Activity Specialist - Summer Program (Beacon 2)

Goddard Riverside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,440 - 41,328; Full time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside Community Center is seeking an Activity Specialist for its Beacon program in Manhattan. You will supervise groups of children across grades in activities such as dance, art, cooking, science and music, fostering creativity and social-emotional growth.

Schedule runs four days a week from June 22, 2026, through August 14, 2026, 12:00pm–6:00pm, up to 24 hours per week. Hourly pay ranges from $25 to $30, based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position.

Responsibilities

• Supervise groups of co-ed children by grade across activities (Dance, Cooking, Art & Crafts, Science, Dance, Music).
• Support social-emotional growth and create a positive, creative learning environment.
• Collaborate with Group Leaders to deliver engaging, supervised activities.

Job description

Organization Overview

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults throughout Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.

Program Description

Beacon Community Centers are in public schools throughout New York City and serve youth from kindergarten through age 21 and adults ages 22 and older, including Older Adults. Beacons operate year-round on non-school hours, weekdays, evenings, weekends and in the summer as a resource to the entire community by offering integrated programming tailored to local needs. During the summer, Beacons collaborate with the New York City Public Schools for the Summer Rising initiative.

Position Summary

Activity Specialist are assigned to work with a group of co-ed children, divided into groups by grade, in the areas of their expertise (Dance, Cooking, Art & Crafts, Cooking, Science, Dance, and Music), exposing them to various ways of expressing themselves creatively. Activity Specialists work in unison with Group Leaders and other group staff to support the social-emotional growth of the children. Together and through Group Work practice, our staff works to provide a positive and creative environment for the social and intellectual development of all participants.

Schedule

4 days a week, M-Th, June 22, 2026, through August 14, 2026, 12:00pm-6:00pm, up to 24 hours per week

Hourly Range

$25-$30/hr

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.