Join the Honesty Team!

YOUTH TEAM ASSISTANT COORDINATOR

JOB TITLE: Youth Team Assistant Coordinator
STATUS: $18/hr, approximately 10-15 hours a month; this is a contracted internship position for a member of the Class of 2027 who is 16+ years old 
LOCATION: Primarily remote work with some travel
REPORTS TO: State Organizing Director
AVAILABILITY: Flexible schedule

Established in the summer of 2021, Honesty for Ohio Education is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan, statewide organization and coalition that believes every student deserves a well-resourced, honest, high-quality education regardless of race, identity, background, or zip code. The coalition serves as a centralized network to educate, advocate, and build community around honest education; the affirmation of all identities, cultures, and lived experiences; and protecting the rights and safety of all students, families, and educators. 

About the Youth Action Team

Honesty’s Youth Action Team (YAT) brings high school students from across the state together to discuss and make changes on issues impacting them. Once a month, these student leaders connect virtually to learn about how their schools are governed, how they can have an impact on their education and the action steps that they can take. They share information about what they are seeing in their schools with Honesty and its coalition, and influence our organizing and campaign work. Student leadership is developed through one-on-one mentorship with the Youth Action Team Coordinator and training on organizing strategy and skills. Students are encouraged to attend school board meetings, submit legislative testimony, conduct meetings and listening sessions with their peers, take action on the issues they care about, and more.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The Youth Team Advisor is a current high school student, over the age of 16 and graduating in 2027 responsible for assisting the Youth Action Team Coordinator in leading Honesty’s Youth Action Team. This position will assist with organizing high school age youth across the state, holding monthly virtual meetings with team members, and putting the Youth Action Team on the map through creation of promotional content.

• Attend Youth Action Team meetings and events

• Meet with Youth Action Team Coordinator and Honesty staff as needed

• Assist with outreach to new districts and youth and student organizations

• Manage social media

• Respond to direct messages, reshare relevant work from our partners, engage with partners feeds, and tag partners on our work

• Ensure there are regular posts to the feed and stories that are informative on current issues, as well as sharing upcoming event information

• Promote events and activities of the YAT

• Share frequently about upcoming meetings and events in the week leading up to them

• Assist with leading Comms working group

• Assists with facilitating and leading all Comms working group monthly meetings and tasks

• Is able to 1:1 with peers to discuss comms issues

• Participates in media communications

• Assist with facilitation of monthly meeting

• Sending meeting reminders; sending meeting recaps

• Notetaker 

• Promotes YAT activities

• Communicates with Honesty communications staff to make sure student items are in the newsletter

• See above social media duties

Required Skills and Characteristics

Not sure you meet all of our qualifications?  Research shows that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria. Yet women and other people who are systematically marginalized tend to apply only if they meet every requirement.  If you believe that you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply. 

• Experience working with other students and/or groups from different backgrounds for a shared goal

• A drivers license (preferred)

• Understand the importance of fully-funded, equitable, fact-based public education

• Some knowledge and understanding of government and how policy is created—but curiosity and interest in learning are even more important!

Digital Platform Proficiency

• Familiarity with Google Workspace applications

• Proficiency with using Canva

• Ability to use email and Signal as part of Honesty duties

Qualifications

• Current high school student, over the age of 16, member of the class of 2027 or later

Honesty for Ohio Education is committed to providing equal opportunity and building an inclusive and equitable work environment. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sexuality, gender, national origin, disability, or age.