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Youth Coach

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Position Number: 7119040
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Position Type: Athletics/Coaching

Youth Coach

Job Summary

The Summer Youth Coach is a critical position within First Star. Youth Coaches are mentors, supporters, role models, and teachers to the First Star scholars. They supervise youth during all activities, provide academic support, develop, coordinate, and implement life skills, self-advocacy, and social justice curricula. Youth Coaches also practice restorative justice with youth, remain on call for behavior management needs, and practice boundary-setting with students. To learn more about the First Star national non-profit, visit firststar.org; for more about the University of Utah First Star Academy, visit firststar.utah.edu.
This is an entry-level position. Training will be provided. However, applicants must demonstrate a strong sense of communication and responsibility, as they will be tasked with supervising minors with specific needs. Must demonstrate an interest in learning about child development and guidance; a willingness to take direction and feedback from the manager and lead youth coaches; willingness to obtain a food handler permit, TB test, background check, first aid training if required, an understanding and willingness to create a sense of belonging among students, a strong work ethic and willingness to work the expected and unexpected hours necessary to achieve a successful Summer Academy.

Summer Training and Preparation; Monday, June 8th-Friday June 19th
Summer Academy: Sunday, June 21st- Friday, July 17th
Group and Individual Debriefing: Monday, July 20th- Friday, July 24th
During Summer Academy, Youth Coaches will work approximately 40 hours per week, distributed across the 7 days of the week. Youth coaches must be available for either all of the day or all of the afternoon/evening shifts, or a variety of both, while maintaining, on average, a 40-hour work-week for the entirety of the summer academy

Responsibilities

Restorative Justice Behavior Management during Summer Academy, work with a team to use restorative justice practices to process and resolve student conflict, turn conflict into learning opportunities, and create trust and community.
Assist students in identifying, communicating, and managing emotions
Reliably on-call for behavior management needs
While on shift, supervise students at all times and lead the youth cohort
Steadfastly and compassionately hold boundaries
Curriculum Implementation: Implement life skills and self-advocacy curricula that form part of the program and are integrated into daily life
Contribute to food and meal design, RA duties, student committees, special event planning, or weekend activity design as determined during staff training
Build rapport with youth while modeling appropriate behavior, including cleanliness, punctuality, language choice, and humor, and promoting positive decision-making
Prepare for and actively participate in staff training, meetings, and supervisory conferences
Maintain positive relationships with Academy staff, university staff, and the youths' caregivers and social workers

Minimum Qualifications
This is an entry-level position. Training will be provided. Must demonstrate an interest in learning about child development and guidance; a willingness to take direction from the assigned teacher; willing to obtain a food handlers permit, TB test, Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) background check, first aid training are required. Demonstrated human relation and effective human relations skills are also required.

Preferences

Experience with social work, either with the foster care system or in an adjacent field.
Direct experience in working with foster youth.
Previous experience in educational, therapeutic, wilderness, camp, or other settings with a group of high school or middle school students

Special Instructions
In your cover letter, please explain your experience and/or background working with youth. If you are a returning Youth Coach, please also explain why you want to return for summer 2026.

Requisition Number: PRN17001N
Full Time or Part Time? Part Time
Work Schedule Summary: Monday - Sunday: 7 am - 3 pm/3 pm - 11 pmTraining June 8th-12th. Summer Camp dates June 21st- July 18th
Department: 02230 - Campus K-12 Programs
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: $20/hr
Close Date: 5/28/2026
Open Until Filled:

To apply, visit https://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/200917