Youth Program Coordinator (Transportation Demand Management Specialist I)

Youth Program Coordinator (Transportation Demand Management Specialist I)

Salary

$76,585.60 - $97,697.60 Annually

Location

Portland Building, 1120 SW 5th Ave, OR

Job Type

Regular

Job Number

2026-00658

Bureau

Portland Bureau of Transportation

Opening Date

07/20/2026

Closing Date

8/3/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

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The Position

Job Appointment: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm. An alternate schedule may be available.

Hybrid/work location: This role will report to The Portland Building 1120 SW 5th Avenue, Portland OR 97204 for in-person work. School site visits will be required.

Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefits for this position.

Union Representation: PROTEC 17.

To view current labor agreements, please visit https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements.

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need to respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

The Safe Routes to School Youth Program Coordinator creates programs that provide opportunities for high school students to build transportation skills, explore their city using multimodal options, and become leaders in shaping safer streets and school communities. This position develops youth-oriented and youth-driven programming that combines transportation education, civic engagement, leadership development, and real-world travel experiences.

The Youth Program Coordinator partners closely with youth, internal teams, school districts, school communities, and community partners to develop programming that empowers youth voices and participation in designing Portland.

The successful candidate is a member of the Safe Routes to School Section within the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) Mobility and Safety Programs (MSP) Division.

What you'll get to do:

• Co-develop with high school students innovative programming that builds confidence, independence, and lifelong mobility skills.
• Facilitate youth leadership opportunities and peer-to-peer education opportunities through our BIKETOWN Youth Ambassador program.
• Design programs and outreach that help students and families use multimodal transportation options during the transition from middle school to high school.
• Partner internally and externally to support e-bike safety and e-scooter education and engagement efforts.
• Lead collaboration with other City of Portland staff and partners to include youth voices and engagement in PBOT's projects, programs, and planning. Examples include walk audits and piloting infrastructure projects to address safety barriers.
• Support in-classroom multimodal education with youth.

Who you are:

• Youth Development Leader: You specialize in partnering with youth, providing space for them to lead while offering guidance that strengthens their ideas and initiatives. You empower through intentional collaboration and skill-building.
• Diversity Champion: You believe in, support, and fight for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the community. You prioritize ways to make it happen in a manner that benefits all stakeholders.
• Excellent Communicator: You have strong communication skills, including written, in-person, visual and public presentation skills.
• Authentic: You are effective in a professional, diverse, multi-cultural environment. You treat customers, co-workers and employees with respect and are accountable.
• Organized: You can work on a multitude of tasks and understand and respond to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative: You are a professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Detail-oriented: You are effective at tracking project details to ensure consistency and accuracy in project implementation.

About the bureau:

The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit Transportation | Portland.gov. The Portland Bureau of Transportation embraces diversity, models inclusivity, and promotes equity through its service delivery, internal operations, organizational culture, and in its work with partners and the community.

About the Division:

The Mobility and Safety Programs Division is located within Portland Bureau of Transportation's Policy, Planning and Projects group. The Division works to make streets safer and increase the number of people walking, bicycling, and taking transit; community-facing programs are central to this goal.

About Safe Routes to School:

Our Safe Routes to School program focuses on helping kids and their families walk, bike, and roll to and from school and around their neighborhoods. We use infrastructure improvements, engagement, and education to improve safety, decrease congestion, reduce climate impacts, and encourage physical activity. The Safe Routes to School program supports over 100 schools within five school districts.

The Safe Routes to School team works closely with the Vision Zero team to advance a shared goal of creating a transportation system where everyone can travel safely. Itis Portlands goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on our streets. Both programs use a Safe System Approach to traffic safety. This approach anticipates human mistakes through five layers of redundancy - safe speeds, safe streets, safe people, safe vehicles, and post-crash response - so human mistakes do not lead to serious injury or death. Vision Zero is Portlands goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries on our streets

To Qualify

Applicants must specifically address and demonstrate in their supplemental question responses and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:

• Experience delivering some form of education or skill building (does not have to be specific to transportation).
• Experience and comfort with community outreach and communication to diverse populations, particularly youth.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work effectively with a moderate level of supervision.
• Ability to communicate in multiple ways, including creating and delivering presentations, presenting at meetings and public events, developing written content, and speaking with members of the public.
• Experience with standard computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Knowledge of and personal experience with multimodal transportation (biking, walking, transit, or rolling).

