Youth Program Coordinator

Job Information

Job Title: Youth Program Coordinator

Employment Type: Part-Time

Reports To: Young Adult Youth Program (YAYP) Manager

Location: Downtown Brooklyn

Schedule: 15 hours/week | 3 days/week between Monday–Friday

Salary: $28.27/hr

The Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC) is a non‑profit organization that has proudly served immigrants and refugees for over 30 years. It provides an array of social services to help children stay safe, keep families together, and assist newcomers navigating life in New York City. Although open to all, AAFSC focuses on serving Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, Muslim, and South Asian communities.

AAFSC's Young Adult & Youth Program (YAYP) is a space for young people to heal, grow, and thrive. Through a mix of group programming and individualized support, YAYP creates welcoming spaces where youth can build community, develop leadership skills, explore their goals, and access the resources they need to succeed.

AAFSC’s YAYP seeks a Youth Program Coordinator to plan and carry out programming geared toward young men. The position will co‑lead “MENar” (meaning "guiding light" or "beacon" in Arabic), a group program for male‑identifying participants that meets multiple times per week focusing on leadership development, life skills, mental well‑being, civic engagement, sports, and more. In addition to group programming, the coordinator will maintain a caseload of youth seeking individual assistance with homework help, college planning, career exploration, and personal development.

The coordinator will ensure youth feel supported and engaged, recruit new participants, and foster connections with schools, partners, and community leaders.

The coordinator will work as part of a team of four part‑time staff to build a positive, uplifting, and engaging youth program culture, develop trusting relationships with participants, identify and plan around emerging community needs, and foster program growth.

• Co‑facilitate MENar, AAFSC’s young men’s leadership and development program, through engaging group activities, workshops, discussions, and community‑building experiences.
• Develop semester and session plans that align with program goals and participant interests.
• Design and facilitate lessons focused on identity, civic engagement, leadership, career exploration, financial literacy, life skills, and personal growth.
• Plan and coordinate activities, special events, guest speakers, and field trips.
• Build strong relationships with participants and provide individual follow‑up and support as needed.
• Foster a safe, positive, inclusive, and supportive group environment while effectively navigating behavioral challenges and group dynamics.
• Gather and incorporate participant and community feedback to continuously strengthen programming.
• Maintain lesson plans, attendance records, and session documentation.

• Maintain a caseload of youth participants and provide individualized coaching, mentoring, and support, both at Downtown Brooklyn service locations and via teleconference.
• Assist participants with academic goals, including homework help, tutoring, study skills, Regents and SAT/ACS preparation, and other academic needs.
• Support youth in exploring college, career, and post‑secondary pathways.
• Guide participants through college exploration, applications, financial aid and FAFSA processes, scholarship applications, resume development, and career planning.
• Mentor youth to identify personal goals and develop plans to achieve them.
  
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• Connect participants and families to additional AAFSC services and community resources as appropriate.

• Support participant recruitment through outreach to schools, community organizations, faith institutions, and other local partners.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with youth, families, educators, and community stakeholders.
• Represent AAFSC at community events, presentations, and outreach activities.

• Maintain accurate participant records, case notes,…