<p>Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job</p> <p>Please see Special Instructions for more details.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Announcement</p> <p>Details</p> <p>Open Date 04/28/2026 Requisition Number PRN17001N Job Title Classroom Assistant Working Title Youth Coach Career Progression Track A Track Level FLSA Code Nonexempt Patient Sensitive Job Code? No Type Non Benefited Staff / Student Temporary? Yes Standard Hours per Week 36 Full Time or Part Time? Part Time Shift Variable Work Schedule Summary</p> <p>Monday - Sunday: 7 am - 3 pm/3 pm - 11 pm</p> <p>Training June 8th-12th. Summer Camp dates June 21st- July 18th</p> <p>Is this a work study job? No VP Area Academic Affairs Department 02230 - Campus K-12 Programs Location Campus City Salt Lake City, UT Type of Recruitment External Posting Pay Rate Range $20/hr Close Date 05/28/2026 Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time) 05/18/2026 Job Summary</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>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. </li><li>Summer Training and Preparation; Monday, June 8th-Friday June 19th </li><li>Summer Academy: Sunday, June 21st- Friday, July 17th </li><li>Group and Individual Debriefing: Monday, July 20th- Friday, July 24th </li><li>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 </li></ul> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>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. </li><li>Assist students in identifying, communicating, and managing emotions </li><li>Reliably on-call for behavior management needs </li><li>While on shift, supervise students at all times and lead the youth cohort </li><li>Steadfastly and compassionately hold boundaries </li><li>Curriculum Implementation: Implement life skills and self-advocacy curricula that form part of the program and are integrated into daily life </li><li>Contribute to food and meal design, RA duties, student committees, special event planning, or weekend activity design as determined during staff training </li><li>Build rapport with youth while modeling appropriate behavior, including cleanliness, punctuality, language choice, and humor, and promoting positive decision-making </li><li>Prepare for and actively participate in staff training, meetings, and supervisory conferences </li><li>Maintain positive relationships with Academy staff, university staff, and the youths' caregivers and social workers </li></ul> <p>Minimum Qualifications</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Preferences</p> <ul> <li>Experience with social work, either with the foster care system or in an adjacent field. </li><li>Direct experience in working with foster youth. </li><li>Previous experience in educational, therapeutic, wilderness, camp, or other settings with a group of high school or middle school students </li></ul> <p>Special Instructions Summary</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Additional Information</p> <p>The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.</p> <p>This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.</p> <p>The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education.</p> <p>Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.</p> <p>Consistent with state and federal law, the University of Utah does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. 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