Youth and Family Education Coordinator

Are you enthusiastic about youth development and empowering folks of all ages to ride bikes?

The Washington Area Bicyclist Association is looking for a Youth and Family Education Coordinator to join our bicycle education program. We are looking for someone with experience teaching youth ages 5-18, who is committed to youth development, and is enthusiastic about empowering families to ride bikes together.

TEAM

WABA’s education team is a three person team and our job is to help youth, adults, and families throughout the DC region to learn to ride bikes and to ride safely and comfortably on our trails and city streets. Our youth education program provides bicycle and pedestrian education at public schools, aftercare programs, recreation centers, and public events.

The candidate must be located in the Washington, DC area — while the majority of our staff are working from home, this position will require delivering in-person bicycle education. Currently all programming is delivered outside or online.

The Youth and Family Education Coordinator is expected to begin employment in early March 2022. The salary range is $45,000 – $50,000 salaried, with benefits.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Implement WABA’s youth and family program in DC Public Charter Schools: You’ll plan, coordinate, and implement a key WABA program in the District, as laid out in WABA’s education contract with DDOT. WABA provides in-school education, after school bike clubs, youth learn to ride classes, and parent and child classes. You’ll be responsible for scheduling, leading, and teaching upwards of 20 classes and ride events per year, including marketing and promotion, outreach to teachers, parents and school administrators, designing and modifying programming, topics, ride routes, and curricula, and program evaluation. You’ll help to maintain a small fleet of youth bikes, including: cleaning, replacing parts, and tune-ups.

Implement youth and family programming across the region: You’ll deliver high-quality bicycling experiences to youth and families throughout the region. In 2022, this will include after school bicycle education in partnership with the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, and out of school bike day camps for high schoolers focused on exploring the District’s watershed and ecology. 

Manage WABA’s Bike Camp!: You’ll plan and run our summer program for kids aged 8 to 14. You’ll lead on day-to-day camp operations, including overseeing registration and promotion, hiring, training, and supervising counselors, designing program curricula and a risk management plan, and coordinating with community partners. 

Support WABA’s education program: In collaboration with the Adult Education Coordinator, you’ll provide administrative and logistics support for WABA’s education program. This includes teaching classes, scheduling and permitting, setting up class registrations and promotions, communicating with and following up with participants, risk management, and program evaluation.

QUALIFICATIONS

We would love to consider you as a candidate and don’t expect you to know everything on day one! You should apply if you meet at least 70% of the following required and one or more of the useful criteria. Use your cover letter to give us your best pitch of how your professional and/or personal experience fits the job qualifications and the role.

These core skills are essential to thriving in the role: 

• Two to five years of experience of in-school or after school physical, athletic, or outdoor education with youth ages 5-18.
• The ability to pass DC Public Schools’ volunteering requirements, including a tuberculosis test and criminal background check.
• The ability to ride a bike in mixed city traffic and off-street trails.
• A valid driver’s license, a clean driving record, and the ability to drive a large van in city traffic.
• The ability to lift up to 50 pounds for van loading and load out. 
• Current certifications, or the willingness and ability to obtain the certifications within the first two months of employment, for:
  • League Cycling Instructor (LCI) certification or equivalent;
  • First Aid/CPR for adults and children.
• A proven track record for being dependable, timely, and communicative, and working collaboratively within a team.
• An understanding of how race, gender, and other factors shape conversations and experiences.
• A flexible schedule and willingness to work some hours outside of traditional business hours (i.e. mornings before 9 AM, evenings after 5 PM, and weekends).

If you have the following experience or these skills, let us know. You don’t need them to be considered for the position, but you should be eager to learn them:

• Youth development training and experience.
• Experience in physical, athletics, or outdoor education with youth ages 5-18, including as a summer camp counselor or with summer camp management.
• Experience with event logistics and risk management.
• Program management and grant reporting.
• Financial program management, including monitoring, reporting, tracking expenditures, invoicing, and projections.  
• Working fluency in Spanish, ASL and/or Amharic.
• Working knowledge of bicycle maintenance, up to including flat repair, shifting and brake adjustments, and regular maintenance tasks needed for a bike fleet (complicated maintenance will be performed by a local bicycle shop). 
• Experience with Google Suite (Gmail, Chat, Drive, Sheets, Docs) and Salesforce.

The candidate must be located in the Washington, DC area — while the majority of our staff are working from home, this position will require delivering in-person bicycle education. Currently all programming is delivered outside or online.

WABA requires all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or be eligible for an exemption as defined by the District of Columbia Mayor’s Order 2021-099, Section III.

SUPPORT

There’s a lot of work to do! Here’s some of what’s available to help get it done:

• An established, successful program with over 10 years of experience delivering adult, youth, and family education across the region.
• A cohort of over 50 LCIs across the region that are passionate about getting folks on bikes.
• WABA’s Comms team is here to help you get the right messages to the right people. They assist staff with skill building in things like Salesforce and WordPress. 
• Support in becoming a League Cycling Instructor (LCI), including registration, memberships, and travel costs. 
• Support with the registration costs for the First Aid/CPR certification.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• This is a full time salaried exempt position with an expected salary range of $45,000 – $50,000. 
• One-to-one compensatory time in exchange for any additional hours worked.
• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance premiums.
• Vacation, sick and personal leave, including:
  • Accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation starting in your first year, with additional hours after two, five, and ten years of service.
  • Accrue up to 160 hours annually of paid sick time starting in your first year.
  • WABA supports and promotes the health of its staff. You may use accrued sick time for unscheduled leave when not feeling well (mind or body), as well as for scheduled medical appointments.
  • Paid time off for holidays following the federal holiday calendar. 
• Eight (8) weeks paid parental leave and up to eight (8) weeks of additional parental leave from the DC Paid Family Leave act (based on eligibility).
• Immediate access to WABA’s 403(b) retirement program, with up to a 5% employer match after one-year of service.
• Optional commuter transit benefit (pre tax deduction)
• Optional voluntary benefits including life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability.
• A fun and relaxed workplace environment.
• Passionate, supportive colleagues who are dedicated to working together for our mission and seeing the impact of our work. 

HOW TO APPLY

Send a compelling, relevant cover letter and resume to jobs@waba.org with “Youth and Family Education Coordinator” in the subject line. Applications are due by February 7, 2022 and we expect the position to start in March 2022. 

WABA is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, arrest record or criminal convictions, political affiliation, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability, sex, or age.

No phone calls please.

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