Idaho Youth Ranch Ambassador - Valley County

About the role

Idaho Youth Ranch is launching its first-ever Ambassador Program in Eastern and Northern Idaho — and we're looking for community members who will carry our mission into neighborhoods, schools, faith communities, and civic organizations that our staff cannot reach alone.

Responsibilities

• Table at events
• Give brief talks to service clubs, PTAs, and faith communities
• Engage neighbors about Idaho Youth Ranch programs
• Create and share original content on personal social media channels
• Engage in online conversations about youth mental health
• Share personal connection to Idaho Youth Ranch at events and donor gatherings, when appropriate, under trauma-informed storytelling guidelines
• Refer community members to Idaho Youth Ranch’s volunteer, donor, and intake contacts
• Complete brief after-event reports
• Attend four quarterly convenings per year for training and peer connection

Requirements

• Genuine passion for Idaho’s vulnerable youth and their families
• Strong communication skills — comfortable in conversation
• Reliability and follow-through
• Interest in community outreach, digital engagement, or personal storytelling (or all three)
• Residents of Eastern or Northern Idaho pilot counties
• Spanish-speaking candidates strongly encouraged to apply
• 18 years of age or older; background check required

Qualifications

• Approximately 2 hours per month (flexible; some weeks more, some less)
• 1-year term, renewable
• Onboarding training: approximately 4–6 hours in cohort sessions
• Quarterly convenings: 4 per year, ≈2 hours each

Benefits

• Onboarding training in community outreach, trauma-informed communication, and digital engagement
• A fully equipped Ambassador kit (name badge, branded materials, business cards, brochures)
• Membership in a peer Ambassador community and regular communications support
• Annual Volunteer Recognition Event and service-hour milestone certificates
• A letter of reference from Idaho Youth Ranch’s Chief Advancement Officer after a completed one-year term
• Priority access to Idaho Youth Ranch professional development and training opportunities
• Resume credit in nonprofit community outreach, volunteer coordination, and communications

Pay

N/A

Schedule

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