Liaisons, Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP)

About The Role:

The Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program (MSYEP), run by the Office of Workforce Development (OWD), is a municipal summer employment program serving nearly 900 Cambridge teens every year. Under the supervision of the Director of Youth Employment, the Liaisons (formerly Counselors) will support a caseload of 25-40+ Cambridge teens at various summer employment worksites.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support 25-40+ youth at worksites.
• Keep daily reports on each youth and worksite.
• Act as a link between MSYEP teens and worksites.
• Participate in committees to plan events and activities.
• Maintain clear records of youth work hours; collect and organize timesheets and distribute checks.
• Assist in evaluation of program; other program related duties as needed.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience

• Must be at least 18 years old and out of high school for 1 year.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong leadership skills, ability to work both independently and in a group, familiarity with issues affecting young people.
• Commitment to Anti-Racism ideals and work.
• The City of Cambridge's workforce, like the community it serves, is diverse.Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior youth counseling and training experience preferred.
• Background in Cambridge services and neighborhoods or history participating in MSYEP a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORK FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOMODATIONS:

• Office environment with fluorescent lighting, air conditioning, computers, and other standard office equipment.
• Shared office space can be busy and loud.
• Must be able to lift fifty pounds and participate in activities that require physical exertion.
• Sufficient mobility to travel back and forth from the MSYEP office to various sites throughout the City.
• Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Hours Per Week:32.5 hours per week; 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Some evening and weekend work will be required. Temporary position. Applicants must be available June 26, 2023, through August 15, 2023.

RATE: $22.00 per hour

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Submit your resume and cover letter via email to: employment@cambridgema.gov or to the Personnel Department, Room 309, City Hall, 795 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02139. Fax 617-349-4312. Position will remain open until filled. We are an AA/EEO Employer.