Teen Action Council Lead Coordinator

Teen Action Council Lead Coordinator

Rise Above Colorado is a drug misuse prevention organization that measurably impacts teen perceptions and attitudes about the risks of substance misuse to help youth make empowered, healthy choices. Our vision is to empower teens to lead a life free of substance misuse and addiction.

Rise Above Colorado implements prevention strategies targeted for youth aged 12-17 to measurably impact attitudes, knowledge, and skills. Rise Above Colorado achieves these objectives through direct-to-youth communications, peer-to-peer engagement and resource delivery by youth-serving partner organizations.

Rise Above Colorado, in collaboration with statewide and community-based partners, advances youth civic engagement and positive community change through trauma-informed, equity-centered substance misuse prevention. The Teen Action Council Lead Coordinator engages youth to strengthen prevention capacity, amplify youth voice, and promote health equity across Colorado.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Facilitate youth leadership development, civic engagement, and collective action that builds youth capacity to influence community and prevention systems.
• Engage and collaborate with diverse youth across identities, lived experiences, and geographic regions through the facilitation of RAC's Teen Action Council (TAC) and partner youth councils, using culturally responsive and trauma-informed engagement practices.
• Lead coordination of Executive Teens, providing structured opportunities for youth to practice leadership, decision-making, ethical responsibility, and peer collaboration.
• Coordinate recruitment, onboarding, communication, and ongoing support of youth leaders, assessing youth strengths, leadership readiness, and development needs to inform individualized and group-based programs.
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality, and ethical standards in all youthadult partnerships, modeling ethical and professional behavior consistent with prevention and youth-serving best practices.
• Support cross-organizational collaboration involving youth leaders with other adult facilitators to advance shared prevention goals and community change efforts.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of relevant experience OR a combination of work experience and a degree in a related field; we equally value those who have pursued higher education and those who have developed skills through on-the-job experience
• Background knowledge or experience of youth outreach/engagement
• Personal values that align with the organization's values and commitment to behavioral health equity; passion for the work as well as willingness to learn and support projects
• Proven project management skills; the ability to manage details and logistics for multiple projects and the ability to take ownership of projects; strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work with people at all levels of an organization, including agency directors, program staff, and teens
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a collaborative team member
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks
• Flexible, adaptable, energetic, optimistic team player with a willingness and ability to work independently and in a hybrid work setting (approx. 60% virtual and 40% in-person)
• Willingness to work occasional evenings (at minimum 2 virtual youth meetings per month) and weekends (at minimum 4 in-person TAC weekends in the Denver Metro area per year)
• Periodic statewide travel expected; candidate will need to provide a vehicle for work travel within three hours driving distance (mileage reimbursed)

Preferred Qualifications

• Trained in positive youth development, healing-centered engagement, social justice approaches to youth/community engagement, or similar training on how to relationally engage with communities and youth with an equity lens
• Familiarity with Colorado communities, especially those who have and continue to experience inequities
• Familiarity with prevention and/or behavioral health initiatives
• Experience with educating and supporting youth in advocacy efforts
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Benefits

This is a part-time position for approximately 15-20 hours per week (hours per week may fluctuate within this range given the TAC calendar, etc.), paying $26-$30 per hour depending on experience. As a part-time position, there are no health benefits offered. Part-time staff accrue 1 hour of PTO for every 30 hours worked. Rise Above Colorado will also provide:

• Reimbursement for approved work-related travel beyond the regular office commute, including hotel reimbursement when needed.
• Office supplies
• Personal and professional development opportunities
• Flexible and accommodating scheduling

How to Apply

Submit a cover letter and rsum, with references, to Ben Edwards, Chief of Staff (View email address on click.appcast.io). The position will remain open until filled with a priority application deadline of June 15th.