Workshop Facilitator (SYEP)

Job Overview:

Division/Department: Education & Employment/Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)

Work Schedule: 35 hours per week Monday Friday Temporary Full Time

Pay Type: Hourly $24/ hours

Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

Organizational Overview: Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity to enrich lives and expand human progress for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services arts and health care programs. Building on its 130year legacy of innovation and effective programming Henry Street offers more than 50 programs and is one of New York Citys largest social service agencies.

Program Overview:

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth with summer employment and educational experiences that build on their individual strengths and incorporate youth development principles. These principles include engaging the talents and interests of youth developing their skills and competencies and providing positive adult role models.

The goals and objectives of SYEP are:

• To provide valuable work experience at job sites that are safe and well-supervised
• To assist youth in identifying their career interests through exposure to different industries occupations educational pathways and the requirements for success in each of them
• To enable youth to acquire positive work habits and develop employment-related skills
• To facilitate the long-term employment and self-sufficiency of youth
• To enable youth to develop a greater understanding of higher education and career options available to them
• To enable youth to develop financial literacy and other competencies that will prepare them to succeed in their transition to adulthood

Job Summary:

This position is an integral part of the new program design for 14 and 15-year-old youth. Through this role the selected candidates will have the opportunity to prepare participants for their entry into the workforce while simultaneously working on a project over the course of 6 weeks. Projects will be presented to stakeholders with the goal of showcasing the skills youth have gained. Each Workshop Facilitator will lead two groups of 14- and 15-year-old participants with each group in session for 12.5 hours per week.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree strongly preferred; High School Diploma/GED required
• Must be computer literate and comfortable with technology (i.e. Zoom Google Suite Google Meet Google Drive); the ability to incorporate photography/videography or other media tools into learning a plus
• Demonstrated experience of at least 1 year facilitating dynamic work readiness workshops in-person and via Zoom; experience with work readiness curriculum desired
• Must be comfortable traveling between program sites
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to connect with a diverse population
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Creative professional and an excellent sense of humor

Responsibilities:

• Provide a safe and engaging learning environment for all SYEP participants
• Develop and lead professional development workshops with youth (such as program orientation work readiness financial literacy teamwork and conflict resolution time management education and career exploration)
• Provide informed educational career exploration and job readiness knowledge to support the individual needs of 14- and 15-year-old SYEP participants via a 6-week project
• Develop and maintain positive relationships with SYEP participants while providing mentorship and guidance
• Maintain attendance records for all youth in designated groups
• Submit weekly attendance reports for payroll processing
• Complete weekly activity sheets to track attendance/progress for each participant assigned to designated groups
• Administrative duties such as data entry report generation
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Able to read hear and type