Program Specialist - 4339
Program Specialist - 4339
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Job Description
BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social wellbeing. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences. We have 65 locations throughout the borough providing a variety of programs that offer assistance in the areas of family children and youth support educational services elder care homelessness mental health and workforce development. We are an employer of choice for anyone interested in a meaningful career in the social services field.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Two years (preferred) direct experience working with children over 12 years of age youth in a recreational educational and social environmental preferred
- Clearance through New York State Central Registry and New York State Office of Children and Family Services required
- Experience with or knowledge of best practices in youth development preferred
- Experience with or knowledge of whole language philosophy preferred
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as primary members of schools attendance committee
- Assist Program Coordinator with the development of program goals and activities for youth
- Check in on assigned students every day to ensure they came to school
- Make daily phone calls to student and/or families to explore barriers that lead to absences
- Conduct home visits with Family Worker as needed
- Create a nurturing and supportive environment for youth
- Implement various recreational educational social and team building activities
- Provide classroom management and instruction
- Act as a liaison with parents
- Attend regular staff meetings
- Attend DOE and agency trains as required
- Meet monthly with program coordinator and/or program director for supervision
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Skills/Abilities
- Ability to establish rapport with young people
- Good time management writing and communicational skills
- Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods
- Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time
- Ability to climb four flights of stairs
- Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents
- Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation
BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
