What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Program Coordinator position at Goodwill of the Olympics & Rainier Region?
Our vision is that every person has the opportunity to learn, work, and thrive in all aspects of life.
To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.
Position Summary: The Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Youth and Young Adult Work Experience Program (YYAWEX), assisting with participant onboarding, maintaining accurate records, providing job readiness training, and ensuring compliance with program goals. This position will work closely with participants, program staff, and external community partners to ensure a successful program outcome.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Youth Program Coordinator responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned:
To achieve our vision, we are committed to dismantling racism and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion so we can help people reach their fullest potential through our education, job placement, and career pathway services. We do our work with great gratitude for the community donations, purchases, and partnerships that make our mission possible.
Position Summary: The Youth Program Coordinator is responsible for supporting the Youth and Young Adult Work Experience Program (YYAWEX), assisting with participant onboarding, maintaining accurate records, providing job readiness training, and ensuring compliance with program goals. This position will work closely with participants, program staff, and external community partners to ensure a successful program outcome.
- This is a grant-funded position, funded through September 30, 2025
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The Youth Program Coordinator responsibilities include the following and other duties as assigned:
- Assist with onboarding and orientation of new program participants in HRIS and other data management systems
- Develop and maintain hard copy and electronic files; enter all program data, activities, and outcomes into tracking systems (CaseWorthy, Monday, etc.) to ensure compliance with program requirements and participants achieving their employment goals.
- Assist youth program timekeeping processes, serving as a liaison to payroll to help programs navigate and manage participant timecards/records.
- Maintain participant and partner distributions lists to create, schedule, and disseminate mass communications to generate community engagement and provide program updates
- Develop and maintain partnership with area businesses for youth worksite agreements, safety orientations.
- Maintain expense tracking system
- Interact in a positive manner with program members, staff, Workforce Central, and worksite supervisors as well as employers and community partners
- Responsible for monthly narrative reports and success stories
- Travel to multiple locations as needed
- Organize and schedule various on-site events for youth programs
- Checking in with host sites/supervisors 2x per month
- Schedule, facilitate and recruit volunteers to teach or coordinate academic readiness and job readiness skills; provide job preparation training
- Assist participants with job application, interviews, and post program assessments from partnered work sites
- Assist Program Manager in leading the YYAWEX team to set goals, evaluate progress, and support the development of the staff.
- Assist the Program Manager in service delivery to ensure that both Goodwill and the YYAWEX contract outcomes meet performance expectations; coordinate and resolve administrative functions of the program
- Attending Leadership Meetings for Workforce Central
Salary : $22 - $24
