Facilitator will create an engaging environment where youth develop practical knowledge and soft and hard skills through real-world projects and professional experiences.

A key component of the program is online QuickBooks training, with participants working toward QuickBooks certification. The program culminates in a simulated Shark Tank entrepreneurial challenge, where youth develop a business concept, create a budget and financial projections, assess risks, and pitch their business to a panel of business and financial professionals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Program Facilitation

• Facilitate engaging, age-appropriate sessions for high school students.
• Deliver curriculum in finance, accounting, risk management, entrepreneurship, and business.
• Use hands-on projects, simulations, technology, and real-world examples to make learning relevant.
• Create a positive, professional, inclusive, and supportive learning environment.
• Track attendance, participation, program hours, and youth progress.

Finance & Accounting

• Teach practical concepts including budgeting, income, expenses, revenue, profit and loss, cash flow, banking, credit, and financial decision-making.
• Support youth in developing business budgets and basic financial projections.
• Coordinate and support participants' completion of online QuickBooks training and certification.
• Help youth apply accounting concepts to realistic business situations.

Risk Management

• Introduce youth to business risk identification, assessment, and mitigation.
• Use age-appropriate examples to explore financial, operational, market, cybersecurity, and other business risks.
• Help participants evaluate risks associated with their entrepreneurial ideas.

Entrepreneurship & Shark Tank Capstone

• Guide youth in developing business ideas and basic business plans.
• Support market research, target-customer identification, pricing, revenue development, budgeting, and financial analysis.
• Coach youth in preparing and delivering a simulated Shark Tank pitch.
• Help participants prepare to answer questions regarding their business model, financial projections, investment needs, and risk-management strategies.
• Coordinate participation of business and financial professionals as mentors, speakers, advisors, and Shark Tank judges.

Career Exploration

• Introduce youth to careers in finance, banking, accounting, insurance, risk management, financial technology, entrepreneurship, and business.
• Coordinate guest speakers, career panels, workplace visits, mentoring, and other industry-exposure opportunities.
• Help youth understand relevant education, training, certifications, and career pathways.
• Support youth in documenting projects, certifications, and accomplishments for their career portfolios.

LEARN & EARN STIPENDS

Youth participate in a 120-hour paid program and have four opportunities to earn a stipend during the program.

Stipends are contingent upon:

• Attending the required five hours of programming each week; and
• Demonstrating positive and active engagement in all program activities.

The Facilitator will monitor attendance and participation and maintain documentation required to determine stipend eligibility.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Experience working with high school youth in education, workforce development, mentoring, youth development, or a related setting.
• Strong communication, organization, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Ability to make financial and business concepts engaging and understandable to teenagers.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to creating a positive and inclusive environment for youth.
• Availability to work 8 hours per week, two days per week from 2:30–6:30 PM.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business, economics, entrepreneurship, education, workforce development, or related field.
• Professional experience in finance, banking, accounting, risk management, entrepreneurship, or financial services.
• Experience with QuickBooks or other accounting software.
• Experience teaching financial literacy, entrepreneurship, or career-development programming.
• Experience working with corporate volunteers or business professionals.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

The ideal candidate combines knowledge of finance, accounting, business, entrepreneurship, or risk management with a genuine interest in mentoring and educating teenagers. Candidates from the financial services, banking, accounting, business, education, or youth workforce-development sectors are encouraged to apply.

This is an opportunity to help young people gain practical financial skills, professional exposure, technical training, and paid workforce experience while exploring careers and developing their own entrepreneurial ideas.

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• What teaching/workshop facilitation experience do you have?

Experience:

• Workforce development: 1 year (Required)
• youth development with teens: 1 year (Required)

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $20 - $25