Any combination of education and experience that is equivalent to the following minimum qualifications is acceptable.

Education/Training:

High school diploma, or GED equivalent.

AND

Experience:

Two (2) years of additional education or relevant professional experience working with high school-aged youth. Internships can count towards the required number of years.

Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:

• Bilingual.
• Ability to create maps in GIS

This position is eligible for Language Pay Differential for qualifying employees.

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between July 20, 2026, and August 3, 2026

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Answers to Supplemental Questions

Optional Application Materials:

• Veteran's Preference documents (e.g., DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter) must be submitted by the closing date.
• Update: As of March 3, 2025, if you have already submitted veteran documents and qualified for preference, you do not need to resubmit them for future recruitments.
• To update or remove veteran preference for this recruitment or from your profile, contact the recruiter listed in the job announcement.

Application Tips:

• Your answers to the Supplemental Questions should include details describing your education, training, and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflect your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your answers to the supplemental questions..
• Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law, your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid, regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note that all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than the closing date and time of this recruitment.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of August 3, 2026

• An evaluation of each applicants training, paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their answers to supplemental questions and resume, weighted 100%.
• Your answers to the supplemental questions and résumé will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation results. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required before establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of August 10, 2026

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.
• Please note that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): TBD

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview.
• Please note that the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.

Step 5: Offer of Employment: TBD

Step 6: Start Date:

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.
• Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Additional Information

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations

Did you know? The City of Portland has How to Apply Videos and offers How to Apply Classes once per month. If you have questions after watching the videos you are invited to contact the recruiter listed on the announcement.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to

• Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
• Carrot Fertility
• Wellness Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), including contributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
• Family Medical Leave
• City Paid Parental Leave

AND SO MANY MORE!

Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers.

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Thank you for considering joining the City of Portland. We sincerely value your time and hope to make your application experience as positive as possible.

The following supplemental questions are an important step in the examination and selection process to assist us in determining if you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the posted vacancy.

A lack of a complete and thorough response to each of the supplemental questions in the space provided may result in disqualification from the examination. In addition, the selections you make and responses you provide in the questionnaire must accurately reflect what is documented in your resume.

Have you read and understood the information listed above?

• Yes
• No - If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter on the announcement.

02

Where did you first learn about this job opportunity? (If on a website or job board, please specify which one)

03

The City of Portland sometimes gets requests for public records. Please choose the response that best fits your preference:

(Your choice will not affect your application process.)

• I want my application to stay private. I understand that the City of Portland will keep my information confidential unless required to share it by law.
• I allow my application to be shared. I understand that by choosing this option, my information is no longer private.

04

Do you have experience delivering some form of education or skill building (does not have to be specific to transportation)?

• Yes
• No

05

Provide a detailed example(s) of your experience delivering some form of education or skill building (does not have to be specific to transportation).

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

06

Do you have experience and comfort with community outreach and communication to diverse populations, particularly youth?

• Yes
• No

07

Provide a detailed example(s) of your experience and comfort with community outreach and communication to diverse populations, particularly youth.

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

08

Do you have the ability to organize and prioritize work effectively with a moderate level of supervision?

• Yes
• No

09

Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to organize and prioritize work effectively with a moderate level of supervision.

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

10

Do you have the ability to communicate in multiple ways, including creating and delivering presentations, presenting at meetings and public events, developing written content, and speaking with members of the public?

• Yes
• No

11

Provide a detailed example(s) of your ability to communicate in multiple ways, including creating and delivering presentations, presenting at meetings and public events, developing written content, and speaking with members of the public.

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

12

Do you have experience with standard computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite?

• Yes
• No

13

Provide a detailed example(s) of your experience with standard computer software such as Microsoft Office Suite.

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

14

Do you have knowledge of and personal experience with multimodal transportation (biking, walking, transit, or rolling)?

• Yes
• No

15

Provide a detailed example(s) of your knowledge of and personal experience with multimodal transportation (biking, walking, transit, or rolling).

In your response, include details that clearly reflect how you meet this minimum qualification. Such as:

• Examples of when you used the knowledge skill or ability.
• Role you served in (professional, internship, volunteer).
• The impact and/or results of your experience.
• Skills, training, transferable skills or lived experience you have that will help you in this area.
• Total years of experience applying the knowledge, skill, or ability.

Required Question

Employer City of Portland

Address 1120 SW 5th Ave, Room 987

Portland, Oregon, 97204

Website http://www.portland.gov/jobs