Activity Specialist - Cornerstone O'Dwyer

Brooklyn Community Services; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 19.000 - 28.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Brooklyn Community Services seeks an Activity Specialist for the Seth Low Cornerstone program in Brooklyn, NY. This part-time role supports after-school and summer programming with afternoon/evening hours, up to 25 hours per week during the school year and up to 35 hours in summer.

Responsibilities include collaborating with Site Director to plan engaging activities for children, youth, adults and seniors, supervising groups, and assisting with events while ensuring safety and program quality.

Formación

• High School Diploma required.
• Some college education preferred.
• Background in sports, music, drama, dance, photography, crafts, sewing, or the arts is a plus.
• Must enjoy working with children.

Responsabilidades

• Work collaboratively with Site Director and Assistant Director/On-site Supervisor to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors.
• Help implement multi-sensory lessons and activities to children which are provided in the context of academically stimulating themes.
• Coordinate planning and preparation of activities and materials for daily schedule.
• Provide effective supervision to groups of children during classroom activities, snack time, recreation and field trips. Provide effective supervision and activities to middle/high school participants during evening and weekend hours.
• Responsible for taking daily attendance.
• Assist with developing and planning community events for children, parents and community.
• Oversee and monitor authorized parental/guardian drop off and pick up of children following all health and safety protocols.
• Outreach to parents and community to promote the program, activities and upcoming events.
• Attend and comply with training requirements, including all healthy and safety protocols.
• Other responsibilities as needed and requested by site director.

Conocimientos

Child engagement

Activity planning

Supervision

Educación

High School Diploma

Some college education

Descripción del empleo

Reports to Program Director

Locations: 2945 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Hours: Up to 25 hours per week (school year) and up to 35 hours per week (Summer)

The Program operates every day between 2:00pm and 10:00pm during the School year and every day between 3:00pm and 11:00pm during the Summer. Availability to work evenings and weekends is required.

Position: Activity Specialist

Program: Seth Low Cornerstone

Reports to Program Director

Locations: 2945 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Hours: Up to 25 hours per week (school year) and up to 35 hours per week (Summer)

The Program operates every day between 2:00pm and 10:00pm during the School year and every day between 3:00pm and 11:00pm during the Summer. Availability to work evenings and weekends is required.

Salary: $17.00 per hour to $17.00 per hour

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. Serving more than 20,000 individuals annually, BCS is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including prevention of foster care placement; crisis intervention; early childhood and after school education; and vocational training, job placement, and clinical services to adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and histories of mental illness.

Cornerstone Programs provide academic, art and recreational opportunities to children, teens and adults in NYCHA community centers. BCS Cornerstone Programs are located in Brownsville, Fort Greene, and Coney Island.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Site Director and Assistant Director/On-site Supervisor to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors;


• Help implement multi-sensory lessons and activities to children which are provided in the context of academically stimulating themes;


• Coordinate planning and preparation of activities and materials for daily schedule;


• Provide effective supervision to groups of children during classroom activities, snack time, recreation and field trips. Provide effective supervision and activities to middle/high school participants during evening and weekend hours;


• Responsible for taking daily attendance;


• Assist with developing and planning community events for children, parents and community;


• Oversee and monitor authorized parental/guardian drop off and pick up of children following all health and safety protocols;


• Outreach to parents and community to promote the program, activities and upcoming events;


• Attend and comply with training requirements, including all healthy and safety protocols;


• Other responsibilities as needed and requested by site director;

Requirements

• High School Diploma required.


• Some college education preferred.


• Background in sports, music, drama, dance, photography, crafts, sewing, or the arts is a plus.


• Must enjoy working with children

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities