Program Coordinator

About the role

The Program Coordinator will support After-School Programming at Harlem Children's Zone, a leading organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty through comprehensive, on-the-ground programming.

Responsibilities

• Create and monitor the use of documents tracking academic and social progress of every child in the program
• Maintain the number of participants at all times; conduct outreach if the program falls below this goal
• Create and maintain a working collaboration with other coordinators at the program
• Affordable and appropriate lessons, curriculum, and activities for students when homework is not provided
• Identify students who should be on academic alert and provide adequate services to assist them
• Research events and opportunities to enhance the program experience of students
• Restructure the program to introduce more activities and events - academic and social - to reward students for positive involvement in the program
• Design and implement creative programming that meets the needs of the participants in the program
• Track and achieve the goals set for the program
• Provide leadership development, professional development, and staff training as needed
• Facilitate and host staff, parent, and student meetings
• Represent the program on all HCZ initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 1+ years of program and employee management experience in a youth development, after-school, education, non-profit, or community programming setting, or a related work setting
• A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ
• Must be comfortable and willing to work after-school hours
• Strong organizational, planning, leadership, writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to work effectively as part of a team in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and creatively
• Energetic, motivated self-starter and a team player

Qualifications

• 2+ years working directly with youth

Skills

• Strong organizational, planning, leadership, writing and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and to work effectively as part of a team in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and creatively
• Energetic, motivated self-starter and a team player

Benefits

• Highly competitive salaries
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for growth
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Wellness discounts
• Commuter benefits
• Financial wellness perks
• Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)

Pay

$55,000-$60,000 per year

Schedule

On-Site (Monday-Friday): Promise Academy, After-School: 11 AM- 7 PM Summer Hours: 8 AM - 4:30 PM