Management Analyst I - ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator

**Management Analyst I** **ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator** The City of Alexandria is located in northern Virginia and is bordered by the District of Columbia (Potomac River), Arlington and Fairfax counties. With a population of approximately 150,000 and a land area of 15.75 square miles, Alexandria is the seventh largest city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Alexandria has a charming waterfront and is a unique and historic place to live and work. If you are interested in working for the vibrant City of Alexandria, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our **Management Analyst I** position. **An Overview** The ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing youth and community outreach activities related to the ACAP PREP Grant. Specifically, the ACAP PREP Youth Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and implementing youth engagement efforts as a part of ACAP’s comprehensive teen pregnancy, HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention program which educates youth through evidence-based curricula and additional life-skills workshops. The goal of the youth engagement component of the grant is to create a continuum of support and programming for youth once they complete the evidence-based curricula. ACAP’s youth-led Peer Advocates will serve as the mechanism to further engage these adolescents through creative youth development programming, marketing through social media, leadership development and community engagement opportunities. **This is a grant-funded position that will end one year from the date of hire.** **What You Should Bring** The ideal candidate should have good knowledge of teen pregnancy prevention/youth development issues; Good knowledge of training methods and procedures; Good knowledge of principals of communications, public relations, and public information; Good knowledge of principals of youth development; Good knowledge of best practices in community education/outreach; Skill in providing services and programs to youth and families; Skill in team building; Ability to make presentations before groups; Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with wide range of community partners; Good knowledge of adolescent risk behaviors. **The Opportunity:** - Support PREP Grant Manager and PREP community partners in coordination of parent education meetings/orientations and programs. - Facilitate three times weekly Peer Advocate meetings in coordination with ACAP PREP Grant Manager during after school at ACPS campuses and/or City Recreational Centers. - Supervise weekly Peer Advocate facilitated sessions after school at multiple school and community sites in Alexandria. - Support the Peer Advocates in planning, implementation and outreach events/initiatives (e.g. speaker events, workshops, tabling events creative projects); - Recruit, hire, train and supervise ten youth Peer Advocates. - Develop performance goals and evaluation measures for Peer Advocates and meet with each Peer Educator on a quarterly basis to track progress. - Partner with ACAP Coordinator, ACAP PREP Grant Manager, and Teen Wellness Center Health Educator to train youth in peer-to-peer education presentations related to teen pregnancy/STI prevention, healthy relationships, social media safety, financial literacy, mindfulness, leadership, and Teen Wellness Center health services. - Create workshops and presentations with Peer Advocates on topics related to teen pregnancy/STI prevention, healthy relationships, and positive youth development. - Receive training in all evidence-based curricula and process evaluation procedures and provide facilitation support as needed. - Track number of participants at all Peer Advocate outreach events including lunch tabling, Titan Takeovers, weekly meetings, and community events. - Attend national and regional PREP meetings and trainings as assigned by supervisor. - Attend…