Youth Leadership Coordinator (Long Island)
Job Announcement
Here is an opportunity to work with one of the most innovative youth empowerment programs in the country.
The Youth Empowerment Program of Rural & Migrant Ministry seeks a creative and experienced full-time Coordinator to help us develop a youth leadership program on the eastern end of Long Island.
We are looking for a Coordinator who is dedicated to empowerment and social justice. Most importantly, we are looking for someone who sees her/himself as both an educator and a leader.
The program is a part of a statewide initiative that has been on the cutting edge of rural youth leadership development for more than 35 years.
The program is a part of Rural & Migrant Ministry (RMM). Founded in 1981, RMM is a statewide organization that stands as a committed ally with those who work for justice in the rural and farmworking communities of New York State, with a primary focus on developing leadership skills and opportunity for youth. Our Mission Statement lays out our focus clearly and succinctly:
We create hope, justice, and empowerment with farmworking and rural families in New York by building community and developing leaders through advocacy, education and the arts.
The Coordinator works alongside youth leaders as they build VOLIY (Voices of Long Island Youth), a high school leadership development program that works for social justice through the production of podcasts. The Coordinator is also responsible for developing a regular middle school program that introduces rural participants to justice, as well as a summer youth program that involves Camps and Institutes for middle and high school students.
The position has several fundamental components, including:
- Supervising and coordinating staff, volunteers and interns within the program.
- Appreciating the rural setting and driving great distances on a regular basis.
- Having a vision, as well as honoring the vision of the members — seeing this endeavor as a partnership with the youth leaders.
- The ability to work in collaboration with the other members of the Center’s team to ensure that all of the goals of the Center are being met.
- The ability to effectively balance several efforts at once.
- Comfort in working with allies in the faith, labor, business, and social justice realms.
Requirements of the position include:
- A deep appreciation of young people and their capacity to bring about justice.
- Experience in youth empowerment and experiential education.
- A commitment to social and economic justice in the midst of disenfranchised communities, with a specific focus upon dismantling adultism.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English.
- Strong interest in working with faith and labor communities.
- Creativity and flexibility — realizing that this is more than just a “9 to 5” job and able to work some evenings and occasional weekends, as well as a commitment to extracurricular summer camps and institutes
- A strategist with strong interpersonal, networking and organizing skills.
- Self-motivated, with excellent speaking skills.
- Willingness to live on the east end of Long Island (the position is based in Riverhead).
- A driver’s license.
This is a full-time position with flexible hours and days. Compensation includes:
- Salary of $70,000.
- Full medical and dental insurance.
- Four weeks’ vacation.
- Contributions to a 403(b) retirement plan.
RMM’s Global Non-discrimination Policy provides that we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of gender, color, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, pregnancy, covered veteran status, protected genetic information and/or political affiliation.
To apply, please send resume and cover letter to:
Wilmer Jimenez
Chief Program Officer
Rural & Migrant Ministry
PO Box 475
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
Or email wilmer@rmmny.org