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Registration for Parks & Recreation Start Smart Soccer opens May 4

Registration for Parks & Recreation’s Start Smart Soccer (ages 3-4) opens Wednesday, May 4, at noon. There are 25 spots available. The programs costs $35, which includes a Start Smart tee shirt. Register online (look under “Youth & Teen”) starting May 4 at noon. Registration is first come, first served. All registrations received after the session is full will be placed on a waitlist.

Scholarships are available; contact Recreation Coordinator Amanda Lovejoy at 907-586-2635 ext. 4156 or [email protected] for more information.

The Start Smart program is for ages 3-4 year olds (participants must be 3 by the first session). Start Smart Soccer sessions are held 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday, May 17-June 21, at the Juneau-Douglas High School Turf Field. Children work with an adult in their lives in a supportive environment to learn the basic skills of soccer: kicking, dribbling, trapping, and agility. Adults are active participants in the program.

For more information, go to the program website, or contact Recreation Coordinator Amanda Lovejoy at [email protected] or 586-2635 ext. 4156.

April 28th, 2022|

Zach Gordon Youth Center recruiting for Youth Services Navigator

Zach Gordon Youth Services is recruiting for a permanent, full-time Youth Service Coordinator II/Youth Services Navigator. This position is responsible for providing outreach and support to youth who are homeless or otherwise in need of connection to services. The position comes with full benefits and pays $22.92-$24.47 depending on qualifications.

General shifts are 10 am-6 pm with some later evening shifts as needed Monday through Friday and some Tuesday through Saturday shifts at the Zach Gordon Youth Center downtown.

See the job posting here, apply here, or call Jorden Nigro at 907-586-0456 for more details. This job closes on April 11.

April 8th, 2022|

Registration for Zach Gordon Youth Center summer camps opens Monday, April 11

The City and Borough of Juneau’s Zach Gordon Youth Center is offering several different weeklong summer camps for ages 5 – 11. Online registration opens Monday, April 11, at 12 p.m. here under the “Youth & Teen” tab. Each weeklong camp costs $100-$150. Scholarships are available; learn more here and email [email protected] to register using a scholarship.

The weeklong camps have different themes that focus on art, water activities, getting outside, and exploring the Tongass National Forest. Find more detailed information here. Most of the sessions cater to 7-11 year olds. One session is for ages 5-6. Each weeklong camp has a max capacity of 13 kids.

For more information, contact Zach Gordon Youth Center’s Ashley Cunningham at [email protected] or 907-586-2635.

April 7th, 2022|

Join CBJ as a Youth Development Leader

City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department and Zach Gordon Youth Center Division are recruiting for a permanent full-time Youth Development Leader I to work evening and night shifts at the Shéiyi X̱aat Hít youth shelter. This position is responsible for the safety and supervision of youth during sleeping hours as well as the morning as they start the day. This includes, cooking meals, light housekeeping, helping incoming youth with paperwork and getting settled, and providing supportive counseling.

This position is located at the new youth shelter in the Mendenhall Valley area of Juneau. This position comes with full benefits and pays $17.65 to $20.12 hourly depending on qualifications. The work schedule for this position are 4 pm to 12 am or 12 am to 8 am. Those employees whose work schedule includes in excess of 2 continuous hours between 4 pm and midnight will receive a shift differential of $1.50 per hour. Those employees whose work schedule includes in excess of 2 continuous hours between midnight and 8 am will be paid a shift differential of $2 per hour.

See the job posting here, and apply here, or call Jorden Nigro at 907-586-0456 for more details. This job closes on March 3.

February 22nd, 2022|

Zach Gordon Youth Center 75th anniversary kicks off with Drive-In Bingo Thursday

In honor of the 75th anniversary of the Zach Gordon Youth Center, the center and Juneau Parks & Recreation is kicking off a month-long celebration with Drive-In Bingo this Thursday, November 4 at 6:30 p.m. in the Whittier Street parking lot near ZGYC.

Free registration for bingo, which is required, is open now and can be done online here (look under Special Events). Parking begins at 6 p.m. and game time is 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday.

The Zach Gordon Youth Center is named for Cadmus Zaccheus Gordon. Gordon first came to Juneau in 1943 during World War II. He initially ran a United Service Organization club, which hosted hundreds of servicemen stationed in Juneau as well as those en route to other war zones. At the end of the war, Gordon stayed in Juneau and converted the U.S.O. club to a club for teenagers.

According to a biography on Gordon written by Renee Guerin, Juneau High School, Class of 1954, “Zach knew the names of all the Juneau youngsters and made visitors from every town and village in Alaska equally welcome at the club. He attended school functions, never missed a basketball game, and spoke at many commencements. There is no official record of the number of deserving college-bound youngsters for whom Zach quietly arranged financial assistance … Zach envisioned a ‘home away from home’ for Juneau’s teenagers and provided it until his death on July 11, 1977.”

Aside from Drive-In Bingo, ZGYC and Parks & Recreation will also be holding a movie in the park event, sponsored by the Friends of Zach Gordon Youth Center. Movie, date, and location will be announced at a later date.

For more information, contact Parks & Recreation at 907-586-5226, or look at the Facebook event.

November 1st, 2021|