PHENND Fellows: BOLT Program Support Coordinator

At BOLT, we believe that social change happens when led by people with lived experience. We work to empower grassroots leaders to bring the change their communities want to see. We do that by supporting adult community leaders in accelerating their impact, and working with public school youth to build a pipeline of leaders with lived experience. What we¿re looking for: Passionate about working with youth and guiding them in leadership development; Strong at facilitating - 80% youth speaking, 20% facilitator speaking (mainly through asking questions to guide the conversation); Understands that your role is to guide, not dictate what youth should believe or do; Demonstrates leadership presence and gains respect in a room; Understands that experiences our youth may have outside of BOLT may impact how they show up in BOLT, and can wholeheartedly support our young people; Strong time management and organizational skills; Strong communicative skills and detail oriented

This project is a part of the PHENND Fellows VISTA program housed at the Philadelphia Higher Education Network for Neighborhood Development (PHENND). PHENND is a network of over 25 colleges and universities that strengthens service-learning, civic engagement, and community partnership in Philadelphia.