Content Specialist (MS 118 - Bronx)

Police Athletic League, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,614 - 82,656; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending account

Employee assistance program

Tuition reimbursement

Pet insurance

Life insurance

Retirement savings

Job summary

The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is seeking a Content Specialist to elevate out-of-school programming across Elementary to High School youth, including SEL, STEM, literacy, sports, arts, and mental health.

You will join the leadership team, reporting to the Program Director, and collaborate with site partners to develop engaging curricula, train staff, and evaluate programs to ensure funder requirements are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Education, Youth Development or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of curriculum development, training, coaching, classroom teaching and supervision.
• Willingness to learn mental health, SEL, and inclusive practices.
• Available for training opportunities outside of program hours.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Strong verbal and written communication; ability to work collaboratively.
• Bi-lingual in Spanish, French, or Chinese preferred.

Responsibilities

• Foster SEL and mental/physical well-being in a safe, welcoming environment.
• Learn PAL curricula and support Part Time staff to meet funder requirements.
• Provide staff development on classroom management, behavior management, and facilitation.
• Observe and evaluate program implementation and provide feedback and coaching.
• Coordinate with NYCPS partners to ensure seamless school-PAL collaboration and funder alignment.
• Support students with IEPs and mental health referrals in program activities.
• Align the program with PAL policies, procedures, calendar, and funding contracts.
• Develop a strong youth development culture and opportunities for growth.
• Collaborate with leadership to expand creative programming opportunities at the Center.
• Collect and analyze program data to drive PAL forward with data-driven recommendations.
• Provide mediation and troubleshooting when needed.

Skills

Curriculum development

Training & coaching

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Bilingual (Spanish/French/Chinese)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Child Development, Education, Youth Development or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Content Specialist The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is an independent youth development nonprofit organization and has been a vibrant and vital institution, serving as an effective, critical bridge between police and communities across all five boroughs of the City since 1914. PAL operates diverse programs for children as young as 2 years old to young adults. Programs include Head Start, after-school programs and summer day camps for elementary, middle and high school youth, and summer Playstreets. PAL also runs evening teen centers and college readiness programs, youth employment, and juvenile justice programs. Staying true to PAL’s roots, a cornerstone of our youth development strategy includes offering competitive and recreational sports for children of all ages. At PAL, we’re devoted to empowering communities and building the best places to work, and that goes for our own teams too.

Content Specialist The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is an independent youth development nonprofit organization and has been a vibrant and vital institution, serving as an effective, critical bridge between police and communities across all five boroughs of the City since 1914. PAL operates diverse programs for children as young as 2 years old to young adults. Programs include Head Start, after-school programs and summer day camps for elementary, middle and high school youth, and summer Playstreets. PAL also runs evening teen centers and college readiness programs, youth employment, and juvenile justice programs. Staying true to PAL’s roots, a cornerstone of our youth development strategy includes offering competitive and recreational sports for children of all ages. At PAL, we’re devoted to empowering communities and building the best places to work, and that goes for our own teams too.

In its 110th year, PAL continues to reimagine the agency’s leadership structure to ensure the next 110 years are nimble, strategic, responsive, and efficient. We are looking for Content Specialists to elevate our out-of-school programming. Locations may serve Elementary to High School youth through SEL, STEM, Literacy, Sports, Arts, Mental Health, and College and Career Access Programming.

This position will be a key member of the leadership team and directly report to the Program Director.

Requirements

• Candidates must be dedicated to learning and implementing Best Practices in the field of youth development.
• Candidates must support the ideas and opportunities of the youth, staff, and community.
• Candidates must possess excellent communication and listening skills.
• Candidates must work together as a team to support PAL’s programming throughout the entire City.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Foster social and emotional competencies and mental and physical well-being in a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
• Learn PAL supplied curricula and turnkey training experiences to Part Time staff ensuring lesson plans meet funder requirements.
• Provide professional development to frontline staff in classroom management, behavior management, activity implementation, and facilitation during orientations, weekly staff meetings, and midseason trainings.
• Observe and evaluate program implementation and provide staff with feedback and coaching.
• Ensure strong reciprocal partnerships with site’s NYCPS partners ensuring seamless partnerships between the day school and PAL especially with regards to students with IEPs and mental health referrals.
• Aware of students with IEPs and support Group Leaders and Activity Specialists in their implementation of support plans and the writing of logs.
• Ensure the program is aligned to strategic objectives of PAL, PAL policies and procedures, agency programming calendar, SACC regulations, and the contractual obligations of government and private funding sources.
• Develops a strong youth development culture within the Center ensuring voice, growth, and advancement for all youth and staff.
• Coordinates with the Principal, Director, Regional Director, SYEP Director, and Head Quarters staff to grow creative programming opportunities unique to the Center.
• Collects program data, analyzes and drives PAL forward with data driven recommendations.
• Provides mediation and trouble shooting.

Qualifications

What You Bring:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Child Development, Education, Youth Development or a related field is required. Master's degree preferred.
• A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated successful experience in curriculum development and/or implementation, observation, training, and coaching, classroom teaching, and supervision.
• Open to learning and growing. All staff will be learning mental health, SEL, and special needs inclusion skills and expected to integrate them into programming.
• Available for training opportunities outside of program hours.
• Microsoft office skills are required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively. Bi-lingual in Spanish, French, or Chinese preferred.
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and project-based learning.
• Able to travel to any PAL location in the 5 Boroughs (for Professional Development days).
• This position is for 9 hours a week (3 days a week, 3 hours each day) between the hours of 3:00-6:00.

Compensation: The salary for this role is $52.00 an hour.

Benefits: PAL offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes health insurance, flexible spending account options, an employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, life insurance, retirement savings options, a generous paid time off policy, training and more!

Location: MS 118 - Bronx, NY

Start Date: September 7th, 2026

At the Police Athletic League, we seek people who are talented, creative and passionate to help create a more inclusive city and better futures for our youth. We’re devoted to empowering communities and building the best places to work, and that goes for our own teams too.

The Police Athletic League is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected characteristic including, but not limited to, an individual’s sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy

Employment with PAL is contingent upon successful completion of all the Agency’s lawful pre-employment checks, which may include a background check.