After-School Activity Specialist — STEM/Arts Coach

Partnership with Children; New York (NY); On-site; USD 27,552 - 34,440; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

In-person role

Competitive hourly pay

Job summary

Partnership with Children’s Beacon Program at PS 194 in New York City is seeking an After-School Program Activity Specialist who can lead an activity you can teach. You will create engaging, age-appropriate lessons and foster a nurturing environment for school-aged participants.

Responsibilities include ensuring safety, facilitating activities, developing lesson plans in STEM or other disciplines, coordinating student performances, and collaborating with staff and families.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2 years in specialization (college students currently pursuing degree-level work are encouraged to apply).
• A minimum of one year of experience overseeing and managing groups of children.
• Must have a strong interest in working with children and be sensitive to social-emotional needs of students.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with program staff, school personnel, parents.
• Must have excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience creating lesson plans preferred, specifically in STEM.
• Candidates qualified to lead instruction in more than one activity are also preferred.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain medical and clearance for SCR, DOH and DOE.

Responsibilities

• Create a supportive and nurturing group environment.
• Ensure the safety of all the children.
• Facilitate programmatic elements for the group.
• Provide age-appropriate activities according to the program activity schedule and class.
• Develop and execute fun and engaging lesson plans (activities) in discipline area (STEM, dance, vocal, cooking, creative movement, sports, visual arts and/or other physical or arts activities).
• Prepare materials and hand-outs for lessons.
• Create and coordinate student performances for showcases.
• Attend team and group supervision meetings.
• Attend professional development trainings as required by the agency and program contract.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Lesson planning

STEM activities

Team collaboration

Education

Associate or Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Partnership with Children’s Beacon Program at PS 194 in New York City is seeking an After-School Program Activity Specialist who can lead an activity you can teach. You will create engaging, age-appropriate lessons and foster a nurturing environment for school-aged participants.

Responsibilities include ensuring safety, facilitating activities, developing lesson plans in STEM or other disciplines, coordinating student performances, and collaborating with staff and families.