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Youth Program Specialist Updated May 2025

Department: Our Club Reports to: Youth Program Coordinator Employment Type: In-Person, Full-Time, Hourly, Non-Exempt Schedule: 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday on school days, 7:30am-5:30pm Monday-Friday on school out days

About Our House

Our House empowers homeless and near-homeless families and individuals to succeed in the workforce, in school, and in life through hard work, wise decision-making, and active participation in the community. The Our House team has defined a set of seven Guiding Principles that characterize our culture and that we intentionally seek to uphold: Hard Work, Wise Decision-Making, Community, Initiative, Integrity, Safety, and Heart.

About the Role

You will be responsible for providing a safe and enriching out-of-school time program for Kindergarten-12th grade in accordance with Arkansas Minimum Licensing Standards for School Age Programs. Our Club operates every day after school and all day during school breaks (winter break, spring break, summer break) and teacher in-service days. Additionally, the Youth Program Specialist will incorporate the two-generation approach to ensure families enrolled in our programs have access to Our Club services and family support.

What Youll Do

? Integrate Positive Youth Development in our program, including physical and emotional safety, appropriate structure and schedule, supportive relationships, opportunities to belong, positive social norms, opportunities for community service, opportunities for skill building, and the integration of family, school, and community

? Create an enriching, fun, and safe environment for youth and families in Our Club ? Ensure that best practices are used in the classroom, actively seek youth input,

and observe a trauma-informed approach to engaging with youth and families ? Supervise AmeriCorps Members, and ensure that programmatic norms and

procedures are followed in the classroom ? Integrate special needs youth in a positive and respectful manner ? Support the meal service by providing meals to youth and completing paperwork ? Maintain clean and organized classroom and program spaces ? Observe and enforce safety procedures when working on and off-campus

? Support academic success of youth and help bridge the gap between school and home ? Help youth with homework and tutoring when needed and incorporate Arkansas

Department of Education K-12 Frameworks ? Conduct local school visits to build relationships with youth and school partners ? Implement SPARK Curriculum (Our Clubs social emotional curriculum)

Our House Inc. PO Box 34155, Little Rock, AR 72203 (501) 374-7383 ourhouseshelter.org

? Plan enrichment activities that engage youth and integrate a two-generation approach. ? Develop programming and interest clubs in areas of STEAM, Sports & Fitness,

Youth Voice/Leadership, Literacy, Life Skills, Sex Education, Financial Literacy ? Supervise the implementation of enrichment activities by AmeriCorps Members. ? Plan and execute fun and educational field trips during school breaks and

out-of-school days ? Plan special events like Family Fun Night, Parenting Education, Black History

Program ? Regularly communicate with parents about youth needs, successes, and progress

? Communicate through the program communication app, Bloomz ? Discuss youths development and behavior with supervisor and parents on a daily

basis as needed ? Collaborate with other Our House teams, including Case Managers and Mental Health

Therapists about shared client needs, goals, and available resources ? Maintain important program documents, including youth sign-in/sign-out sheet records,

program bulletin boards, and monthly calendars and newsletters for Literacy ? Assist with data tracking, performance measurement, and complete required

professional development for Our Club ? Conduct literacy assessments, collect quarterly report cards, and complete

Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire assessments to measure progress ? Monitor attendance and input youth daily attendance into Our House Database ? Attend at least 30 hours of professional development each year, including

participating in Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA). ? Follow all grant requirements and Arkansas Minimum Licensing requirements

? Conduct other duties as assigned to fulfill Our Houses mission

What Youll Bring

? Ability to work effectively with diverse staff, parents, and community members ? Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and innovative approach to planning ? Ability to work effectively in collaboration with diverse groups of people ? Passion, idealism, int

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