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About the Role
East Side House (ESH) is a community resource serving the Bronx and Northern Manhattan, dedicated to expanding opportunities for individuals to live more fulfilling lives through education, career, and supportive services. The COMPASS Elementary Program provides a safe, structured, and engaging after-school environment for students in grades K–5, aligning with ESH's mission by offering high-quality educational, recreational, and youth-development programming.
Responsibilities
- Ensure the safety, active supervision, well-being, and engagement of participants during all program activities.
- Develop and facilitate structured, age-appropriate lesson plans in STEM, visual arts, literacy, SEL, wellness, mindfulness, movement, and/or sensory-based enrichment.
- Establish clear learning objectives and prepare students for culminating projects, presentations, exhibitions, or showcases.
- Adapt activities and instructional approaches for different abilities, learning styles, developmental levels, and sensory needs.
- Maintain effective group management and clear behavior expectations while creating a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment.
- Promote positive youth development through mentorship, encouragement, teamwork, and relationship-building.
- Collaborate with Activity Specialists, program leadership, support staff, and families to address student participation, behavior, and individual support needs.
- Support daily program operations, including arrival, meals, transitions, dismissal, field trips, family events, and special activities.
- Maintain clean and organized classrooms and properly manage program materials, equipment, and supplies.
- Complete required documentation accurately and on time, including attendance, lesson plans, activity reports, incident reports, and behavior documentation.
- Immediately report injuries, incidents, safety concerns, behavioral concerns, and significant student needs to program leadership.
- Participate in required staff meetings, trainings, professional-development sessions, and agency events.
- Demonstrate professionalism, punctuality, reliability, flexibility, teamwork, and openness to feedback.
- Follow all East Side House, DYCD, DOE, Department of Health, and program policies, procedures, and safety requirements.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least one year of experience working with elementary-aged youth in an after-school program, school, summer camp, childcare, recreational, or community-based setting.
- Ability to develop and facilitate engaging, age-appropriate lesson plans and enrichment activities.
- Ability to lead activities in multiple enrichment areas, including STEM, visual arts, literacy, SEL, wellness, mindfulness, movement, or sensory exploration.
- Ability to adapt activities for students with different abilities, learning styles, developmental levels, and sensory needs.
- Strong youth-engagement, communication, group-management, and behavior-support skills.
- Dependability, organization, professionalism, flexibility, and willingness to receive feedback.
- Ability to work collaboratively with program staff, families, school personnel, and community partners.
- Commitment to creating a safe, respectful, equitable, and inclusive environment.
- Ability to complete all required background clearances, medical requirements, agency trainings, and regulatory requirements.
- Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Experience supporting children with disabilities, developmental differences, autism spectrum disorder, or sensory-processing needs.
- Experience facilitating project-based learning, social-emotional learning, mindfulness, yoga, wellness, or sensory-based activities.
- Relevant coursework, training, or certification in education, youth development, child development, special education, social work, recreation, or a related field.
- Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of all required background checks, clearances, screenings, and trainings.
- Standing and walking for extended periods.
- Speaking clearly and communicating effectively with groups of children.
- Bending, reaching, and moving throughout classrooms and program spaces.
- Lifting and carrying program materials or supplies weighing approximately 10–25 pounds.
- Setting up and organizing classrooms, equipment, and activity materials.
- Actively participating in recreational, movement, wellness, and enrichment activities.
- Supervising students in classrooms, recreational spaces, outdoor areas, and community settings.
Skills
- STEM
- Visual Arts
- Literacy
- Storytelling
- Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)
- Wellness
- Mindfulness
- Movement
- Sensory-based activities
- Youth Engagement
- Communication
- Group Management
- Behavior Support
- Collaboration
- Bilingualism
- Project-based learning
- Yoga
- CPR
- First Aid
Location
- Bronx, NY
Work Type
- Part-Time
- Seasonal
Experience Level
- At least one year of experience working with elementary-aged youth
Education Level
- High school diploma or GED
- Relevant coursework, training, or certification in education, youth development, child development, special education, social work, recreation, or a related field.
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00 Hourly
Benefits
- Mandated Reporter training
- Foundations in Health and Safety training
- CPR and First Aid training
About the Company
- East Side House Settlement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- East Side House Settlement strongly encourages individuals with disabilities, veterans, and bilingual candidates to apply.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.