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About the Role

The 14Y After School Program engages children in K-5th grade, fostering a neurodiverse community. The Afterschool Support Coordinator will oversee the Support & Inclusion Program, providing timely and equitable accommodations for students with higher needs and their families. This role involves managing Individualized Support Plans and supporting staff in inclusive best practices.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with caregivers to develop and update Individualized Support Plans (ISPs) for after-schoolers.
• Communicate with caregivers to discuss any unanticipated areas of support or challenging behaviors/situations.
• Meet with supervisor and After-School Program Manager daily to prepare for each afternoon and provide updates.
• Participate in Group Supervision with social work interns.
• Task manage responsibilities of the afternoon with social work interns.
• Attend full-time Youth Programs meetings as needed.
• Ensure ISPs are being implemented appropriately and effectively by Support Staff.
• Observe and check-in with Support Staff and individual after-schoolers as needed.
• Support After School Group Leaders & Teachers with school pick-ups and subbing.
• Ensure After School Group Leaders & Teachers are using inclusive best practices.
• Support all staff with addressing challenging after-schooler behaviors and/or group dynamics and provide coaching.
• Encourage elevation of heightened after-schooler emotional or behavioral concerns; act as on-the-ground crisis management.
• Report all elevated concerns to the After School leadership team.
• Facilitate and support staff in holding restorative conversations and circles.
• Proactively communicate with caregivers and handle elevated parent communications.
• Assist After School Program Manager in leading staff meetings.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Special Needs’ Education, or related field -and/or- demonstrated experience in comparable professional setting(s).
• Experience in a supervisory capacity in a childcare setting, including camp environment with disabilities and higher needs children (e.g. Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, OCD, etc.).
• Knowledge and demonstrated competencies in best practices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Microsoft Suite; ability to learn new systems quickly.

Skills

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion best practices
• Microsoft Suite
• Crisis management
• Coaching
• Communication with caregivers
• Supervisory skills
• Inclusive best practices

Location

• New York

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• Supervisory experience in a childcare setting

Education Level

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Special Needs’ Education, or related field

About the Company

• Educational Alliance is a 136-year-old New York institution serving New Yorkers from all walks of life.
• We believe that everyone should have a chance to live a better life and that arts and culture, education, health and wellness, and social services can help lay that foundation.
• The 14Y After School Program engages hands, heads, and hearts for children in K-5th grade attending schools across the East Village.
• After School is a neurodiverse community, and all staff members are responsible for supporting neurodivergent and neurotypical students to have a successful after school day.

Equal Opportunity

• Educational Alliance is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.