Coordinator, Gibsons Ymca Youth Centre

**Position Title**: Coordinator, Gibsons YMCA Youth Centre
- **Location**: 700 Park Road, Gibsons, BC
- **Terms**:Temporary, Part-Time
- **Hours of Work**: 20 hours per week
- Monday - Friday: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- **Start Date**:As soon as possible
- **End Date**:

**Rate**:$20.00 per hour
- **Reports To**: Director, YMCA Camp Elphinstone
- Situation:

- Located within the Gibsons and Area Community Centre, the Gibsons YMCA Youth Centre, also known as the Graphic Lab, is a drop in resource centre open to people 12-18 years old with a focus on art and design. We aim to provide a structure in which youth can build capacity and leadership and gain access to the tools they need to pursue personal and group projects.
- The Youth Centre is a FREE lounge and design studio for people ages 12 to 18. Whether you are looking to hang out, develop new skills, access a phone charger or a 3D printer, a serger or a vinyl cutter, a colour printer or a recording studio, stop by during our drop in hours to access our technology and knowledgeable facilitators.
- **Nature and Scope**:

- The Youth Centre Coordinator will supervise the operations of the Gibsons YMCA Youth Centre, supporting up to 5 staff/volunteers and the youth that attend the program. This person will complete administrative tasks, ensure equipment is in good working order, and work shifts at the youth drop-in as part of their regular duties, welcoming and supporting teenage participants as they make use of our resources, lounge and community kitchen.
- **Major Responsibilities**:

- Supervises youth centre staff and volunteers
- Provides general supervision to youth centre room and activities
- Completes required administrative tasks, including scheduling staff, entering payroll, taking attendance numbers, and submitting monthly attendance reports
- Builds and maintains positive relationships with the Gibsons and Area Community Centre, as well as local community organizations and partners
- Assists staff and participants in learning to operate, maintain and orient participants around our technological resources (recording studio, sewing machine, 3D printer, vinyl cutter, laptop, printers, etc.)
- Posts appropriate content for social media to engage audience
- Orders and shops for supplies as needed
- Recognizes and respects the needs of participants for independence, agency, privacy and restorative self-care time.
- Provides a safe, non-judgmental space for participants to engage in structured and non-structured activity as they so choose. Develops structured programs if needed.
- Perform related duties as required

**Qualifications**:

- Experience in youth facilitation
- Experience in arts, crafting, design, or technology.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Application
- Commitment to social justice and anti-oppression, especially as it relates to youth.
- Well-developed interpersonal, and relationship building skills; ability to establish rapport and excellent communication with youth participants, staff and volunteers
- Experience and sensitivity in dealing with members of different cultural, racial, and socio-economic backgrounds, including visible and invisible dimensions of diversity
- Excellent organizational skills
- Current First Aid/CPR certificate required
- Three professional references
- **Competencies**:

- **Leading Self**
- Evolve in Professional Capability - Commit to being better
- Achieve Excellence and Authenticity - Show up with the best version of you

**Leading Others**
- Develop the Potential in Others - Help people grow and lead
- Create a Culture of Connection - Build bridges between people and partners

**Leading Mission**
- Think and Act Strategically - Make good decisions and act on them
- Make an Intentional Impact - Advance the strength and cause of the Y