Summer Education Specialist Queens

Summer Camp Education Specialist

New York Edge is seeking passionate and enthusiastic Summer Camp Education Specialists. Multiple openings across 5 boroughs!

New York Edge is a non-profit organization and one of the largest providers of school-based afterschool programs in New York City and the metropolitan region serving over 25,000 elementary, middle, and high school students each year. The mission of New York Edge is to help bridge the opportunity gap among students in underinvested communities by providing programs designed to improve academic performance, health and wellness, self-confidence, and leadership skills for success in life.

The Education Specialist's primary concern is the improvement of learning opportunities for students attending New York Edge Summer School Program. The Educational Specialist is an on-site instructional leader who works in close collaboration with the Education Department and the Site Director to support front-line staff in the delivery of skill-based curricula and thematic projects. Their role is to support program instructional/enrichment goals by ensuring activities are structured, age-appropriate, aligned to school day instructional practices and model effective classroom management (as needed).

What will you do:

• Provides oversight of curricula implementation to support summer day instruction
• Assesses the effectiveness and success of the approved curriculum and recommends changes based on student work.
• Observes and provides feedback to activity specialists, teachers and summer day camp counselors on a daily basis providing advice and modeling lessons as needed. Maintains an observation/feedback log documenting help provided
• Plans and implements staff development as it relates to instructional strategies and classroom management
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• DOE Teacher Certification required
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Minimum of three years classroom experience in an urban setting

Schedule:

Part-Time Seasonal (July 1st – August 14th)

Weekly scheduled hours from 15-29 hrs weekly. (**No summer camp on July 3**)

• Elementary school: Monday-Friday 12pm-6pm
• Middle school: Monday-Thursday 12pm-6pm, Fridays 8am-6pm (until August 7th)

Pay: $30-35/hour (based on experience and credentials)

New York Edge provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.