Job Announcement - AYPAL Site Coordinator - ACMHS

ASIAN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
AYPAL Site Coordinator

POST DATE: May 19, 2008
STARTING DATE: 6/1/08
HOURS: 100% FTE, Non-exempt
SALARY: Competitive salary, plus benefits including family health coverage
(medical, dental, vision) and 3 weeks vacation to start
Report To: Program Director

Project Overview:
Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Promoting Advocacy and Leadership (AYPAL) promotes youth activism among Oakland’s API communities. AYPAL is a collaborative project of five agencies serving API youth in five ethnic and neighborhood based sites. The two open positions are for the youth sites based in the Oakland Cambodian and Mien communities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as advisor and supervisor to a Leadership Team with 6 youth interns.
• Work with Leadership Team to recruit 30-50 youth to form a community based Youth Leadership Organization (YLO).
• Act as advisor and ensure positive group dynamics for the YLO that meets at least once per week.
• Help train youth interns and YLO members in leadership, community organizing and political analysis skills.
• Work with the YLO, the Leadership Team, the Co-Directors and the Executive Director to select, plan and implement one youth-led community campaign per year.
• Work with the YLO, the Leadership Team, and the Program Director to participate in 5-6 hands-on youth arts project per year.
• Work with the Leadership Teams of other YLOs to explore collaborative opportunities on the community campaigns and arts projects.
• Supervise 1 or 2 hourly staff who are mentors to the youth
• Play a lead role in collaborating with Alameda County systems of care (e.g. Probation, CPS, etc.) to recruit harder to reach youth to be involved in program
• Document and keep accurate records of participation for each individual member of the YLO.
• Be available at youth center on certain days for when youth drop by

Qualifications:

• Experience in youth development and/or youth organizing
• Experience with membership recruitment and retention
• Demonstrated involvement with API community in Oakland
• Demonstrated supervisory experience
• Experience (volunteer or paid) working with API youth and knowledge of their issues
• Commitment to the empowerment of historically underrepresented constituents, including young people, people of color, poor people, immigrants and refugees, women and LGBT communities
• Good administrative skills
• Able to work flexible hours (some Saturdays and evenings)
• Good oral and written communications skills with youth and adults
• Understanding of principles of community organizing
• Bilingual and bicultural in English and Khmer, or another API language/culture a plus, but not required
• Must have valid California driver’s license, $100,000/$300,000 insurance coverage and access to a car
• Support and implement the mission, vision an values of Asian Community
  Mental Health Services

TO APPLY: Download 2-page employment application from www.acmhs.org/employment.htm. Complete and mail with cover letter and resume to ACMHS, Human Resources, 310-8th St., Suite 201, Oakland, CA 94607. Fax to 510.268.0202. Inquiry can be directed to hr@acmhs.org.