About Build 2 Lead
Build 2 Lead (B2L) is a youth-centered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advancing equity, wellness, leadership, and systems change. We partner with young people, families, schools, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and community partners to create pathways that support lifelong success and generational impact.
Our mission is to empower youth and young adults through leadership development, workforce readiness, civic engagement, restorative practices, and health equity while creating real access to opportunity.
Our vision is to build communities where every young person has equitable access to supportive relationships, meaningful opportunities, and the tools to become a confident leader and changemaker.
Our impact includes:
· Leadership, civic engagement, and policy-literacy programming for youth and young adults.
· College and career readiness, workforce exposure, and economic-mobility pathways.
· Restorative practices, social-emotional development, and healing-centered wellness supports.
· Youth-led research, community listening, violence prevention, and systems-change initiatives.
About the Opportunity
The Wellness Coordinator helps young people remain engaged, supported, and connected throughout Build 2 Lead programming. This position combines youth-centered case management, wellness coordination, data-informed early intervention, resource navigation, and direct program support in school and community settings.
Reporting to the Program Manager, the Wellness Coordinator works closely with youth training specialists, school partners, families, and community organizations to identify barriers, build individualized wellness action plans, coordinate referrals, and strengthen the social and emotional conditions young people need to thrive.
What You’ll DoYouth Wellness & Case Management
· Manage an assigned caseload of youth participating in school-based and community-based programs, with caseload size adjusted to program season and participant needs.
· Complete strengths-based needs assessments and develop individualized B2L Wellness Action Plans with youth.
· Conduct regular check-and-connect sessions to monitor progress, identify barriers, celebrate growth, and coordinate follow-up support.
· Connect youth and families to appropriate resources through B2L partners and community-based organizations.
· Follow established escalation, referral, confidentiality, and documentation procedures when wellness or safety concerns arise.
Direct Programming & Youth Engagement
· Support delivery of B2L youth programming in schools, after school, during community activities, and through seasonal learning experiences.
· Facilitate or co-facilitate sessions focused on social-emotional leadership, resiliency, goal setting, college and career readiness, financial literacy, and peer mentorship.
· Support youth recruitment, onboarding, retention, and re-engagement across B2L programs.
· Create welcoming, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and developmentally appropriate spaces for youth ages 11–24.
Data, Documentation & Continuous Improvement
· Track attendance, participant engagement, early warning indicators, referrals, action-plan progress, and key performance indicators in Apricot or other assigned systems.
· Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential participant records in accordance with organizational policies.
· Use participant and community data to identify trends, strengthen services, and inform program improvement.
· Contribute to reports, case reviews, team debriefs, and outcome-evaluation activities.
Partnership & Community Engagement
· Attend school-based meetings, restorative practice meetings, re-engagement meetings, resource-connection meetings, and B2L team huddles.
· Build effective working relationships with school staff, families, service providers, and community partners.
· Coordinate or participate in community information sessions, youth resource events, and B2L Legacy events.
· Represent Build 2 Lead professionally and consistently across partner settings.
What We’re Looking ForRequired Qualifications
· Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, education, psychology, public health, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
· At least two years of experience working with youth or young adults in schools, nonprofits, community programs, behavioral health, case management, or a related setting.
· Strong relationship-building, communication, organization, and follow-through skills.
· Ability to engage youth and families with empathy, cultural humility, professionalism, and appropriate boundaries.
· Ability to manage confidential information and maintain timely, accurate documentation.
· Working knowledge of Microsoft Office or Google Workspace and comfort learning case-management software.
· Reliable transportation and ability to travel to partner sites throughout Federal Way, Tacoma, and South King County.
· Availability for occasional evenings and weekends based on program needs.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience with strengths-based case management, resource navigation, youth wellness, or school-based student support.
· Knowledge of adverse childhood experiences, trauma-informed care, healing-centered engagement, restorative practices, and social-emotional learning.
· Experience using Apricot or another case-management or participant-tracking system.
· Case-management certification, behavioral health credential, or relevant training.
· Bilingual or multilingual skills that support the communities B2L serves.
The Candidate Who Will Thrive Here
· Is passionate about youth, family, and community success.
· Is dependable, present, adaptable, and able to respond thoughtfully when priorities shift.
· Brings a forward-thinking, solutions-oriented mindset while remaining grounded in relationships.
· Values diversity, equity, inclusion, restorative accountability, and culturally responsive practice.
· Can balance compassion with clear expectations, documentation, and professional boundaries.
· Is reflective, collaborative, energetic, and committed to continuous learning.
Compensation & Professional Growth
$27.00–$30.00 per hour based on relevant experience, education, credentials, and demonstrated youth wellness or case-management expertise. This equals approximately $56,160–$62,400 annually at full-time equivalency.
· Hybrid and flexible work structure aligned with program responsibilities.
· Paid onboarding and role-specific professional development.
· Opportunities to strengthen skills in youth wellness, case management, restorative practices, data systems, and community partnership development.
· A collaborative, mission-driven, and wellness-centered organizational culture.
· Potential for expanded leadership opportunities as Build 2 Lead continues to grow.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Build 2 Lead provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We welcome applicants whose lived and professional experiences reflect the diverse communities we serve.
BUILD THE FUTURE. LEAD WITH PURPOSE. TRANSFORM COMMUNITIES.
Pay: $56,160.00 - $62,400.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
