Community Coordinator - Elementary & Middle School

Community Coordinator - Elementary & Middle School

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Are you passionate about fostering meaningful relationships with students and their community? Are you bilingual in Spanish and English? Do you have several years of experience in non profit community work, especially interacting directly with youth and their families? If so, we want you to be a part of our team! Apply today to join the RA team and make a real impact!

To Apply

Send your resume and cover letter to apply@rainierathletes.org . Given the anticipated volume of applications for this position, we will focus our response on the most qualified applicants.

Role Summary

RA Community Coordinators make up the Community Team, which serves as the bridge between students, mentors, families, teachers, coaches and RA's community partners. The primary responsibility of the Community Coordinator is to mobilize the RA village, especially the RA mentors, ensuring that the youth's voices are heard, their needs are realized, and their identities are celebrated. An ideal Community Coordinator is a chameleon when it comes to communication in that they have the ability to seamlessly connect with stakeholders from various walks of life.

Elementary & Middle School Community Coordinators foster positive, consistent, and productive relationships with a designated caseload of 4th through 8th grade RA students, families and their mentors. They also serve as Site Lead for 2+ schools, which includes coordinating programming with mentors, teachers, building administration, students, and families.

Responsibilities & Duties

Students and Families (40%)

• Support 4th through 8th grade students and their families in navigating the systems and processes of RA's community partners, such as organized activities and youth sports leagues, the school district, and resource providers
• Provide a consistent communication bridge between families and RA, ensuring that families are aligned with RA commitments and RA commitments evolve based on the needs and desires of the families
• Serve as mentor for 4th through 12th grade students who are currently un-matched
• Partner with RA staff and the community to provide each family with an equitable RA experience, regardless of each individual's English language proficiency and / or previous experience in navigating systems
• Coach and support mentors in strengthening their connections with students, families, coaches, and teachers
• Co-lead mentor onboarding and trainings in close partnership with the Community Team that foster safe, positive, and culturally responsive mentor-mentee relationships
• Co-create activities and connections in order to cultivate a strong RA mentor community and ultimately retain mentors for the long term
• Connect weekly with mentors to celebrate their successes as well as to coach and hold them accountable to their RA mentoring expectations

Teachers and Schools (20%)

Benefits

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

RA's mission is to champion the unlimited possibility of our youth in and out of the classroom by igniting connection through 1 : 1 mentorship, self-discovery, and access to opportunity.

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