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Seeking a Summer Youth Program Aide to work cooperatively with program staff to develop and deliver summer youth program activities, provide transportation, and implement tools to positively engage families, strengthen parent to youth communication, promote cultural awareness, and support mental health and healthy living.

Status: Temporary - Summer

Duration: Monday June 8, 2026 to Thursday August 27, 2026

Hours: 36 Hours per week

Schedule: 8am - 5pm, Monday to Thursday

The AIHFS Youth Program primarily serves multi-cultural youth and young adults ages 5-18 in SE Michigan. The program supports positive youth development, family engagement, and increasing access to culturally appropriate prevention activities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with implementing youth programs curriculum for multicultural youth.
• Fosters resiliency and protective factors to prevent substance abuse, suicide, violence, bullying, while incorporating culturally based activities.
• Assist with planning and coordinating the Dream Initiative Summer Program for ages (5-18), parent engagement activities, community and cultural events. This includes, but is not limited to recruitment, reminder phone calls, food preparation, setting up and cleaning up.
• Refers youth with social and emotional concerns/needs to other appropriate department or community agencies for assistance.
• Assist in planning, preparation and staffing on and off-site community events such as health fairs, field trips including camping and outdoor events, education and wellness conferences, cultural events and pow-wows.
• Relates well with, expresses concern for and sincere interest in working with youth of all ages.
• Relates well, and works collaboratively with, all levels of staff in a professional manner.
• Attend agency, departmental and local meetings, as required or requested.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• May operate agency vehicles - Assisting with transporting youth and maintaining passenger vans.
• Critically thinks about program standards and compliance requirements while utilizing cultural awareness and humility specific to a participants age, culture, and economic status.
• Participates actively as member of inter-departmental team to coordinate /services.
• Performs miscellaneous errands and services or other tasks as directed by supervisor or administration.
• Assists with youth programming transportation and keeps vehicles clean and organized while transporting youth and families.
• Exemplifies professionalism with youth, families, visitors, and employees; shows courtesy, friendliness, helpfulness, and respect.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or GED equivalent required; coursework in education, early childhood education, elementary/secondary education, social work, or a related field preferred. Minimum of one-year experience in working with youth required. Proficiency in use of technology including but not limited to Microsoft Suite, Outlook, social media and other web-based platforms. Must be able to demonstrate requirements during the interview process.

Additional Qualifications:

• Must meet criteria to operate an an Agency Vehicle
• Must be self-directed.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality, handle crisis and tolerate stress professionally.
• Valid MI Chauffeur's license (or ability to obtain one); other credential or licenses must be kept current and consistent with applicable regulations.
• Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings, weekends and overnight or extended travel as necessary.
• Ability to promote an alcohol, tobacco and drug-free lifestyle.
• Ability to apply proficient understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.

Other Requirements: Familiarity and/or experience working with a multi-cultural community; respect for and knowledge of cultural practices within indigenous populations and other races, cultures and ethnicities preferred.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The characteristics and demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is often required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

NATIVE AMERICAN/AMERICAN INDIAN PREFERENCE IN HIRING WILL BE APPLIED AS DEFINED IN THE INDIAN PREFERENCE ACT (TITLE 25, U.S. CODE SECTIONS 472 AND 473).