Administrative Coordinator, Youth Programs

The 14th Street Y is a vibrant Jewish community center located in Downtown Manhattan. Each year, tens of thousands of New Yorkers of all ages, races, and ethnicities come to 14Y as members, visitors, or partners to experience our high quality and varied programs centered around arts and culture, early childhood education, summer camps, fitness and aquatics, Jewish life, and older adult services.

The Youth Programs Department at the 14Y over sees After School (September – June) for children K – 5th grade and New Country Day Camp (June – August) for children K- 8th grade.

14Y After School picks up from local east village schools (PS 40. PS 19/EVCS, The Earth School., The Neighborhood School, Children's Workshop School, Nest+M, Friends Seminary, Success Academy Union Square) provides daily snacks, and a large array (50+!) enrichment class options focusing on heads, hearts and hands. 14Y After School is a neurodiverse community, and all staff members are responsible for supporting neurodivergent and neurotypical children to have a successful afternoon.

New Country Day Camp is a 7-week, outdoor summer camp for campers in kindergarten-8th grade. NCDC operates M-F, 8am-5pm, and provides transportation for staff and campers to and from our campgrounds on Staten Island via multiple locations throughout Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. NCDC is a neurodiverse camp community, and all staff members are responsible for supporting neurodivergent and neurotypical campers and staff to have successful summers.

We are seeking a part-time Administrative Coordinator, Youth Programs. The ACYP is a thoughtful, engaging, and detail-oriented operator who owns phone and email communications and directly supports the operations teams and camp Key Staff throughout the camp season.

• Train in the systems, policies, and procedures used by Youth Programs with Senior Manager, Operations & Engagement
• Train in “voice”. Understand our values and how we implement them in family and staff communication via phone or email with Senior Manager, Operations & Engagement
• Train in use and function of Campsite, Youth Program’s primary operational system
• Assist families with inquiry – close enrollments via Campsite. Answering questions, updating family information, and updating enrollments if possible/necessary.
• Assist in execution of Youth Programs orientation days (June for camp, September for After School) including scheduling, printing, attendance, room assignments, and transitions.
• Manage and update orientation binders with daily information and handle the distribution of materials to absent staff members.
• Assist in answering phone calls and answering family questions in the 14Y camp office
• Support Camp Nurse to screen and approve all camper medical forms
• Attend all days of staff orientation in June/September (weekday evenings and some weekend days)
• Support in the daily operations of all programs

• Attend all days of camp during the summer (Late June
  - Mid August | 8:00am – 5:00pm, with occasional after-camp meetings)

• Be available as first point of contact via phone for all NCDC families. Answer general inquiries or transfer/take messages for Key staff.
• Help maintain NCDC general email inbox.
• Maintain all NCDC administrative spaces (two offices and outside spaces) keeping spaces tidy, free of clutter and garbage.
• Support Key Staff with data entry and large form projects such as Maccabi Games (color war)
• Support Community Engagement Manager with projects as needed (e.g. updating weekly family emails with programmatic updates sourced from program staff, regular Instagram posts, etc.)

• Communicate regularly with the Operations team regarding…