Safe Spaces,Event Specialist - Full-time / Part-time

p style="margin-left: 0in;"span style="color: #000000;"strongEmpowering Communities - Kelly Hall YMCA is now hiring Safe Spaces, Event Specialists!/strong/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"The strongSafe Spaces, Event Specialists/strong will assist with the planning and implementation of the 11 Kickback events that are a part of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago's My CHI My Future Year-Round Safe Spaces Humboldt Park Program. The staff should be positive, enthusiastic, civic-minded individuals with strong connections to their community.  The Safe Spaces, Event Specialists plays a key role in ensuring that program participants have a safe, supportive, interactive and enriching program experience while ensuring the safety and security of all program participants/span/p pspan style="color: #000000;"strongemSalary starts at $16.60 per hour with opportunities to grow within the organization/em/strong/span/p div divspan style="color: #000000;"strongOur staff is the Y's greatest asset. Our teams provide valuable skills, knowledge, and passion that is essential to the contribution and positive impact in our communities, which is why we offer Y employees numerous perks and benefits, including: /strong/span/div ul lispan style="color: #000000;"strongCompetitive salaries/strong reflecting your skills and experience./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strongComprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance/strong for eligible employees, plus wellness programs, mental health resources, and a family gym membership./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strongGenerous PTO/strong and paid holidays, with flexible work hours for work-life balance./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strong403(b) plan/strong with company contributions for eligible employees after 2 years of service./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strongContinuous learning opportunities/strong through workshops and training programs./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strongSupportive work environment/strong valuing diversity, equity, and inclusion./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"strongDiscounts on programs/strong, employee assistance programs, and company-sponsored events./span/li /ul /div pspan style="color: #000000;"strongResponsibilities:/strong/span/p ul lispan style="color: #000000;"Attending My CHI My Future cohort trainings/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Working with the Kelly Hall staff to plan all Kickback events for the year by completing the following tasks:/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Plan for food, activities, and entertainment at Kickbacks /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Set up and attend Kickback events /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Outreach to local organizations, including distributing flyers and canvassing to promote Kickbacks /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Posting on social media about Kickbacks /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Designing flyers and other promotional activities /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Documenting events (e.g., photos, videos) /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Support data collection /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Receive and respond to calls and questions from DFSS and youth /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Attend mandatory trainings and meetings per request of DFSS /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Assist with conducting surveys after Kickback events/span/li /ul pspan style="color: #000000;"strongRequirements:/strong/span/p ul lispan style="color: #000000;"Passion for and willingness to create safe spaces for fellow youth /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Demonstrated ability to build and maintain productive, positive relationships with other youth /span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Willingness to design and implement large-scale program operations/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and independently to manage multiple priorities, effectively structure work, and meet deadlines/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Proficiency in social media and digital communication tools, including Microsoft Office and adapt to new technology/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt message to audience, including the ability to serve as an enthusiastic ambassador for the YMCA./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Dependable and responsible./span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Availability to commit to 2 hours in the evenings on weekdays as well as the occasional weekend/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Must be a current high school student, at least 14 years old; no more than 18 years old/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Must reside in the city of Chicago/span/li /ul pspan style="color: #000000;"strongChild Abuse Prevention/strong - Supports the YMCA’s commitment to child abuse prevention by:/span/p ul lispan style="color: #000000;"Reporting any items that may provide a health or safety hazard to staff, members or guests to your supervisor/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Following all policies and procedures related to keeping children safe in our facilities and programs, including those related to the monitoring and supervision of children/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Reporting any suspicious behavior and violation of policy and procedures to your supervisor/span/li lispan style="color: #000000;"Completing all child abuse prevention training as required/span/li /ul