Child/Youth Program Coordinator

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Government Mission Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Child/Youth Program Coordinator to support military well-being programs in support of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Army National Guard (ARNG) Child and Youth Services (CYS) in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and the District of Columbia. The ARNG CYS provides information, referral and outreach to ARNG parents and school-aged youth regarding child, youth, and school services.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver youth curriculum and programs and provide relevant support and resources to Army National Guard military youth and families
• Design marketing materials and publications, complete program-specific reports, and successfully convey information in both verbal and written formats
• Ensure youth services being provided meet the needs of the military population(s) being served and align with established national metrics of performance
• Actively work to recruit, train and manage a state-level volunteer team, as well as build local and state-level partnerships with youth service programs and organizations
• Plan and operate large and small scale events
• Analyze statistical data, evaluate program effectiveness and brief trend analysis based on compiled data

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in areas related to youth programming and development
• A combination of post-secondary education and experience with direct youth programming can be considered commensurate with a Bachelor’s degree
• Ability to work onsite in Springfield, Illinois
• Good interpersonal communication skills and attention to detail
• Computer literate and proficient in preparing Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents
• Ability to multi-task, manage priorities, and meet deadlines
• Significant experience working with youth of all ages, an awareness of youth development and youth developmental needs, experience developing and implementing youth curriculum preferred
• Military experience or direct civilian experience in a military organization is preferred
• Availability outside of traditional work hours is required (after school, evening, weekend, and overnight). The specific frequency for this availability varies by location. Team members are able to flex time for weeks that they work more than 40hrs.
• All new employees attend a 2 week (consecutive) training course at Ft. McCoy, Wisconsin. This (paid) training must be completed within 6-12 months of date of hire.

Final salary determination based on skill-set, qualifications, and approved funding.

Many of our jobs come with great benefits – Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and may include the following:

Paid Time Off

PTO / Vacation – 5.67 hours accrued per pay period / 136 hours accrued annually

Paid Holidays - 11

California residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a year

Health & Wellness

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription

Employee Assistance Program

Short- & Long-Term Disability

Life and AD&D Insurance

Spending Account

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Health Reimbursement Account

Dependent Care Spending Account

Commuter Benefits

Retirement

401k / 401a

Voluntary Benefits

Hospital Indemnity

Critical Illness

Accident Insurance

Pet Insurance

Legal Insurance

ID Theft Protection