Youth Worker - 5014

Responsibilities

• Supervision of Children
• Consistent and safe supervision of children and youth in grades K–8
• Maintain required teacher-to-child ratios (1:10 for ages 5–9 and 1:15 for ages 10 and up)
• Conduct and document daily attendance headcount checks at the start, end, and intermittently throughout the day
• Ensure accurate, real-time knowledge of the number of children in care and their whereabouts during all program activities and transitions
• Participant Engagement
• Collaborate with the Program Director and/or Coordinator to create and coordinate activities for youth and advance program goals
• Facilitate daily group youth activities that promote learning, creativity, and well-being — including STEM/STEAM, literacy, fitness, and social-emotional development
• Prepare a structured weekly lesson plan
• Demonstrate positive role-modeling for children in grades K–8th grade by showing empathy, respect, and cooperation in daily interactions and reinforcing these behaviors through consistent, age-appropriate guidance
• Provide classroom management and instruction

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent credentials
• 3 Months to one-year experience working with youth in a recreational, educational and/or social environment
• Clearance through New York State Central Registry and New York State Office of Children and Family Services required
• Experience with or knowledge of best practices in youth development preferred
• Experience with or knowledge of whole language philosophy preferred
• Ability to establish rapport with young people
• Engaging personality and detailed orientated skills are essential
• Strong oral and written communication, time management and organizational skills are necessary
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and other standard business technology is required

Physical Requirements

• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Ability to stand, walk, or sit for long periods of time, or climb five flights of stairs, if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation
• Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather, including inclement weather, if required to conduct home visits and/or field work