Activity Specialist; Part-Time

Part Time New York, NY, US

Salary Range: $19.00 To $22.00 Hourly

Union Settlement is an East Harlem based nonprofit organization founded in 1895. For over 130 years, Union Settlement has provided critical and innovative programming to children, youth, families, and older adults. As a pioneer of the settlement house movement, Union Settlement continues to meet the needs of the ever-changing East Harlem community through its core programs. Through these programs, New Yorkers gain opportunities, develop skills, and become empowered to pursue and achieve their dreams.

Today, Union Settlement provides services through 33 program sites in approximately 28 locations. Union Settlement’s current programmatic portfolio includes the following service areas:
Early Childhood Education, Youth Development and Opportunity, Family Services (including the Family Enrichment Center, the Family Childcare Network, and the East Harlem Community Partnership, NYC Benefits, Adult Education, Mental Health Services, Older Adult Centers, and Economic Development). Union Settlement serves more than 15,000 individuals and nearly 1,000 businesses every year.

To learn more about Union Settlement, visit www.union settlement, visit www.union settlement.org

• Position:
  Activity Specialist
• Department:
  Youth Development & Opportunity
• Reports to:
  
  Program Director
• Hours:
  
  Part-time; 2:00pm – 6:00pm
• Salary: $19.00 - $22.00 per hour
• FLSA:
  Non-Exempt
• Location:
  
  On-site; M096
• Positions Reporting to this Role:
  None

The after school 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. The Activity Specialist will be responsible for curriculum development, activity facilitation, and classroom management in organized sports, performing arts (theater, dance, spoken word, etc.),

STEM, photography/media/graphic design, visual/creative arts, or leadership. We also seek to provide our participants with many of the 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.

• Plan and implement weekly lesson plans related to organized sports, performing arts (theater, dance, spoken word, etc.) STEM, photography/media/graphic design, visual/creative arts, or leadership after school participants.
• Assist with dismissal and escort students outside of the building and across the street to a safe location.
• Create a workshop environment conducive to learning and mastery.
• Lead project-based activities and prepare participants for quarterly presentations, showcases, and performances.
• Produce mandated program reports based on participants’ achievements as requested.
• Contact parents/guardians weekly with positive inspirations, and log all calls in Google drive.
• Work cooperatively with all staff, community-based organizations, students, and parents.
• Participate in special events, staff meetings, USA program committee, monthly Youth Services Department meetings, and all school trips/after school events.
• Additional duties as assigned by the Site Supervisor and Program Director.

• A minimum of three years of experience working in a youth services program.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
• Ability to tutor any elementary or middle school participant in at least one subject area. Strong verbal, written, clerical, organizational, and problem-solving…