STEM Coordinator

The YMCA of Snohomish County provides jobs and careers with a cause. Every day, the Y makes a lasting impression in our communities through youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Our unique work environment constantly changes to adapt to the needs of our communities. We are a non-profit, in the people business. This means that we help members meet a fitness or ability goal, see that children thrive in our child care programs, encourage family togetherness, and give youth an opportunity to learn life skills through water safety, sports, and teen programming.

Position Summary:

Implement STEM curriculum at assigned locations as directed introducing youth from all backgrounds to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experiences; meeting the needs of our diverse community. Ensure a safe, positive and inclusive atmosphere that promotes participant safety and engagement in accordance with YMCA policies, practices and procedures.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Research and design YMCA specific STEM Curriculum
• Travels to assigned locations to implement STEM curriculum on-site at designated YMCA of Snohomish County locations.
• Focus on facilitation practices that encourage gender equitable practices and promote inclusivity in STEM
• Collect and compile data related to program effectiveness
• Ensure and provide upkeep of assigned program facilities and equipment and ensure all safety standards are met
• Maintain compliance with proper DCYF and YMCA trainings
• Assist in organizing and facilitating community and organizational STEM related events
• Ensure clear and effective communication between site staff and the STEM Director
• Assist STEM Director in training site staff in equitable STEM facilitation practices
• Periodically meet with STEM Director to assess program quality
• Periodically meet with STEM Team to ensure STEM continuum and sustainability
• Periodically complete quality assessments for STEM curriculum, programs, and activities.
• Create path for career readiness and spark interest in STEM careers.
• Ensure compliance with state and local regulations in addition to YMCA program standards and procedures
• Provide for upkeep of assigned program facilities, equipment and ensure all safety standards are met
• Maintain proper records, statistics and department files
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum age 18
• One or more years’ related experience planning and facilitating STEM activities with youth in a developmentally appropriate group setting.
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent;
• Provide document of all certification and training requirements established by DCYF, including position prerequisites, current negative TB test, fully vaccinated for MMR/other required vaccinations, and portable background check
• Ability to travel to YMCA site locations and community organizations.
• Plan, organize, and implement high quality developmentally appropriate programming.
• Basic computer/typing skills and demonstrated ability to utilize standard office software
• Fluency in second language desired

Y Culture:

• Build relationships with a diverse membership base in culturally responsive ways, connect members with one another and to the YMCA
• Exhibit Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility
• Complete required training and certifications within established guidelines
• Arrive on time ready for shift, clock in/out within timekeeping system

Embrace Team Leader Core Competencies:

Mission Advancement:

• Models and teaches the Y’s values
• Ensures a high level of service with a commitment to improving lives
• Provides volunteers with orientation, training, development, and recognition
• Cultivates relationships to support fundraising

Collaboration:

• Champions inclusion activities, strategies, and initiatives
• Builds relationships to create small communities
• Empathetically listens and communicates for understanding when negotiating and dealing with conflict
• Effectively tailors communications to the appropriate audience
• Provides staff with feedback, coaching, guidance and support

Operational Effectiveness: 

• Provides others with frameworks for making decisions
• Conducts prototypes to support the launching of programs and activities
• Develops plans and manages best practices through engagement of team
• Effectively creates and manages budgets
• Holds staff accountable for high-quality results using a formal process to measure progress

Personal Growth:

• Shares new insights
• Facilitates change; models adaptability and an awareness of the impact of change
• Utilizes non-threatening methods to address sensitive issues and inappropriate behavior or performance
• Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills required to perform well; uses best practices and demonstrates up-to-date knowledge and skills in technology

Physical and Mental Demands:  The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

Physical Demands:

Lead and participate in a range of activities in indoor/outdoor settings. Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions of position and to safely supervise program activities. Staff may be required to move weights of approximately 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Mental Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information and documents; analyze and solve non-routine and complex problems; may use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn and apply new information or skills; perform highly detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks; work under intensive deadlines with frequent interruptions; and interact with members, staff, volunteers, and others encountered in the course of work, some of whom may be dissatisfied individuals.

Working Conditions:  The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Typically interaction with others is busy, constant and occasionally interruptive. Work may be demanding at times. May require ability to work irregular hours. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job descriptions represent a general outline of job duties, functions and qualifications. They are not intended to be comprehensive in nature. In addition, jobs evolve over time and therefore their description may not reflect the precise nature of the position at a given point in time.