Program Assistant-Part-time, Temporary - during school year

focusing on Reaching Out

Position Type: Hourly, Temporary - during the school year

• will compensate extra for bi-lingual skills

Position Summary:

Support experiences for Girl Scouts through events, community partnerships, short-term volunteers, and creating and implementing virtual and in person programming in the areas of STEM, Outdoors, Life Skills, and Entrepreneurship. Use an inclusive mindset to ensure Girl Scout programming celebrates and honors the diverse histories, cultures, and identities of our members and our communities. Bilingual abilities in Spanish, Hmong, Somali, or another language is a plus.

We welcome applications from people of any gender, age, or religion, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC), people with disabilities, veterans, and anyone who wishes to make a positive impact on our movement.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, part time hours within range of 8:30am-5pm, occasional nights and weekends

Essential Functions:

• Plan and implement high quality programming for Girl Scouts ages 5-17 through outreach programs, events, and other opportunities
• Build and maintain relationships with program partners, such as businesses and nonprofits, who can provide programming to Girl Scouts
• Recruit and support short-term volunteers who can support outreach programs, events, and other programming for Girl Scouts
• Create resources and opportunities to support volunteers and program partners in implementing high quality programming for Girl Scouts
• Engage with the community by representing Girl Scouts at community events and meetings
• Engage and support families and their Girl Scouts
• Support membership and recruitment efforts
• Conducting bilingual programming when needed, if able.
• Written translation of materials into Spanish, Hmong, or Somali, if able.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience:

• Passion for empowering Girl Scouts to challenge sexism, celebrate their cultures and identities, and gain leadership skills
• Experience or openness to growing a personal understanding of privilege, building cultural competency, and contributing to anti-racist efforts.
• Experience or openness to growing knowledge of child development and working with children.
• Existing or willingness to grow community relationships within high schools, colleges and universities, non-profits, businesses, churches, the Latinx community, the Hmong community, and/or the Somali community within the community you serve.

Service Conditions:

• Must pass a background check.
• Must pass motor vehicle check and have a valid driver’s license.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or legal permanent resident alien of the U.S.
• Must be at least 17 years old by September 13, 2022.
• Must have a minimum of a High School diploma or GED/HSED.
• Must be willing to complete the full term of service.
• Must become a registered Girl Scout.
• Must attend all GS member orientations, trainings and department meetings to obtain skills to ensure high quality programing and personal/professional development. Some of these will require travel or an overnight.