Opportunities

Why are we launching the Young Sheroes and Heroes Award? Because Boston is full of amazing, committed, talented, brave and extraordinary young people whose achievements, accomplishments and acts of selflessness are too often overlooked, unreported and ignored.

Registration for the Fall 2010 Youth Worker Certificate Training is now open. Information about this training can be found on the Youth Work Central website.  All registration for BEST trainings are now done online. Please click here to register for the Youth Worker Certificate Training.

EDCO Youth Alternative is a community-based alternative high school located in Kenmore Square.  EDCO is seeking a part-time (10 hours/ week) Administrative Assistant, see attached job description for details.  Any interest or inquires should go to edco.jobs@gmail.com.  Additional information about EDCO is at www.edcoyouthalternative.com. 

Sociedad Latina, a non-profit organization serving youth and their families in the Mission Hill neighborhood and the Greater Boston Area, is looking for a creative, organized professional with a background in health and/or community organizing and experience working with youth and supervising employees.  The Policy and Community Organizer Coordinator will work in partnership with staff, youth, parents and community members to identify issues, potential solutions, and lead organizing campaigns that bring about positive changes in the community for the youth and families of Mission Hill and Boston at-large.  See attached job description for further details.

See below for description of available positions or visit http://www.collegebounddorchester.org/~cbdorche/employment.

JVS Bridges to College is now able to offer morning classes beginning
September 13. We are now recruiting for a class of 20 students, with ESOL learners being the top priority. Classes will run 3 mornings a week--M-T-W---from 9 AM to 1 PM. Testing and information sessions begin the week of Aug. 2. Note our application deadline of August 30 (no exceptions).  The attached flyer has more details.

Hyde Square Task Force hiring two full-time positions to coordinate our College and Careers Programs that work with close to 200 BPS students and graduates yearly.  Please help us circulate the job postings to your personal and professional networks.  The postings are on our website at www.hydesquare.org. 

http://www.hydesquare.org/about_us/CollegeSuccess.html

Attached is the job description. Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest and a resume by Friday, August 20, 2010, via email to Anne Healy, ahealy@ppffound.org. If you have any questions about the position, please contact Beth Smith, Executive Director, The Hyams Foundation, Inc. at esmith@hyamsfoundation.org. Additional information about Home Funders can be found at its website, www.homefunders.org.

Program description and application information attached.  To learn more, youth should attend an open house on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30-4:00 pm at 93 Summer Street. 

ACE is hiring a Donor Relations Coordinator.  The deadline to apply is Friday, July 23, 2010.  See description below, PDF also attached, and see ACE website at http://www.ace-ej.org/employmentopportunities