We Are Hiring: Youth Program Coordinator!
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Position: Youth Program Coordinator
Employment Location: Salt Lake City
Salary Range: $30,000-$35,000
Benefits: Health Insurance including dental and vision, Results-Oriented Work Environment, Paid Leave, Intrastate Travel Accommodations, and Per Diem
Reports to: Youth Program Manager
Bike Utah’s Youth BEST (Bicycle Education Safety Training) program is growing and we are looking for someone to travel the state and get more kids on bikes! As a Youth Education Coordinator, you will go statewide implementing Bike Utah’s vehicular cycling curriculum to students in the 4th - 7th grade. Classes not only help students learn to ride bikes when needed, but more importantly, help them find the skills and confidence to navigate the bike lanes, trails, and roads that Bike Utah as a whole is working tirelessly to expand.
A day in the life of a Youth Education Coordinator will have you working with a team to transport our trucks filled with bikes, helmets, and teaching supplies to schools all over Utah. You will work with teachers and school staff to set up and teach the program to a new set of students each week. The majority of the time, you will start the day at our offices in Salt Lake City before driving to a school within the region. About 30 percent of schools will require an overnight stay at a local hotel with lodging and per diem included, as well as the opportunity to experience new towns and locations across the state.
A Youth Education Coordinator does a bit of everything, but most importantly, they must love working with kids and be able to ride a bicycle. Experience with teaching, bicycle mechanics, driving large vehicles, and using technology including the Google Suite are all ideal but can be trained for the right candidates. When not on location at schools, the BEST team works collaboratively to keep program equipment in great shape including bikes, trucks, and teaching materials. Coordinators will also work independently to keep program records up to date and pursue personal projects for the program. This work often happens at home, but an office is also available for use. We are a results based work environment that values self-motivated and highly organized individuals. This means we work hard but promote a healthy work-life balance including paid time off and early Fridays whenever possible.
The Youth BEST program has certainly been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with the closing of schools and youth programs statewide for the summer. It is disappointing to miss out on the opportunity to ride bikes with students but the safety of students, staff, and our broader community come first. Our team has shifted gears to accommodate this and has been working diligently to update our programming, develop our staff training, and bolster supplemental programming as we do our best to anticipate the forthcoming possibilities. We are hoping that it will be safe and accessible to implement our programing again with updated safety precautions in the fall and will be pushing forward to meet this goal. If safety concerns persist, we will keep rolling in our shifted gears and may require some continued creativity from staff as we seek to spread the love of bikes, not the COVID-19 virus.
If working “The BEST job in the world”, while meeting excited students, traveling the state and continually putting in the effort to improve, expand and grow as an educator sounds like the right fit for you, please see the position description for how to apply.
