Cornerstone Group Leader -School Year
Company: East Side House Settlement
Location: Bronx
Posted on: May 26, 2023
Job Description:
Job Details
Job Location
Mill Brook Community Center - Bronx, NY
Education Level
High School
Travel Percentage
As needed.
Job Shift
Varies
Job Category
Education
FLSA-Classification
Non-Exempt
Salary Range
$20 per hour
Reports to
Program Director
Location
Mill Brook Community Center
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary/Objective
East Side House Settlement is a community resource in the South
Bronx. We believe education is the key that enables all people to
create an economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their
families and the communities. We are seeking a dynamic,
hard-working and creative leader who shares our passion for
providing exceptional programming to children and families in the
Mott Haven neighborhood of the South Bronx& Inwood section in
Manhattan.
The Cornerstone is a community center in a New York City Housing
Authority public housing development, with evening and weekend
programming for middle school, high school, and adults. The Group
Leaders primary responsibility is to design and lead a diverse
enrichment activities. We run evening teen centers; and college
readiness as well as youth employment programs. We are seeking
creative professionals with experience working with the youth in
the following (but not limited to) areas: Music, visual arts,
martial arts, media technology, dance, sports and recreation
(soccer, tennis, basketball, volleyball or lacrosse), health
awareness and community leadership.
Essential Functions
Duties and Responsibilities shall include but not limited to the
following:
- Identify, create and facilitate age-appropriate, thematic based
lesson plans, and activities.
- Work as a part of a collaborative team, providing support to
any specialist implementing activities.
- Prepare the learning working environment, by creating a
welcoming space that exhibits participants work.
- Build positive relations with youth and adults to serve as a
role model with respect to demeanor, communication, and
behavior.
- Ensure the health, safety and well-being of participants in the
program, by providing close supervision of all activities.
- Assist in participants enrollment, recording and submitting
daily attendance records, and any other required documents to
Program Director.
- Inspect daily all facilities (including shared spaces),
equipment, and supplies; be sure all are accounted for and put away
at the end of each day
- Demonstrate commitment to leadership development, community
building, and community organizing as strategies for social
change.
- Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment
and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required
for distribution and collection
- Maintain accurate program documentation
(incident/accident/behavior reports, attendance & sign-in /
sign-out sheets).
- Understand and communicate the East Side House Settlement
mission and the goals of the Cornerstone program to the
participants and community members.
- Actively participate in all aspects of professional
development, including scheduled supervision, team meetings,
pre-service training, and additional paid professional development
training required. Demonstrate key competencies including
initiative, teamwork, cooperation, preparedness, professionalism,
reliability and a willingness to continuously improve
- Organize and/or participate in external special events to
promote the Agency's mission and image, cultivate relationships,
and generate broad support.
- Adhere to all ESH policies, practices, and procedures
Facilitate Remote Activities:
- Experience and/or willingness to facilitate live and
pre-recorded activities.
- Familiarity using wen-based platforms to engage participants:
zoom, google classrooms, etc.
- Monitor participant engagement and safety while live sessions
remotely.
- Facilitate wellness checks/calls to families
- Follow remote working plan, policies & procedures as
highlighted by Program Director and/ or Assistant Director.
- Maintain remote/virtual attendance logs
- Ensure any remote links, videos, content are age appropriate,
clean and non-offensive to anyones identity. Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or
contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with
or without notice.
Required Skills/Experience
- High School Diploma or GED, with some college preferred.
- Must have experience working with middle school, high school,
and adults populations preferably in a racially, ethically, and
socio-emotionally diverse urban community.
- Minimum of two years work-related skill, knowledge, or
experience required.
- A genuine enthusiasm for developing professional skills through
training opportunities and field practice.
- Possess and ability to engage and lead activities in your area
of specialty; strong communication skills, strong organizational
skills, excellent judgment, ability to work in a team in a variety
of environments.
- Candidates possessing skills in foreign languages, visual arts,
music, or performing arts are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all participants
while remaining professional at all times and be able to motivate
the students while setting an example in all areas, including
responsibility, timeliness, organization, attendance and most
importantly, professionalism.
- Flexibility, with the ability to adapt to changing
circumstances.
- Bilingual is a plus. Competencies
- Communication Proficiency
- Team Building
- Problem Solving/ Analysis
- Time Management
- Ethical Conduct Expected Work Schedule
Monday- Friday
Required Clearances
- Department of Health Fingerprint Clearance
- State Central Registry (SCR) Clearance, ($25.00 Fee)
- Staff Exclusion List (SEL) Clearance
- Physical examination and TB test Required Online trainings
- Mandated Reporter Certificate, 2 hours.
- Health & Safety Certificate, 5 hours.
Supervisory Responsibility
This role has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional school environment. This role
routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones,
photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
Travel
Travel is primarily locally for trips and scatter sites.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those
that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the
essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of
this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. This
role will also require the ability to lift files, open filing
cabinets and bend or stand on a stool as necessary.
Send Resume and Cover Letter via email to:
To be considered for a position, email resume to
Jobshrg@eastsidehouse.org. Please be sure to reference Job Title in
the subject line of your email. Please submit cover letter and
resume as an attachment in a Word document or PDF format only. Due
to the volume of resumes received, no calls or faxes regarding
submission will be returned. Your resume will only be routed
correctly and considered, if all instructions above are met.
Please visit our website: www.eastsidehouse.org
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
AAP/EEO Statement
ESH encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and
women to apply. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated
against based on any legally protected category, including sexual
orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.
Required Skills/Experience
- High School Diploma or GED, with some college preferred.
- Must have experience working with middle school, high school,
and adults populations preferably in a racially, ethically, and
socio-emotionally diverse urban community.
- Minimum of two years work-related skill, knowledge, or
experience required.
- A genuine enthusiasm for developing professional skills through
training opportunities and field practice.
- Possess and ability to engage and lead activities in your area
of specialty; strong communication skills, strong organizational
skills, excellent judgment, ability to work in a team in a variety
of environments.
- Candidates possessing skills in foreign languages, visual arts,
music, or performing arts are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Must be able to communicate effectively with all participants
while remaining professional at all times and be able to motivate
the students while setting an example in all areas, including
responsibility, timeliness, organization, attendance and most
importantly, professionalism.
- Flexibility, with the ability to adapt to changing
circumstances.
- Bilingual is a plus.
Keywords: East Side House Settlement, New Rochelle , Cornerstone Group Leader -School Year, Other , Bronx, New York
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