Hourly Professional Development Facilitator

About the role

Counseling In Schools (CIS) is a community‑based organization founded in 1986 that promotes the emotional and social growth of children so they can thrive in school and succeed in life. CIS partners with NYC public schools, shelters, and communities to provide mental‑health and youth‑development programs. The organization is seeking an experienced facilitator to deliver Professional Development workshops to partner sites, including teachers, counselors, support staff, administrators, families, and students.

Responsibilities

• Create learning environments and facilitate curricula to nurture community and share perspectives.
• Model restorative practices.
• Support participant accomplishments aligned with requested learning goals.
• Work closely with CIS's Professional Development team.
• Lead 1‑3‑hour in‑person training sessions on topics such as Mental Health and Well‑being, Educational Strategies and Practices, and Community Building.

Requirements

• Knowledge of NYC Public School environments and intersecting systems.
• Experience creating curricula and facilitating workshops, presentations, and panel discussions.
• Ability to provide a toolkit of effective strategies for in‑school personnel and families related to attendance, child development, mental health, wellness, crisis management, and other relevant workshop topics.
• Understanding of delivering process‑ and project‑based learning activities.
• Degree in mental health counseling, psychology, creative arts therapy, or social work (or currently enrolled to obtain it), OR a degree in Education, Public Health, or a field relevant to the work.

Skills

• Bilingual ability in Spanish, Mandarin, French, Haitian Creole, Ukrainian, or Uzbek (preferred but not required).
• Expertise in areas such as Classroom Management and Supporting Teachers in Behavioral Intervention, Restorative Practices and Harm Reduction in the School Community, Strategic thinking and coaching with School Leadership, LGBTQIA support, Suicidal Ideation Assessment, Response, and After‑care, Creative Art Therapy Strategies and Intervention, Mindfulness, Play, and Movement Therapy Practices, Neurodiversity and Neurodivergence, Multi‑tiered support systems, Loss, bereavement, and Grief, Crisis De‑escalation, and working with Students in Temporary Housing (shelter, sanctuary shelter, foster care, etc.).

Pay

$75 per hour (planning and direct service).