Program Assistant jobs in New York, NY

Do you love working with kids? Are you someone who wants to make an impact in children’s lives? Kids Club at PS 29 in Brooklyn is looking for an Assistant Director to add to our after school team! You could join us in offering a fun & flexible after school program! This is a great opportunity to gain leadership and management experience in a school environment.

Job Description - Assistant Director PS29 Assist the Director in all aspects of programming offered by the after school program. Reporting to the Director of After School Programming.

Summary of Position: The PS29 Plus Assistant Director is responsible for providing administrative support to the Director of After School Programming. This will include clerical and administrative duties as well as on-site coverage. The Assistant director will work in person for 20 hours per week.

Summary of Program: The PS29 Plus After School Program consists of a supervised after care program called Kids Club and a catalog of specialty courses including athletics, theater, and arts and crafts. On average we have approximately 300 kids a day in our programs.

The duties of the Assistant Director include:

Enrollment & Maintenance of Rosters, Class Lists & Databases: creating student rosters and contact lists; maintaining online database; facilitating enrollment/registration process. Jack Rabbit & PS29 Plus Website maintenance.

On-Site Student and Parent Engagement: support staff with any student issues that arise (behavior; illness, etc.); provide notification/feedback to parents on any escalated student issues; answer parent questions regarding enrollment, pick-up arrangements and other policies.

• Actively oversee students and staff through rotating onsite schedule each day
• Handle day-to-day problems/issues: behavior, sick students, staff, family questions
• Provide feedback to teachers and staff as needed; immediately address issues and coach for desired behavior
• Maintain/organize supplies
• Monday-Friday (school days), email support

Support Vendor & HR Processes: Organize and prepare vendor toolkit, contracts and feedback forms for Director. Organize and support Director in the HR process for new hires.

Skills Required:

• Must be comfortable and willing to work after-school hours
• Google Spreadsheets, excel and word processing skills are a must.
• Prior experience with Jack Rabbit software helpful but not required.
• Experience working with children in a school or daycare setting
• Strong organizational, planning, leadership, writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to work effectively as part of a team in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and creatively
• Ability to work with a high-performing, mission-driven staff
• Energetic, motivated self-starter and a team player

Hours: This is a 12 month of the year position. The assistant and the Director will collaborate on what the best hours are for the program. Will include 20 hours of on-site work between 1:30-6pm on school days and remote work during holidays and summer. Some additional hours working remotely may be required during the 3 registrations period of the year.

COMPENSATION: Commensurate with experience. part-time position 20-25 hours per week, Salary range $25,000 per year and up.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• After school
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Childcare: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (Preferred)
• CPR Certification (Preferred)

Work Location: In person