Content Specialist (PS 57 - Crescent 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 2 years old to young adults. These programs include Head Start, after-school programs, summer day camps, evening teen centers, and college readiness programs. PAL is committed to empowering communities and building the best places to work, and this commitment extends to its own teams.

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.
• 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).

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

PS 057 - Crescent School
2111 Crotona Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457

Start Date

September 7th, 2026

Compensation

The salary for this role is $52.00 an hour.