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Equal Employment Opportunity
Youth Celebrate Diversity is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative actions/measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
Adult Mentors
Adult Mentors are responsible for the successful recruitment, support and empowerment of a local youth-led chapter of YCD. Each chapter of 5-25 youth meets weekly to engage in youth-led discussion and activities related to inclusion, equity and social justice; to build and deepen relationships and belonging among youth; and to create and conduct one major project for the year that advances inclusion and justice in the local community. Each chapter has a minimum of two adult mentors to support it.
YCD is currently recruiting adult mentors in communities across Colorado. We are especially looking for mentors in the following communities: Boulder, Brighton, Canon City, Eagle County, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Greeley, Green Valley Ranch (Denver), Gunnison, Leadville, and Pueblo.
Download a PDF version of the role description here.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Plan: Using the YCD model as a guide, and in consultation with student leaders for the chapter, set a draft schedule for the chapter to meet weekly (minimum of 45 minutes), with breaks for holidays. Arrange for a meeting space for chapter meetings with necessary approvals. Arrive early before meetings to setup, and cleanup the meeting space when finished, as necessary. Recruit student assistance for setup/cleanup if needed. Attend planning meetings with student leaders before each chapter meeting.
- Recruit: Publicize the opportunity to join the chapter to all youth in the local community, with support from YCD staff. Monitor sign-ups to ensure sufficient numbers of students register to join, and ensure diversity of students in the chapter, with attention paid specifically to racial and gender representation in the group.
- Train: Participate in YCD’s Student Leadership Bootcamp, along with student leaders for the chapter, to engage in training on how to lead group discussion, drive a group toward consensus, and manage challenging interpersonal interactions, so that the student leaders are equipped to lead all chapter meetings independently.
- Supervise: Provide a supportive presence during all chapter meetings. Intervene only when absolutely necessary or to protect the safety of students involved. Record and report attendance of student participation to YCD, and ensure all student participants have registered for YCD through the YCD website. Chaperone youth participants to attend YCD’s Colorado Youth Diversity Conference.
- Mentor: Provide feedback to student leaders on a weekly basis so they can continually grow their skills in managing a group of peers.
- Manage: Maintain supplies and manage a small budget for local expenditures.
- Learn: Attend a monthly virtual meeting with other adult mentors from other chapters to share successes and challenges, and to learn from one another.
- Support: Provide an on-the-ground point of contact for inquiries related to the program.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is a credentialed middle or high school educator with at least three or more years of classroom experience, or a local organizer with a background in social work, psychology, education, or related space and who works regularly with diverse groups of youth.
Qualifications include:
- A deep understanding of one’s own identity and privilege, and an ability to engage others on these topics in an honest, transparent and constructive manner.
- The ability to effectively mentor, facilitate and guide young people through challenging conversations, including topics such as identity, race and ethnicity, stereotypes, understanding political differences or current events, and more.
- The ability to support and empower young people in their decision-making process, without influencing or overwhelming the process with one’s own viewpoints.
- The ability to positively engage with a wide range of stakeholders and cultures, including parents, teachers, school administrators, school board members, volunteers, and others from urban, suburban and rural areas of the state.
- Passion, idealism, integrity, a positive attitude, and an enduring commitment to support all young people.
Compensation
YCD estimates the total commitment for this role to be roughly 55 hours of work spread over an 8-month period. Work begins in August 2024 and will complete in April 2025. Most obligations are on weekday evenings (approximately 2 hours per week); there are a limited number of Saturday obligations as well.
In recognition of the work required to make this role a success, YCD is prepared to offer a stipend of $750 per mentor, split between two payments of $375 for each 4-month period served (August-November and January-April).
No benefits are available outside of the stipend and bonus mentioned above. This role is considered a contractor and not an employee of YCD. The role is renewable annually, pending review from YCD staff.
Application Process
Please contact Sybenie Hernandez at (303) 335-9585 or [email protected] to express interest in the role.
Social Media Intern
The Social Media Intern is responsible for creating social media campaigns and posts, as well as tracking analytics for social media campaigns, to promote YCD programs and services. This role reports to and works closely with YCD’s Executive Director. Download a PDF version of the role description here.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist with the design and execution of social media campaigns. Create and distribute content such as blogs, infographics, videos and press releases on social media and traditional news outlets.
- Create and execute against weekly and monthly editorial calendars.
- Track social media engagement to identify high-performing ideas and campaigns for scalability. Respond to comments and DMs.
- Conduct social media and influencer research.
- Support the YCD team at live and virtual events.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is a college student who is passionate about social justice and inclusion, and who is an alumnus of the YCD program, or a similar program.
We are prioritizing candidates in Colorado, but are open to candidates with the right background and experience located elsewhere in the country.
Qualifications include:
- A deep understanding of one’s own identity and privilege, and an ability to engage others on these topics in an honest, transparent and constructive manner.
- The ability to effectively mentor, facilitate and guide adults as well as young people through challenging conversations, including topics such as identity, race and ethnicity, stereotypes, understanding political differences or current events, and more.
- Passion, idealism, integrity, a positive attitude, and an enduring commitment to support all young people.
- Deep knowledge of social media platforms, most importantly TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
- Competency with computers, including use of e-mail, word processing software, spreadsheets, and related software. Some computer training will be offered as part of this role.
Working Conditions
This is a part-time internship position requiring 10 hours per week. There is flexibility on when these hours will be performed, though a standard schedule will be agreed upon at the start of the internship.
The candidate must work from home in all cases. The candidate is expected to use their own personal computer and home Internet access to fulfill the duties of this role.
Compensation and Benefits
This position pays $18 per hour. There are no employee benefits aside from the hourly wage.
Application Process
Please contact Caleb Munro at [email protected] to express interest in the role.
Teens Talk Podcast Host/Intern
The Teens Talks Podcast Host/Intern is responsible for the creation of new episodes for the Teens Talk Podcast. This role reports to and works closely with YCD’s Executive Director. Download a PDF version of the role description here.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Working with the Executive Director, create new seasons and episodes for the Teens Talk Podcast, including topic selection, speaker identification and recruitment, brainstorming questions for interviews, and editing recorded sessions for upload.
- Working with the Social Media Intern, create a marketing and publicity plan to generate views and downloads of the Teens Talk Podcast episodes.
- Assist the Executive Director with virtual training sessions and other virtual programming, as needed.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate is a college student who is passionate about social justice and inclusion, and who is an alumnus of the YCD program, or a similar program.
We are prioritizing candidates in Colorado, but are open to candidates with the right background and experience located elsewhere in the country.
Qualifications include:
- A deep understanding of one’s own identity and privilege, and an ability to engage others on these topics in an honest, transparent and constructive manner.
- The ability to effectively mentor, facilitate and guide adults as well as young people through challenging conversations, including topics such as identity, race and ethnicity, stereotypes, understanding political differences or current events, and more.
- Passion, idealism, integrity, a positive attitude, and an enduring commitment to support all young people.
- Competency with computers, including use of e-mail, word processing software, spreadsheets, and related software. Some computer training will be offered as part of this role.
Working Conditions
This is a part-time internship position requiring 10 hours per week. There is flexibility on when these hours will be performed, though a standard schedule will be agreed upon at the start of the internship.
The candidate must work from home in all cases. The candidate is expected to use their own personal computer and home Internet access to fulfill the duties of this role.
Compensation and Benefits
This position pays $18 per hour. There are no employee benefits aside from the hourly wage.
Application Process
Please contact Caleb Munro at [email protected] to express interest in the role.