Job Overview:

• Work Schedule: 35 hours per week, regular, full-time
• Pay: $55,000 - $65,000 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:

• Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field required, Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience working in after-school and/or camp settings
• Experience developing and providing quality age appropriate, hands-on projects, enrichment, and recreation experiences to youth, grades K—5
• 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:

• 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
• Assist with orders and purchases of materials and supplies to support and enrich the activity specialists' lessons and activities
• 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 sharing's, 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