Facilities and Events Coordinator at Irreducible Grace Foundation

Who We Are

At Irreducible Grace Foundation (IGF), our mission is to empower Youth of Color, ages 13 - 26, especially Black youth, who have faced systemic barriers and historical traumas. We provide nurturing and inclusive spaces for healing, skill development, and creating future leaders. Our programs include: Youth co-led arts-based programs offering safe spaces for collective healing, Black Cultural Arts, Elders in Arts, and Self-Care Sunday’s which includes workshops on self-care and well-being. Our work addresses critical gaps including lack of representation, educational disparities, economic and racial injustice, limited access to mental health support, and housing insecurity through culturally responsive and trauma-informed programming rooted in African culture and ancestral traditions.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

IGF provides mentoring, life skills, employment, self-care practices, and safe spaces for teens and young adults. Through the use of visual and performing arts and movement techniques, we help young people learn new skills for dealing with stress, trauma, and fostering their voice.

Wages and Benefits      

$25.00 - $30.00 per hour; Vacation and Sick time available; nine organization holidays plus three floating holidays per year; Competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits with HSA; Company-paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability; Lifestyle account for individual health and wellness; Agency sponsored retirement savings plan coming in 2024.

SCHEDULE

Generally this position will be needed Monday through Friday, though events may be on weekends or in the evenings, when the employee would flex their time another day within the same week and would know in advance.

A Typical Day in the Life…

A typical day as IGF’s Facilities and Events Coordinator provides an opportunity to ensure building events and rentals run smoothly, the building is well maintained, and will include the following responsibilities:

• Maintaining a space that creates opportunities for Black youth to develop and feel safe.
• Developing and managing rental policies, procedures, agreements, schedules, and relationships for room reservations and a commercial kitchen.
• Developing and executing a marketing plan for rentals and commercial kitchen membership.
• Managing all aspects of facility rental agreements.
• Providing event support as needed which may include setting up and taking down event spaces according to the specifications of the reserving party (i.e. tables, chairs, and other necessary equipment), and posting signage where necessary.
• Coordinating the development of quarterly programming, building, and staffing schedules for rentals, commercial kitchen, and events.
• Scheduling and managing maintenance contractors and managing maintenance vendor relationships (maintenance, custodial, snow removal, etc.).
• Coordinating safety inspections and other scheduled maintenance items from external vendors.
• Executing special projects related to maintenance, space use, and facilities systems as needed.
• Resolving maintenance issues that arise by identifying equipment needs and space improvements.
• Maintaining programming data throughout the year for annual reports including programs, activities, rentals, and commercial kitchen use.
• Identifying and supporting professional development or certification required for staff members.

Who You Are

• You have at least 3 years of experience working with youth of color and mentoring staff to effectively meet collective goals.
• You have 3-5 years of program experience or related life experience.
• You are highly organized, have strong attention to detail, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• You are proficient in Google Suite and Canva.
• You demonstrate knowledge of basic budgeting and its programming impacts.
• You have a valid driver’s license, access to reliable transportation, and the ability to meet IGF’s driving record requirements. Please note that if the license was not issued in the state of Minnesota, you have 60 days after becoming a Minnesota resident in which to apply for your Minnesota driver's license or permit (not applicable for new hires living out of state).

We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, Indigenous or people of culture, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We value the contributions of a diverse workforce, and we welcome and encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran’s status.

Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.

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