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Do you have a passion for supporting LGBTQ+ youth? Do you want to be part of a close-knit, hardworking team that connects homeless and marginally housed youth to community through a host home model?
Choosing Our Roots is Hiring a Co-Director of Programming on the Kenai Peninsula
This full-time, year-round position provides support and advocacy services to Choosing Our Roots (COR)
participants in a variety of settings via screening, training, education, empowerment-based interventions
(individual and group), and host home programs. The Co-Director of Programming, Kenai Peninsula assists
youth and young adult participants in connecting with host homes, finding solutions, creating and adjusting
goals, and navigating the social and emotional issues related to experiencing homelessness as an LGBTQ+
young person. This position coordinates with, and supports the participant through, intersecting systems that
support youth. This position’s primary role is to engage with youth and young adult participants, while also
serving and responding to requests for help by host families, families of origin, and service providers as
outlined and agreed to by the participant. This position is also tasked with collaborating with the Co-Director
of Statewide Programming, the volunteer collective, and individual communities to launch programming
throughout the Kenai Peninsula.
The Co-Director may reside in any community on the Kenai Peninsula with the understanding that this position includes some travel.
A complete job description may be found linked on our website along with instructions on submitting a cover letter and resume to apply. http://www.choosingourroots.org/mesmerize/opportunities/
COR remains committed to equity in our work and communities. Individuals with lived experience of homelessness or being marginally housed and/or who identify as queer, trans, or Black/Indigenous/Person of color are encouraged to apply for all positions we post.