Group Leader (Beacon After School)

Goddard Riverside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 24,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside Community Center is seeking a part-time Group Leader for Beacon Community Centers in Manhattan. You will supervise groups of K-8 students after school, coordinating reading enrichment, STEM activities, coding, and arts programming in a supportive, inclusive setting.

Schedule is Monday to Friday, 2:00pm–6:00pm, up to 20 hours per week, with an hourly rate of $21.00. Join a mission-driven program serving tens of thousands of New Yorkers with engaging activities and field trips.

Qualifications

• Experience working with groups of children in an educational or community setting.
• Ability to implement project-based learning and enrichment activities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills with youth.
• Willingness to support a positive, inclusive program environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a group of co-ed children in grades K-8.
• Facilitate reading enrichment, STEM, coding, and arts activities.
• Support social-emotional development and field trips.

Skills

Group leadership

Reading enrichment

STEM activities

Coding

Storytelling

Job description

Organization Overview: Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) is a well-established Manhattan community-based organization that supports services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are one 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. Goddard Riverside promotes dignity and self-reliance across generations. 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: Group Leaders are assigned to lead and work with a group of co-ed children (grades K-8) and staff. Groups are divided into grade groups (kindergarten through eighth grade), for reading enrichment, project-based learning, group games, social-emotional competencies, STEM, Kidz Lit, Career Awareness, Nutrition, Coding, Study Skills, Cooking, Dance, Storytelling, Drama, Chorus and field trips. Group Leaders work in unison with other Group Leaders and activity specialists. 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: Monday to Friday, September 1, 2026, through June 18, 2027, 2:00pm to 6:00pm, up to 20 hours per week
Hourly Rate: $21.00/hr