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About the Role

Leadership Trainers bring mentoring, creative enrichment, and facilitation grounded in our unique student-centered approach to NYC public schools. We’re looking for resourceful and tenacious motivators who are passionate about helping young people build confidence, explore their interests, and develop as leaders. You’re comfortable working in different settings, taking initiative, and can work both independently and as part of a team. Most importantly, you bring joy, creativity, and a willingness to learn and grow.

Responsibilities

Plan and facilitate engaging, age appropriate programming based on your skills and experience
Learn and incorporate TLP’s student-centered leadership-development methodology
Create a safe, structured, inclusive, and joyful environment
Serve as a mentor and positive role model
Recruit and retain students as needed
Build positive relationships with students, school staff, and team members
Arrive prepared and on time for every scheduled session
Set up program spaces and manage activity supplies
Attend required meetings, training, and professional development
Submit attendance, activity logs, and other required documentation accurately and on time
Support special projects and activities involving students and school communities

Requirements

At least two years of experience working with school-age children in a school, after school program, community organization, camp, arts program, or similar setting
The ability to independently plan and facilitate programming in your area of expertise
Strong communication, collaboration, and classroom management skills
A dependable, adaptable, and resourceful approach
The ability to work autonomously while remaining connected and accountable to your team
Comfort using email and online systems to submit required documentation
The ability to travel reliably to your assigned school site
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and throughout their employment.

Skills

Mentoring
Creative enrichment
Facilitation
Student-centered approach
Leadership development
Sports
Martial Arts
Dance
Chess
Financial Literacy
Visual arts
Theater
Music
Drumming
Cooking
STEM
Media
College and career readiness
Communication
Collaboration
Classroom management

Location

Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY
Queens, NY
Manhattan, NY
Mott Haven, Bronx
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Borough Park/Mapleton, Brooklyn
Gravesend, Brooklyn

Work Type

Part-time
Onsite

Experience Level

Entry level

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in education, the arts, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and training preferred.
Current fingerprint clearance through the NYC Department of Education preferred but not required at the time of application.

Salary/Compensations

$43.34 per hour
After school programs typically run for three hours
Advanced assignments and trainer levels carry increased rates
Three required Unit Plans completed during the school year are compensated separately through stipends
Required new hire Orientation is paid $20 per hour

Benefits

Paid new hire Orientation
Stipends for Unit Plans

About the Company

The Leadership Program serves elementary, middle, and high school students in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and occasionally Manhattan.
We strongly encourage multilingual candidates to apply, particularly those proficient in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Haitian Creole, Bengali, or Russian.
The Leadership Program does not provide visa sponsorship.