Job Overview:
- Work Schedule: 35 hours per week regular full-time
- Pay: $55000 - $65000 Annually; exempt
- Location: Fully onsite in the Lower East Side
Program Overview:
Education and Employment Services is a $15.5 million dollar division serving over 9000 people each year through a continuum of services from Early Childhood Education through Adult Workforce programs designed to assist individuals in obtaining the skills necessary for lifetime self-sufficiency. Education Services include Early Childhood Education After School & Camp Services Programs Athletics Community Schools Expanded Horizons College Success Program and our Youth Opportunity Hub. Education programming takes place within 3 community center sites and multiple school-based programs.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in education or a related field required Masters Degree preferred
- Minimum of two (2) years experience working in after-school and/or camp settings
- Supervisor Experience
- Experience developing and providing quality age appropriate hands-on projects enrichment and recreation experiences to youth grades K5
- Experience working with youth from diverse backgrounds and implementing culturally relevant programming
- Advanced experience working with families to facilitate overall student success
- Ability to work with students from a variety of academic backgrounds and skill levels
- Strong organizational multitask and follow-through skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Flexible and positive team-oriented attitude
- Must be able to work on school holidays
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish Cantonese or Mandarin)
Responsibilities:
- Develop curriculum in STEM SEL ART Academic Support and Recreation
- Task supervisor and support in development of their activity plans.
- Lead in the development and maintenance of a comprehensively coordinated educational program designed to meet the needs of all participants on both sides of the learning campus
- Infuse principals of early college awareness post-secondary exploration and youth choice/agency in the educational philosophy governing program
- Plan and execute program-wide hands-on inquiry based academic projects enrichment and recreation experiences
- Ensure that age-appropriate Social Emotional Learning opportunities are incorporated into program activities
- Structure group and individual instruction for all students with a keen focus on providing enrichment for neurodivergent learners
- Support community-based program coordinators instructional and administrative staff to work towards collaborative implementation of grant requirements which entails the supervision and coordination of weekly curriculum meetings
- Implement feedback mechanisms from staff parent student and community members regarding curriculum and instruction
- Maintain records of all participants pre- and post-individual assessments for Hello Insight and STAR
- Collaborate with the program coordinators to review and assess individual students via surveys observation etc.
- Ensure that students and Activity Specialists are adequately prepared for sharings culminating events and exhibits
- Develop lessons and activities to support the academic development of participants who do not receive homework.
- Complete monthly and quarterly progress reports for the agency
- Attend regular meetings with agency staff Department of Education Department of Health and participate in trainings as required
- Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
- Ability to carry 20 pounds
- Ability to climb multiple flights of stairs per day
- Ability to work onsite in the Lower East Side
Required Experience:
IC