Co-Director of Youth Services - SEA

Reports to: Associate Director

Pay Range: 96K-101K

MISSION STATEMENT:

As an organization grounded in the Latino community of Washington State, it is the mission of El Centro de la Raza (The Center for People of All Races) build the Beloved Community* through unifying all racial and economic sectors; to organize, empower, and defend the basic human rights of our most vulnerable and marginalized populations; and to bring critical consciousness, justice, dignity, and equity to all the peoples of the world.

JOB SUMMARY:

“Los Jovenes Son La Esperanza Del Mundo”- Roberto Maestas. El Centro De La Raza believes that our youth can change the world. As such, we offer programming for Latinx youth of King County that expands identity development, leadership, and critical consciousness and engages parents. To sustain impact, El Centro De La Raza seeks to hire two co-directors to lead operations of the Youth Services Department. Expanding from elementary to youth adulthood, our program empowers students through the Echale Ganas mindset. We seek a co-director who will inspire a team of youth professionals to offer high quality direct services and apply that Echale Ganas spirit.

Currently, the youth service department houses ten programs supporting youth ages 10-24, with expansion on the horizon. The Seattle based Co-Director will supervise Middle School – High School programs; in total, this will be 5 year-round programs and two summer programs. Each Co-Director will supervise seven full-time staff, AmeriCorps members, university work-studies, and various volunteers in executing an applied ethnic studies framework. Co-Directors will collaborate with one another to advance administrative responsibilities. We are seeking candidates committed to educational advancement, Latinx community and above all who will advocate for young people.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Supervise full time staff members, meeting weekly to provide coaching and guidance on program operations.
• Work from the Federal Way office at least once a week to support the development of Federal Way based programs.
• Lead the screening, interviewing, and hiring of youth services team members when needed.
• Provide evaluation and quality management on daily program operations.
• Supervise the following youth programs focused on middle school into high school programs: Roberto Maestas After School Program (SEA & FW), Youth J.O.B Readiness, Pa’lante Middle School, Eco-caciques, Echale Ganas Summer Institute
• In coordination with the Co-Director, the Associate Director, strategically plan all Youth Services programs to provide recommendations to the Executive Director.
• Develop diverse funding streams and long-term plans to best support the mission and goals of the organization.
• Maintain processes for proper record keeping and internal financial controls as related to Youth Services Department.
• In collaboration with the Co-Director, develop and monitor annual budgets, staffing plans, and cost estimates for supplies and projects.
• Review and approve purchase requests in alignment with budget needs.
• Responsible for monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to grantors/donors.
• Oversee monthly invoicing, approval of payment requests and reimbursements, and oversight of payroll management and approval.
• Develop and foster new relationships and growth of new programming to continue the development of the youth services pipeline of support.
• Research grant opportunities and understanding funder requirements
• Drafting and revising grant proposals with any additional supporting documents
• Engage with contract monitors and district administrators to advocate for youth and family participants.
• Attends weekly program meeting with the Associate Director, Charlas, youth team meetings, department staff meetings, and approved program-related meetings or trainings. Facilitate and offer professional development as needed.
• Uphold technological knowledge and seek resources to support the skillset of the team.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Remote work eligible: 4 days in person and 1 work from home; Monday- Friday between the hours of 9:00am – 6:30pm. Depending on programming needs, work from home will be ineligible for certain weeks. May require some local travel.

ECDLR reserves the right to change any or all conditions under which this position is permitted to work remotely or withdraw permission to work remotely with or without advance notice. 

El Centro de la Raza offers the following benefits to full-time staff:

• Medical and Dental Insurance with competitive employee and family rates.
• Basic Life insurance provided at no cost to employee; option to buy up for additional coverage.
• 401(k) plan with 5% employer contribution; eligible to participants after six months of employment; eligible for employer contribution after first year of employment with El Centro.
• 12 days of sick/safe pay time each calendar year (accrued by pay period); Eligible to take accrued leave after 90 days of employment.
• 15 days of vacation accrued by pay period; start accruing upon hire; eligible to take after 6 months of employment plus a floating holiday and birthday off.
• 9 days of paid holidays have been established by El Centro de la Raza 6 days paid time off during the last week of December.
• Employment Assistant Program for all employees our EAP offers help with mental health, stress, grief and loss,

Equal Employment Opportunity and Accommodation Statement:

El Centro de la Raza provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, and transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential duties of the position with or without accommodation. A qualified person with a disability may request a modification or adjustment to the job or work environment in order to meet the requirements of the position. El Centro de la Raza will attempt to satisfy requests as long as the accommodation needed is reasonable and no undue hardship would result.