Teen Supervisor (Polo Ground Cornerstone)

The Police Athletic League (PAL) of New York City is an independent youth development nonprofit organization serving as an effective, critical bridge between police and communities across all five boroughs since 1914. PAL operates diverse programs for children as young as 2 years old to young adults, including Head Start, after-school programs, summer day camps, evening teen centers, college readiness programs, youth employment, and juvenile justice programs. A cornerstone of PAL’s youth development strategy includes offering competitive and recreational sports for children of all ages.

About the role

We are looking for COMPASS School Program Assistant Directors to elevate our out-of-school programming embedded within a New York City public school or PAL Center. Locations may serve Elementary through High School youth through SEL, STEM, Literacy, Sports, Arts, Mental Health, and College and Career Access Programming. This position reports to the Youthlink Director.

Teen Supervisors are key on-site leaders assisting with all Teen programming as well as relationships with youth, parents, school community, and the community at large. Teen Supervisors must be creative programmers, skilled supervisors, and skilled talent developers. Familiarity with SACC regulations and DYCD funding requirements is a plus. We seek individuals who can listen, problem solve, and build bridges to partnerships that expand opportunities for NYC’s youth.

Responsibilities

• Foster social and emotional competencies and mental and physical well-being in a safe, welcoming, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
• Assist with the management of all aspects of PAL School Teen Programming, including overseeing the implementation of mental health support and inclusion coordination, identifying resources to support youth with special needs.
• Use identified resources to support youth with special needs and/or mental health needs, complete mental health referrals, and/or activate inclusion resources.
• Recruit, hire, supervise, and support all part-time Teen program staff.
• Ensure the program is aligned to strategic objectives of PAL, policies and procedures, agency programming calendar, SACC regulations, and the contractual obligations of government and private funding sources including fire safety certification.
• Develop a strong Youth Development culture within the Center ensuring voice, growth, and advancement for all youth and staff.
• Train, conduct observations, and coach across all programs ensuring SEL, mental health, and inclusion policies are being implemented as designed.
• Coordinate with the Director, Regional Director, SYEP Director, and Headquarters staff to grow creative programming opportunities unique to the Site.
• Collect program data, analyze, and drive PAL forward with data-driven recommendations.
• Ensure strong reciprocal partnerships with NYPD, NYCPS school partner, DYCD, DOH, and other Community partners aligned with PAL’s mission.
• Plan and coordinate various citywide programs, activities, and special events.
• Provide mediation and troubleshooting for on-site issues.
• Respond appropriately when time-sensitive mental health services are needed such as suicide prevention, grief, and loss due to death or incarceration of a family member.

Requirements

• Prefer an associate's degree in child development, education, physical education, recreation, or related field and two years of direct experience working with youth under 13 OR a NYS Children’s Program Administrator Credential and 2 years of experience working with youth under 13 OR a SACC Credential and 2 years of experience working with youth under 13 OR two years in college with 18 credits in child development, education, physical education, recreation, or related field and two years of direct experience working with youth under 13.
• A minimum of 2 years of demonstrated successful experience in providing services to youth that includes program management and staff supervision with at least three years in a leadership capacity.
• Demonstrated skills in program planning, implementation, or evaluation.
• Open to learning and growing; all staff will learn mental health, SEL, and special needs inclusion skills and be expected to integrate them into programming.
• Knowledge of DYCD Connect preferred.
• Microsoft Office skills are required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Bilingual in Spanish, French, or Chinese preferred.
• Able to travel to any PAL location in the 5 Boroughs for training.
• Dedicated to learning and implementing Best Practices in the field of youth development.
• Support programming that happens during the day, evenings, and weekends.
• Support the ideas and opportunities of the youth, staff, and community.
• Work together as a team to support PAL’s programming throughout the entire City.

Schedule

Tuesday to Saturday, 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM with additional hours as needed.

Pay

The salary for this role is $48,000–50,000 annually.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance
• Flexible spending account options
• Employee assistance program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Pet insurance
• Life insurance
• Retirement savings options
• Generous paid time off policy
• Training and professional development opportunities

Location: Polo Ground Cornerstone - New York, NY

Start Date: September 7th, 2026