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The YCE Coordinator - is a key coordinator position within the Alternative Community Strengthening Team, which operates two Family Resources Centers in East San José. The YCE Coordinator will work to conduct thorough needs assessments and make internal and external referrals based on individual and family needs of each participant; this includes connecting with system partners at the County and City, partner school districts and other youth-serving nonprofits. The YCE Coordinator will support youth to successfully navigate systems processes/barriers and will support youth and their families in advocating for their needs. The YCE Coordinator will report to the FRC Site Supervisor and will work with a team of Coordinators in addition to the Alternative Community Strengthening Manager, and Director to execute our proven SOMOS model bridging early learning, leadership development and community organizing strategies.

This position will be responsible to co-develop and executing strategies to increase youth engagement by: -Designing effective outreach strategies, -Facilitating learning spaces prioritized by youth, -Assessing youth needs, -Supporting the leadership development of youth, -Bridging youth services and resources by activating our current ecosystem of partnerships.

Specifically, the Coordinator will conduct thorough needs assessments and make internal and external referrals based on individual and family needs of each participant; this includes connecting with system partners at the County and City levels, partner school districts and other family-serving nonprofits. This position will co-create and co-facilitate educational learning spaces to support the development and growth of individual participants; this may entail implementing existing curriculum or designing new home-grown programming. The Coordinator will work with a group of youth community leaders to support their leadership development journey by following our existing model and protocols. As SOMOS unveils advocacy campaigns or efforts to elevate concrete community needs, it is expected that this position will actively support said efforts by participating in actions and/or creating learning spaces to conduct root-cause analysis with an equity and social justice lens.

Lastly, this position will work in an ecosystem of strong partnerships, including: the Sí Se Puede Collective, First 5 Santa Clara County, Alum Rock Unified School District and East Side High School Union District. It is expected that the incumbent will coordinate or support in the coordination of partnership efforts and joint programming.

As part of our evaluation and learning strategy, the Coordinator will enter and manage all data information related to areas of responsibility and support with messaging and marketing strategies as needed.

Our mission is to support children, organize families, and connect neighbors to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of community and address systemic inequities.

SOMOS Mayfair was created in 1997 as a place-based, community-led initiative to address the systemic inequities in the Mayfair neighborhood of east San Jose. We are generations of immigrants, rooted in a vibrant community, who nurture healthy families and speak out for justice in Silicon Valley. SOMOS effectively operates with the evolving needs of the community and with the emerging opportunities for regional partnerships. In the past five years this has led SOMOS to focus our efforts on building the power of our community through leadership development, programming for multi-generational families, and community organizing.

Over its history, SOMOS has built a deep and lasting set of organizational strengths and norms that include: - Commitment to SOMOS Mayfair platform and values. - Deep passion to advance social justice in immigrant, working class communities. - Strong moral principles and values; trustworthy, honest and respectful of others. - Deep respect demonstrated in communication with community, staff, board and partners. - Focus on seeking common ground among stakeholders. - Professionalism in quality of work, representation of the organization. - Capacity to nurture and cultivate healthy working relationships and communication. - Commitment to ongoing learning and growing capacity within the organization.

SOMOS Mayfair is one of five anchor organizations in the Mayfair neighborhood of East SanJosé, including Amigos de Guadalupe, Grail Family Services, the School of Arts and Culture at MHP, Veggielution that comprises the Sí Se Puede Collective (SSPC.) The SSPC formalizes the shared commitment of these organizations to serve low-income families living in the Mayfair community. By coordinating the work of these organizations, the SSPC aims to produce a much greater positive impact in the community than any organization can do alone.