Activity Specialist - Cornerstone O'Dwyer

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Activity Specialist

Program: Seth Low Cornerstone

Reports to Program Director

Locations: 2945 West 33rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224

Hours: Up to 25 hours per week (school year) and up to 35 hours per week (Summer)

The Program operates every day between 2:00pm and 10:00pm during the School year and every day between 3:00pm and 11:00pm during the Summer. Availability to work evenings and weekends is required.

Salary: $17.00 per hour to $17.00 per hour

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyn’s first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. Serving more than 20,000 individuals annually, BCS is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including prevention of foster care placement; crisis intervention; early childhood and after school education; and vocational training, job placement, and clinical services to adults with physical and developmental disabilities, and histories of mental illness.

Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with Site Director and Assistant Director/On-site Supervisor to provide activities for children, youth, adults and seniors;
• Help implement multi-sensory lessons and activities to children which are provided in the context of academically stimulating themes;
• Coordinate planning and preparation of activities and materials for daily schedule;
• Provide effective supervision to groups of children during classroom activities, snack time, recreation and field trips. Provide effective supervision and activities to middle/high school participants during evening and weekend hours;
• Responsible for taking daily attendance;
• Assist with developing and planning community events for children, parents and community;
• Oversee and monitor authorized parental/guardian drop off and pick up of children following all health and safety protocols;
• Outreach to parents and community to promote the program, activities and upcoming events;
• Attend and comply with training requirements, including all healthy and safety protocols;
• Other responsibilities as needed and requested by site director;

Requirements:

• High School Diploma required.
• Some college education preferred.
• Background in sports, music, drama, dance, photography, crafts, sewing, or the arts is a plus.
• Must enjoy working with children

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities