Youth Education Specialist

About the role

The selected candidate will be offered a salary between $44,545.00 - $51,227.00.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the NYC Department of Education to develop an understanding of individual youth needs as it relates to their academic path, goals and areas for support, and in support of school attendance and engagement and education-related initiatives.
• Provide daily targeted coaching and support to youth, including talking with youth in their housing units to encourage school attendance and school engagement and mitigate concerns.
• Support learning in the classroom and through the facility by assisting students with academic assignments, including homework where practicable.
• Monitor and track facility-wide school attendance, and maintain records and logs related to school attendance and engagement.
• Work with youth and DYFJ Programs and Group Services to develop strategies in support of their daily school attendance and academic engagement, including youth participation in school time and out-of-school time programming including tutoring, college access, workforce development, afterschool support and counseling.
• Support family engagement by participating in Family Days and Family Team Conferences to provide academic updates.
• Attend meetings of the milieu to report out on education-related considerations.
• Provide reports to Facility and Division leadership regarding progress toward achieving the educational goals established by ACS and the DOE, including attendance tracking, trends, and outcomes data.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Preferred Skills

• Commitment to working from a youth development approach to engaging youth in educational services.
• Ability to collect and analyze engagement data and present to DOE and DYFJ managers.
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills.
• Ability to develop effective professional relationships, working in partnership and a team player.
• Experience working in an educational context is preferred.
• Commitment to the process of continuous review and improvement.

Benefits

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.