Co-Lead, Vernon

Youth Climate Corps BC is hiring two Program Co-Leads for a temporary position in Vernon, BC, from April 20 to September 18, 2026. The Co-Leads will oversee the YCC program operations, including planning, partnership development, and team supervision. Responsibilities include providing mentorship and support to Mobilizers, facilitating youth leadership opportunities, and ensuring effective communication and collaboration within a unionized environment.
Job Title: Program Co-Lead

Number of positions available: 2

Reports to: Assistant Director of Programs

Location: Vernon, BC

Exempt: No

Position Status: Temporary, fixed-term contract from approximately April 20 to September 18, 2026, subject to funding confirmation.

Hours per week: 35 hour

Wage: $27.96/hr, plus 4% vacation pay

Application Deadline: March 1, 2026 by Midnight (PST)

Job Overview:

In alignment with YCCBC values and within a unionized workplace, the Co-Leads jointly oversee the overall operations of the Youth Climate Corps (YCC) program in Vernon, ensuring its smooth execution and alignment with organizational goals and the applicable Collective Agreement if necessary. This role includes shared responsibility for program planning, partnership development, administrative leadership, team supervision, as well as on-site, hands-on work alongside the Community Climate Action Mobilizers.

Working in a co-leadership model, the two Co-Leads collaborate closely with one another to provide day-to-day leadership and coordination of the program. Together, they support and supervise the Mobilizer team members, exercising supervisory responsibilities in a fair, transparent, and equitable manner and in accordance with the Collective Agreement if necessary, organizational policies, and applicable legislation.

The Co-Leads work collaboratively with the City of Vernon, surrounding communities, and local organizations to build a set of meaningful climate action projects for the Mobilizers. Opportunities may include ecological restoration, monitoring, and stewardship, fire-smarting projects, community resilience workshops, active transportation projects, youth education, community outreach, education, and engagement.

If you are curious to learn more about this position, we’ll be hosting several information sessions and strongly encourage you to attend one. Please follow this link to register.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Leadership:
• Share responsibility for leadership of the YCC program, including collaborative planning, decision-making, and problem-solving.
• Facilitate career skills development and youth leadership opportunities in alignment with YCCBC values and program goals.
• Provide supervision, guidance, mentorship, coaching, and constructive feedback to the Mobilizer team members, including participation in performance review processes.
• Model respectful labour–management relationships and support a healthy, collaborative unionized work environment.
• Practice clear communication and coordination between Co-Leads to ensure consistency, transparency, and continuity for staff and partners.

Supervision and Support:
• Support team wellbeing and celebrate team successes.
• Navigate team dynamics and workplace conflict using fair, trauma-informed, and equitable processes consistent with the Collective Agreement and organizational policies.
• Serve as shared points of support and escalation for operational challenges raised by the team and collaborate with YCCBC management staff as required.
• Participate in Joint Health and Safety committee meetings as required.
• Ensure employees are aware of their rights to union representation and follow established processes when addressing performance or conduct issues.

Pre-Program:
• Collaborate with the Assistant Program Director, Program Director, and City of Vernon, other city staff, and local community organisations to design programming, coordinate logistics, and prepare and deliver training.
• Coordinate responsibilities between Co-Leads to ensure balanced workloads and shared accountability.
• Participate in recruitment, hiring, and onboarding processes for the Mobilizers in accordance with the Collective Agreement and organizational hiring practices.
• Review the City of Vernon Climate Action Plan and the 2026 Climate Action Outreach Strategy.

Program Operations:
• Oversee day-to-day program operations, including projects, people, and risk management.
• Coordinate job site activities with external partners.
• Meet regularly with the Assistant Program Director, other YCCBC staff, and City of Vernon to provide program updates and refine