Content Specialist (PS 105 - The Bay School)

About the role

The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is an independent youth development nonprofit organization founded in 1914. PAL serves as a vital bridge between police and communities across all five boroughs, offering diverse programs for children from infancy through adulthood.

Responsibilities

• Foster social and emotional competencies and mental and physical well-being in a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
• Learn and implement PAL-supplied curricula and turnkey training experiences to support frontline staff in the effective implementation of program activities.
• 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.
• Aware of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and support Group Leaders and Activity Specialists in their implementation of support plans and the writing of logs.
• Ensure the program is aligned with PAL’s strategic objectives, policies, and procedures, as well as SACC regulations and contractual obligations of government and private funding sources.
• Develop a strong youth development culture within the center, ensuring voice, growth, and advancement for all youth and staff.
• Coordinate with the Principal, Director, Regional Director, SYEP Director, and Headquarters staff to grow creative programming opportunities unique to the center.
• Collect program data, analyze it, and drive PAL forward with data-driven recommendations.
• Provide mediation and troubleshoot issues.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Child Development, Education, Youth Development, or a related field is required. A master’s degree is 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, integrating mental health, SEL, and special needs inclusion skills into programming.
• Available for training opportunities outside of program hours.
• 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).

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including 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!

Pay

$52.00 an hour.

Schedule

This position is for 9 hours a week (3 days a week, 3 hours each day) between the hours of 3:00-6:00. The start date is September 7th, 2026.