Senior Education Specialist

Program Description:

The afterschool program seeks to provide all participants with a range of opportunities for

learning, guidance, mentorship, and creative self-expression for improving self-confidence and

self-efficacy, cultivating interests and broadening worldviews, challenging themselves, helping

others, and becoming engaged in their schools and community. We also seek to provide our

participants with many services to which they would otherwise not have access: computer

classes, specialized high school prep, arts enrichment, tutoring, consistent physical education and

recreation, and one-on-one mentorship and guidance.

Position:    Senior Education Specialist

Program:  Youth Services 

Reports to:   Middle School Program Manager and Deputy Director

Hours:    35 hours a week

Salary:    $50,000- $58,500

FLSA:    Non-exempt and exempt

Position Summary:

The Youth Services Department seeks to provide all participants with a range of opportunities

for learning, guidance, mentorship, and creative self-expression to improve self-confidence

and self-efficacy, cultivating interests and broadening worldviews, challenging themselves,

helping others, and becoming engaged in their schools and community. The Senior Education

The specialist will be responsible for curriculum development, training, hiring instructional staff, and

classroom coaching. We also seek to provide our participants with many services to which they

would otherwise not have access: to computer classes, specialized high school prep, arts

enrichment, tutoring, consistent physical education and recreation, and one-on-one mentorship

and guidance.

Responsibilities:

● Oversee and ensure alignment of Common Core Standards and 21CCLC Community

Schools, DYCD COMPASS/SONYC program activities with recognized learning

standards.

●  Supervise all academic activities to ensure standards are met.

●  Assist in the facilitation of curriculum development, and ensure that the school day and the

program curriculums are aligned.

●  Provide extra academic support for all participants.

● Supervise and input developmentally appropriate educational curricula for participants in

areas of literacy and mathematics.

●  Create individual academic assessments and plans for enrichment for participants.

● Provide professional development training at least once a month on Common Core

strategies and lesson plan development.

● Utilize the 21CCLC Community Schools, DYCD, and Union Settlement observation

tools to observe activities and provide feedback formally.

● Meet regularly with Program Directors to review program observations, discuss training

needs and support thematic programming.

● Collaborate with the Program Director to select relevant curricula for the Community

Schools and DYCD COMPASS/SONYC programs.

● Create and provide curriculum-specific training to ensure that staff is prepared to

implement packaged or prepared thematic curricula.

● Ensure that staff are well equipped to facilitate STEM, or Literacy and Leadership

Enrichment activities under 21CCLC and DYCD standards

● Attend program meetings and professional development workshops as coordinated by

program leadership.

● Participate in special events, staff meetings, USA program committee, Youth Services

Department meetings, and all school trips/afterschool events.

● Additional duties as assigned by the Program Manager and Deputy Director

Qualifications:

● Master’s degree in an education-related field with training in the Common Core and at

least three years of teaching experience, including experience in curriculum development,

lesson planning, and implementation of structured programming for elementary or middle

school students.

or

●  A Bachelor’s Degree in Education or related field and five years’ experience in

facilitating educational workshops in schools, after-school programs, or community-

based organizations

● Must be able to travel to specific after-school sites weekly

● Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.

● Strong verbal, written, clerical, organizational, and problem-solving skills

● Demonstrated ability to perform multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced, challenging,

and constantly changing environment

● The ability to perform at a high level

● Dedication to serving youth in an urban setting. Innovation and patience.

● Demonstrated understanding of the challenges facing youth in an urban setting.

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