Youth Development Professional (High School) – Future Ready Academic Coach

About the role

The Youth Development Professional (YDP) – High School Future Ready Academic Coach at Boys and Girls Clubs of San Leandro is a part-time position designed to empower teens to achieve academic success, graduate on time, and prepare for college, careers, and life beyond high school.

Responsibilities

• Provide daily homework assistance, tutoring, and academic coaching.
• Support Future Ready programming, including GPA check-ins, A–G awareness, financial aid education, and exploration of post-secondary pathways such as four-year universities, community colleges, and trade programs.
• Maintain academic data and tracking systems in support of Future Ready programming.
• Facilitate Power Hour sessions throughout the week.
• Assist with planning and facilitating teen-appropriate academic workshops, post-secondary sessions, and other activities that foster personal growth, educational achievement, and character development.
• Co-facilitate structured academic and post-secondary readiness content, including leading grade-specific sessions at group events.
• Collaborate with Program Managers and Coordinators to develop and deliver effective programming.
• Maintain accurate student records and retrieve academic and attendance data from Salesforce, or another designated platform, and the milestone tracker.
• Track and document attendance, Power Hour participation, session participation, notable academic progress, and areas of concern.
• Support monthly data-reporting requirements for program monitoring and tracking.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Teen Center staff, Program Managers, Coordinators, tutors, mentors, partners, and other colleagues to achieve program goals, share best practices, and improve program effectiveness.
• Support program setup, transitions, special events, and the maintenance of clean and organized learning spaces.
• Travel to other sites as needed to meet ratio requirements and provide temporary program support.
• Absorb additional site needs and operational responsibilities necessary to support program success.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in youth development, including planning and supervising activities for teens.
• Comfortable with basic data entry and spreadsheet-based tracking systems.
• Bilingual in Spanish or Mandarin is a plus.
• Reliable and consistent availability Monday through Friday is required, with occasional Saturday availability for one-time events.
• AA degree or BA degree (minimum of 60 units).
• Preference in education or youth related fields.
• CPR/First Aid certification required.
• Ability to work the entire school year, adhering to the scheduled hours.
• Genuine belief in the mission of BGCSL and the responsibility that comes with serving youth and the community.
• Multi-conversational language skills a HUGE plus (Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Tagalog).
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office applications and comfortable with utilizing technology in program delivery.
• Ability to handle stress, analyze problems, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods, and perform routine math calculations.
• High emotional intelligence (EQ) can “read the room” and gain the trust and confidence of a diverse group of teens.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Extremely patient and able to work under pressure or emotionally volatile situations.