Job Title: Youth Assistant
Department: Youth
Supervisor: Youth Coordinator
Type: Full-time –Work Week: Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00 p.m., position may have a weekend/evening shift for community events.
Salary: $20-$22/ hour commensurate with experience
Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Tribal Youth Coordinator, the Youth Assistant works as a team to build a positive and supportive environment for a year-round tribal youth program for grades nine (9) through the first year in college. Assists in age-appropriate student learning activities and experiences, including organizing, tutoring, program activities and events, and accounting for the whereabouts and safety of youth. Assists in the transport of youth in Tribal vehicles. This is a flexible position and includes some evenings and weekends.
Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Functions:
· Program Implementation
o Academic support through daily grade checks and on High School campus tutorials.
o Participate/ support Native Club activities.
o Assists in maintaining college scholarship database.
o Aides in promoting and encouraging culturally appropriate program participation. Assists in the various appropriate activities with a lens on the academic, career options and integration of cultural values.
o Contributes to monitoring and facilitating youth independently onsite and during offsite events.
o Assists in the supervision of youth during indoor and outdoor activities, on field trips, outings, and special events.
o Helps in providing guidance and mentoring students.
o Assists the programs in planning and implementing daily and weekly program activities.
o Assists in creating a developmentally and culturally appropriate environment and designs lessons using curriculum and resources.
o Assists in monitoring the food service program for the assigned area ensuring compliance.
o Program shopping and preparing daily snacks.
o Assists in maintaining accurate food program records.
o Perform other incidental tasks consistent with the goals and objectives of this position.
· Safety and Accountability.
o Contributes to the safety and well-being of youth by maintaining control and accountability of their whereabouts.
o Local and regional travel is necessary to fulfill after school and cultural activities.
· Assists in community engagement and partnerships.
o Participates in community events (i.e. Inter- Tribal Earth Day, DTI conference etc.)
· Assists in youth outreach and recruitment.
o Assist in the recruitment and enrollment of students in programs.
· Perform related work as required.
Qualifications:
Education, Training, and Experience
· High School diploma/or equivalent (associate’s degree in social work, education, or related field. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
[PD1] )
· 2-4 years of working with youth programs, school programs, mentor, or tutor.
· Prior experience working with Native American youth and understanding the culture and treating individuals and families from culturally diverse background preferred.
· Previous experience working with Tribal Youth or Indian Education Centers
· Current TB test required.
· Must complete a full background investigation with no criminal record.
· Holds a valid California Driver License.
· Addition consideration will be given for extended education in fields associated with Youth or youth related activities/prevention/wellness.
· At least 25 years of age (preferred to drive Tribal vehicle).
· First aid and CPR certification (or the ability to obtain within 30-days of employment).
Skills and Abilities:
· Knowledge of Tribal customs and traditions.
· Ability to use and communicate the use of computer-based technology.
· Strong facilitation skills, able to engage students, ability to prioritize work and coordinate with others. Strong interpersonal skills, communication, and public relations.
· Ability to tutor youth grades 9-13 in various subjects.
Cultural Awareness/Knowledge: Candidates preferably should have knowledge of Southern California tribes or a willingness to learn about the tribal traditions of the area.
Terms of Employment:
Pauma is a Drug Free Workplace: All new employees must pass a pre-employment drug screen as well as participate in random drug testing during their employment.
Background Checks: Criminal and civil background checks required, including compliance with Megan’s Law.
Hiring Preference: The Pauma Band of Mission Indians exercises American Indian hiring preference to members of the Pauma Tribe and members of other federally recognized tribes who present proof of eligibility for Indian preference (25 USC 472).
Application Process: Fax - (760) 742-3422 - or e-mail -
ccollazo@pauma-nsn.gov – an employment application to the Pauma Tribal Office. In addition to these documents, please include as appropriate: university transcripts, applicable certificates, and letters and/or contacts of reference.
[PD1]If high school diploma is minimal this should be under preferred- a different box perhaps?
Who Are We?
The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians and our ancestors have lived in the Pauma Valley and surrounding area since time immemorial. Our ancestors are buried here, we raise our children here, and this is where our future generations will continue to live and prosper.
Officially established in 1893, today our nearly 6000-acre reservation encompasses only a small portion of our peoples’ traditional territory, which expands into Northern San Diego, Riverside and Orange Counties.
As is the case with all Native Americans; Euro-American contact, interaction and forced assimilation during the past two centuries brought immense changes to our land, people and way of life. Like our ancestors, we rely on the strength of our culture and our community to face the challenges of today and tomorrow. Triumphantly, we are still here, not merely surviving, but thriving in the same homeland of our ancestors.
Our Tribal Seal
This original seal was designed for the Pauma tribe by tribal member Pat Celli Baker. It features Mt. Palomar in the background, the forest, citrus and avocado trees and the desert floor.
The diamond shape represents the four corners of the earth, or the four directions, north, south, east and west. The Pauma people look to the four directions for spiritual guidance.
The electrical charges incorporated into the seal show that we are small but we are mighty.
The Tribal Seal includes our official designation as the “Pauma/Yuima Band of Luiseño Indians.” The tribe recently dropped the reference to “Yuima” in order to simplify our designation, although “Yuima” remains in the Tribal Seal.
