COLAGE Bay Area is Hiring
COLAGE Bay Area Coordinator
COLAGE is hiring a part-time coordinator for our COLAGE Bay Area Chapter. This is a new contract position that will require between 15-20 hours per month, September 2007- June 2008. The role of the COLAGE Bay Area Coordinator is to oversee programs, events and activities that provide community building and youth empowerment to youth with LGBT parents and their families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervised by the COLAGE Program Director, this person will coordinate one of COLAGE’s largest and most dynamic local chapters.
COLAGE Bay Area serves San Francisco and the East Bay with some reach into Northern and Southern counties by providing peer based recreational activities, youth leadership training, activism opportunities and community building events targeting youth ages 9-18 who have one or more LGBT parents.
Job Responsibilities
1. Serve as the primary representative and contact for COLAGE Bay Area
2. Plan and facilitate at least 6 events in San Francisco for youth with LGBT parents
3. Plan and facilitate at least 2 events in San Francisco for LGBT families including the COLAGE Bay Area participation in San Francisco Pride 2008
4. Coordinate and support other events and groups in the larger Bay Area,
5. Attend some collaborative meetings with partner organizations
6. Make referrals for additional supports and services to members and families as necessary,
7. Conduct outreach for COLAGE Bay Area programs and events,
8. Submit grant reports; record, collect and manage data for COLAGE Bay Area,
9. Maintain and build close collaborations with other local LGBT family and youth groups,
10. Recruit and support adults with LGBT parents as volunteers and facilitators for COLAGE Bay Area programs,
11. Publish email list serve and update online blog for COLAGE Bay Area.
12. Other duties as necessary.
Position Qualifications
1. Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of children, youth and adults with LGBT parents
2. Demonstrated experience working with young people
3. Demonstrated experience in areas of grassroots organizing, program design & implementation, leadership development and volunteer management
4. Demonstrated commitment to social justice, anti-oppression work, and LGBTQ rights
5. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and with people from a variety of different racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, gender, and generational backgrounds
6. Demonstrated success in event planning
7. Knowledge of youth development, group facilitation and child/youth/family organizations/agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area
8. Excellent verbal, writing, computer/internet, and organizational skills. Experience with Microsoft Windows programs, FileMaker, Ebase, Desktop Publishing programs, and internet a plus;
9. Willingness to plan and attend regular weekend and evening events and meetings.
10. Current Driver’s License
COLAGE is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
People of color and people with LGBT parents are strongly encouraged to apply.
Work Schedule, Compensation, and Benefits
This is contracted, part-time position that will require approximately 15- 20 hours a month for ten months (September 2007- June 2008). 10 month commitment required with possibility for extension. Work hours are flexible but will include some weekend and evening events. The Bay Area Program Coordinator will be contracted for a fee of $4000- $5000 depending on experience.
To Apply, Please send a cover letter and resume by August 8th, 2007 to:
Bay Area Chapter Coordinator Hiring Committee
COLAGE
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830
San Francisco, CA 94103