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About the Role
Youth Workers lead groups of students daily in activities including sports, social-emotional learning, enrichment, and academic support programming in our elementary (REAL Kids) and middle school (DreamBuilders/DREAM University) after school and summer program. This role offers professional development, regular feedback, and support, with opportunities to apply for the DREAM Teaching Fellowship to earn a degree and become a full-time teacher.
Responsibilities
- Lead a group of up to 18-20 youth in daily after-school activities including sports, social-emotional learning, enrichment and academic support.
- Support with homework completion and other academic enrichment.
- Lead a group of up to 28 youth in daily summer camp activities including sports, social-emotional learning, enrichment and academics.
- Support the Summer Teacher, helping to implement daily literacy and math activities.
- Support Athletics Coaches in coaching sports teams.
- Facilitate or co-facilitate lessons to help youth build their social and emotional skills.
- Collaborate with team to plan & facilitate various enrichment activities.
- Model and encourage positive participation in all daily activities, with a focus on team building.
- Model professionalism through consistent attendance, timeliness and preparation.
- Supervise and manage youth behavior at all times using positive youth development strategies.
- Participate in regular professional development and tactical training in addition to formal feedback and coaching.
- Implement all health and safety protocols as required.
- Use a restorative approach to manage student behaviors.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- 18 years of age or older by the start date.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to work during all scheduled hours.
- Ability to work in person at the school or program site.
- Experience working successfully with groups of school-age children in a classroom or other youth development setting is strongly preferred.
- Experience with behavior management, including positive youth development, is preferred.
- Exhibits high energy, warmth, enthusiasm and patience in working with youth.
- Ability to quickly problem-solve in the moment.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a team setting.
- Ability to communicate effectively with families.
- Comfort with technology and ability to use common platforms, including Google Suite (Gmail and Gchat).
- Eagerness to grow professionally, including openness to receiving and implementing feedback.
- Flexibility: willing and able to shift tasks and priorities as needed.
- Belief in the importance of social emotional competency and advocacy for self and others.
- A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.
Skills
- Social-emotional learning
- Academic support
- Behavior management
- Positive youth development
- Team building
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Problem-solving
- Technology proficiency
- Google Suite
Location
- East Harlem
- South Bronx
- Highbridge: 1162 River Ave Bronx, NY 10452
Work Type
- Part-time
- After school program
- Summer program
Experience Level
- Entry-level
- Experience working successfully with groups of school-age children strongly preferred
- Experience with behavior management preferred
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $17.50 to $18.00 per hour
Benefits
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment (12-month continuous period) in which you work a minimum of 1,000 hours
- Disability benefits
- Referral bonuses
- Access to Employee Discount Program
- Opportunity to apply for the DREAM Teaching Fellowship
- Eligible Youth Workers can earn academic credit for completing DREAM’s paid Summer Extended Learning and Enrichment Institute
About the Company
- Founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM annually serves over 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12 schools and community sports-based youth development programs.
- DREAM creates lifelong learners through rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness.
- DREAM has an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools.
- Visit wearedream.org to learn more.
Equal Opportunity
- At DREAM, diversity, equity, and inclusion are a matter of mission.
- DREAM is committed to building a team where each individual can bring their full identity and experience to work because representation matters.
- DREAM engages staff that represent and appreciate the diversity of our majority Black and Hispanic student body.
- DREAM is dedicated to creating a world where youth, especially youth of color, have permission to dream—along with the tools and opportunities to make their dreams reality.
- DREAM provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws.