PAID POSITION: Teen Safe Streets Youth Advisor

Youth Advisors work within a small team to complete projects, organize events, and conduct outreach/education regarding active living, youth engagement, and safe transportation (transit, bike, walk, roll, and drive). 

• Are you a young adult (ages 14-24)? 

• Do you live, work, or go to school in the City & County of Denver? 

• Do you want a job working to improve biking, walking, transit and driving experiences of local teens and advocating for equitable and safe access for all? 

• Multi-lingual (speak additional languages) and/or multi-modal (travel by multiple methods: bike, walk, scoot, transit, car) candidates preferred.  

Position Salary Range

Join our team! These positions will work with the Teen Safe Streets (TSS) grant program.  The Youth Ambassador team seeks collaborative teammates who desire grassroots civic engagement work, strong desire and/or history of Community Engagement or Social Justice work, engaging underinvested communities, workingalongside diverse young populations in neighborhoods across Denver.  

Dutiesinclude: 

• Recruit youth and community members to participate in events and activities about safety, and accessibility toward transportation safety and equity  

• Planning and hosting regular meetings for Teen Safe Streets  

• Help organize, lead, and participate in community engagement efforts, including meetings, focus groups, social media/marketing, community art projects, Safe Routes to School, Vision Zero, and Community Active Living Coalition projects, walks and bike rides, trainings, and community events 

• Participates in planning and research with peers, collecting data to provide perspective and ideas for programs, activities, events, and social media  

• Be a role model focused on equity, inclusion, and diversity 

• Be able and available to work on occasional weekends or evenings for community events or meetings with other youth 

• Requires flexible schedule and strong, consistent communication skills