Launchpad Training Assistant Coordinator (Off-site)

Breaktime

Breaking the cycle of Young Adult Homelessness.

Job Description

Part-time, 25-30 hrs/week
 
Organization Overview

Breaktime (www.breaktime.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit working to break the cycle of young adult homelessness. We believe that it is time to break down barriers, break apart stigmas, and break into systems that hold back young adults experiencing housing insecurity. Through transitional employment and financial empowerment, Breaktime works to ensure job security, financial security, and ultimately housing security for these young people.


Breaktime prides itself on our supportive, flexible, and rewarding work environment. We offer valuable benefits such as unlimited paid-time off, 401k matching, health & dental insurance, and flexible hybrid work. We additionally offer a variety of professional development opportunities for our staff including meetings with influential members of the nonprofit world. These opportunities would support and empower you to reach your full potential and hit your personal/career goals. Breaktime is rapidly expanding as an organization, and we believe that there are a significant amount of opportunities for advancement.


At Breaktime, we have three key values that guide us in our work daily:

  1. Young Adults First: Elevating young adults experiencing housing insecurity’s voices is a core guiding principle behind Breaktime’s work, and we do everything we can do to support them.
  2. Radical Inclusion: To us, radical inclusion is about creating an equitable and welcoming space, particularly for those who are typically not included at the table. This permeates into how we make decisions at Breaktime, and we are grateful for the diverse perspectives that allow us to do so.
  3. Collaborative Innovation: We refrain from 'reinventing the wheel' and, instead, proactively build strong partnerships with other key stakeholders to more efficiently end young adult homelessness. 


Roles and Responsibilities
 
Overview of Launchpad Program: 
 Breaktime model runs in three pieces, with Launchpad being the entry point for our young adults (associates) in the model. Launchpad is a twelve-day three-week training component to Breaktime. Associates attend eight 5-hour days of facilitated curriculum, where they engage in material about professional development, financial empowerment, and personal growth. Their third week of Launchpad is an opportunity for them to prepare for their Liftoff placement while also exploring future career/education opportunities. 
 
Overview of Your Role: 
 Breaktime is looking for a passionate, driven, and compassionate individual to work as our Launchpad Training Ambassador. This person will work alongside our Launchpad Training Coordinators to ensure Launchpad and other educational programming is supported.  This specific ambassador will be supporting expansion of our program’s Launchpad reach,  both geographically and platform (hybrid/virtual). More specific responsibilities include:
 
  • Supporting Breaktime’s Educational Programming
    • Facilitate 5-7 days of Breaktime’s monthly Launchpad programming at various locations. This may include some hybrid in-person/virtual facilitation as well as on-site facilitation at locations throughout Eastern Massachusetts. 
    • Support completion of curriculum makeup sessions with assistance from Launchpad Training Coordinator.
    • Aid in administrative duties related to Launchpad, both during and in-between Launchpad sessions.
    • Provide research and/or curriculum modification assistance to Launchpad Training Coordinators (as needed). 
    • Other administrative duties (as needed).
 
Reports to: April Tate, Program Manager of Training

Job Requirements:

  • A clear, unwavering commitment to elevating the power and potential of young people. A desire and ability to model appropriate professional behavior to young adults. 
  • Capacity to travel to a variety of sites throughout Eastern MA. Car and driver’s license preferred.  
  • Excellent verbal communication skills and comfort with speaking to a variety of stakeholders (young adults, partners, political officials). 
  • Stellar time-management skills and ability to work relatively independently. 
  • Comfort with conflict resolution, particularly with young adults. Ability to manage classroom settings and individual meetings to help associates remain accountable. 
  • [Preferred] Previous facilitation/classroom experience. 
  • [Preferred] Previous experience 1) working with young adults and/or people experiencing homelessness/housing instability and/or 2) lived experience as someone experiencing homelessness/housing instability.