Employment
Are you passionate about youth and young adult leadership and advocacy?
Do you see yourself working for a nonprofit organization that has dedicated over 35 years to put youth and young adult leadership at the center of policymaking in California’s child-serving systems at the state and local level?
We welcome all to apply, especially if you have lived in foster care and are passionate about youth leadership, believe that systems can be transformed, and want to work in a collaborative, vibrant, and continuous learning environment.
Community Advocacy Coordinator (Far North)
The Community Advocacy Coordinators are responsible for providing the foundational resources for youth-led advocacy and leadership development activities in county-based chapters throughout California. They do this by building and expanding the membership base and volunteers, developing sound organizing strategies specific to the chapters they serve in collaboration with members, assisting with fundraising, supporting members to run chapter meetings and strengthen engagement, facilitating community outreach and advocacy efforts, and developing and facilitating curriculum and training that support member leadership.
Each Community Advocacy Coordinator supervises members and performs a variety of complex administrative and technical functions related to overseeing programs, projects, and committees through a trauma-informed lens with an understanding of principles for positive youth development and healing-centered engagement. This Community Advocacy Coordinator position is responsible for our Far North California region, which includes Del Norte, Shasta, Humboldt, and Trinity counties.