Launchpad Training Coordinator (Off-site)

Breaktime

Breaking the cycle of Young Adult Homelessness.

Job Description

Launchpad Training Coordinator (Off-site)
Full-time, $45,000-50,000 yearly, 40 hrs/week, Benefits Eligible
 
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 a Launchpad Training Coordinator. This person will spend the majority of their time on Breaktime’s educational programming, with a primary focus on facilitating and supporting Launchpad. When able, the LTC will also dedicate some of their time each month to research projects that support growth of our programming, with a focus on growth of our educational training. This specific LTC will be leading the way in facilitation as we expand our program, 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. 
    • Ensure completion of curriculum makeup sessions with assistance from Programs Management.
    • Implement administrative duties related to Launchpad, both during and in-between Launchpad sessions (with Programs Management help). 
    • Coordinate all Launchpad week 3 opportunities and associate needs. 
    • Collaborate with the Program Manager of Training to modify curriculum as needed to make it a best fit for where/how it is being facilitated. 
    • Expand and maintain partnerships for Launchpad and other educational opportunities.
    • Support corporate engagement in Launchpad and other educational opportunities.
    • Other administrative duties (as needed).
  • Research Projects 
    • Co-lead research efforts to improve Breaktime’ programming with the Boston LTC.
    • Create and investigate own research topics for the improvement of educational programming and/or associate programming more generally.
 

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.