Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

The Educational Specialist is responsible for identifying suitable age-appropriate curricula, helping staff create age and developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plans, and overseeing implementation of program activities.

Reports to: Program Director

Location: 876 Schenck Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207

Hours: 10 Hours per week/ non-exempt

Salary: $27.47 - $33.52

Major Duties:

• Assist directors, assistant directors/coordinators, and staff in finding and/or creating quality curricula and materials that align with programs’ academic and social emotional learning goals.
• Train staff (using a workshop model) and provide ongoing coaching to group leaders and instructors. - Assist group leaders and instructor plan activities such as literacy, STEM, visual arts, dance, theater, team building and leadership.
• Plan long and short-term objectives for the afterschool literacy and general academic enrichment programs.
• Provide technical assistance to group leaders to optimize homework time, ensuring that all participants’ needs are met. - Assist in implementation of tutoring for participants in need of additional academic support.
• Advise and support staff on participant assessment to gain a better understanding of program success and areas in need of improvement.
• Work with program directors and PEP (Program Evaluation and Planning) department to assess participants’ literacy progress, using research-based assessment tools and/or school data.
• Liaise (along with program director) and meet with designated school faculty to work on alignment of afterschool themes and learning objectives with the school day.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree Required. Masters Preferred.
• Expertise in effective instructional delivery techniques and excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Knowledge of group and individual assessment tools and strategies required.
• Experience in lesson planning, curriculum development and implementation of structured programming for students in elementary and middle school required.
• Ability to differentiate curriculum and instructional methods to meet the needs of all learners and learning styles and the ability to teach others to do the same required.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships (including teamwork) with afterschool program staff, school staff and administrators, parents and participants required.
• Experience/expertise with staff development techniques (inc. creating and facilitating workshops, mentoring, coaching, etc.) strongly preferred.
• Experienced elementary and/or secondary teacher with background in developmentally appropriate reading techniques and remedial reading strategies a plus.
• Commitment to work from a strength based and/or youth development perspective required.

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