Youth Services Specialist

About the Job

Join our Team

At YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee, we believe every girl deserves to feel seen, supported, challenged, and empowered. Our team creates engaging, meaningful experiences that help girls build confidence, discover their strengths, and realize their potential. We're looking for creative, energetic teammates who genuinely enjoy working with youth and are excited to make a lasting impact every day.

Every day looks different. One day you may be leading an after-school club, the next planning a school break camp for 70-100 girls, facilitating a leadership workshop for our Alum Collective, partnering with a school, or celebrating a young person who has discovered confidence she didn't know she had. Whether you're working with a small group or leading a large camp, your ability to create engaging, well-organized and life-changing experiences matters.

Collaboration is at the heart of our team. We share ideas freely, brainstorm together, celebrate one another's successes, and jump in to help wherever we're needed because we all share one purpose: creating the best possible experience for our girls. If you're energized by meaningful work, enjoy bringing ideas to life, and believe learning should be engaging, relationship-centered, and fun, we'd love to meet you.

Position Summary

The Youth Services Specialist creates exceptional experiences that inspire girls to be Strong, Smart, and Bold. This role leads engaging in-school and after-school clubs, school break camps, summer programming, workshops, field trips, leadership events, and community experiences while building meaningful relationships with youth, families, schools, and community partners.

This position is ideal for an energetic educator, youth development professional, facilitator, or camp leader who enjoys leading groups, creating engaging experiences, collaborating with others, and taking ownership of their work. Successful candidates are comfortable facilitating both small-group experiences and large-group programming while creating an environment where youth are excited to participate.

Hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri; This position also requires occasional evening and weekend (Saturday and Sunday) hours to support organizational events.

Relationships and Contacts:

• Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close professional relationships with immediate peers and immediate supervisor.
• Outside the organization : Maintains frequent and close professional relationships with clients, vendors and school officials.

For faster consideration, please use the link below to apply:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead engaging Girls Inc. programming using research-based youth development practices.
• Design creative and developmentally appropriate lessons, activities, workshops, and enrichment experiences that promote leadership, confidence, and belonging.
• Plan and lead high-quality in-school and after-school clubs, school break camps, summer programming, retreats, field trips, and special events serving groups ranging from 15-100 participants.
• Take initiative and independently move ideas from planning through successful execution.
• Build strong relationships with youth, families, school staff and administrators, volunteers, and community partners.
• Develop handouts, materials, visual aids, schedules, supply lists, communications, activity plans needed to deliver engaging programming.
• Coordinate program logistics including supplies, vendors, volunteers, and event preparation.
• Maintain accurate attendance, documentation, and confidential student records.
• Create safe, brave, and inclusive learning environments where every participant feels welcomed and challenged.
• Work collaboratively with teammates to brainstorm, solve problems, improve programs, and support one another.
• Participate in recruitment, family engagement, outreach, and organization wide-events.
• Perform other duties that support the mission and success of Girls Inc. and YWCA Nashville & Middle TN.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Manifests a belief in the value and potential of every student.
• Provides training and supervision to program volunteers.
• Continuously improves professional development.
• Support organization-wide events, recruitment activities, outreach opportunities, and community engagement efforts as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience: Requires a bachelor's degree in education, social work, recreation, youth development, nonprofit leadership, or a related field and a minimum of two years of experience facilitating youth programming, teaching, camp leadership, recreation, or other youth development settings.

Physical Requirements:

• Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies - may be very quiet or extremely loud.
• Ability to interact with a diverse population.
• Ability to talk, listen, travel between areas, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

Other Requirements:

• Position requires incumbent to have a valid driver's license, vehicle insurance and a clear driving record for the last three years. Must be certified in CPR and first aid.
• Ability to travel locally for meetings, events and community engagement activities.
• Ability to work extended or flexible hours, including nights and weekends.

Skill Competencies:

• Outstanding public speaking and group facilitation skills with the ability to confidently engage both small and large groups.
• Ability to create an energetic, welcoming, and engaging environment where youth are excited to participate.
• Comfortable leading groups of youth with confidence, enthusiasm, and authenticity.
• Creative thinker who enjoys designing activities, games, lessons, workshops, and special events.
• Strong planning, organization, and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Takes initiative, follows through, and is comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with a team.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with youth, families, schools staff, volunteers, and community partners.
• Adaptable and flexible in a fast-paced environment where schedules and priorities may change.
• Strong computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office and social media.
• Customer service focused with excellent conflict resolution and de-escalation skills.
• Commitment to the mission and values of YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee.

Who Thrives on our Team:

You'll likely thrive on our team if you:

• Bring positive energy and help create an environment where girls feel welcomed, included, and excited to participate.
• Love working on a collaborative team where everyone shares ideas, supports one another, and celebrates successes together.
• Enjoy leading groups and creating experiences that youth look forward to.
• Take ownership of your work and enjoy turning ideas into reality.
• Stay organized while remaining flexible when plans change.
• Build genuine relationships with youth, families, schools, volunteers, and community partners.
• Believe every girl deserve to be seen, challenged, supported, and celebrated.
• Naturally asks, "What's best for our girls?" when making decisions.