Program and Trek Coordinator, buildOn

Posted by on July 08, 2013

buildOn is breaking the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations through service and education. For the past two decades buildOn has mobilized urban youth to lift up their communities and change the world through volunteer service.

In buildOn’s afterschool programs across the U.S., urban youth contribute intensive community service tutoring children, feeding the homeless and volunteering at senior citizen homes. buildOn takes these same students, many of whom have rarely traveled outside their own neighborhoods, to some of the poorest countries on the planet to build schools.

buildOn is now running after-school programs in 60 urban high schools across the U.S. where students have contributed over 1 million hours of service in their cities. We have also built 524 schools in some of the economically poorest countries on the planet. There are more than 86,000 children, parents and grand-parents attending buildOn schools every day. To learn more about buildOn visit www.buildOn.org.

Program and Trek Coordinator Position

We are seeking a seasoned youth development with a passion for meaningful social change. A buildOn Program and Trek Coordinator (PC) is responsible for engaging 150 students at a local high school in weekly service, education and sponsorship. PC’s are responsible for implementing innovative strategies that will build and expand new buildOn local and national program initiatives. Our ideal candidate possesses innate leadership skills with demonstrated success in the field of Youth Development and Service Learning. If you are an experienced youth development professional with a passion for meaningful social change, then buildOn is the right place for you!

Sixty percent (60%) of this position focuses on running our youth development after-school program, which use community service, fundraising for building schools , and education as its vehicle to youth empowerment. Forty percent (40%) focuses on preparing and leading a team through the Trek for Knowledge enrichment program – an opportunity for students and teachers to experience rural life in a developing country while working alongside community members to construct a schoolhouse. Please note we will accept applications from strong candidates who are interested in the Program Coordinator role who may not be eligible for the Trek Coordinator role.

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