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Youth Advocate
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Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission aligned Youth Advocate to support the Promise Academy After School program.
The Youth Advocate will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children's Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
The Youth Advocate will join our Promise Academy After School team that educates and empowers youth to become agents of positive personal and social change through the arts, academics, and activism. The ideal candidate will be able to develop strategies to expose students to the arts and support career preparation in the performing arts field.
For more information, check out Want to Work at Harlem Children's Zone? Here's 7 Things You Need to Know.
Requirements
- A commitment to the mission and programs of HCZ
- Bachelor's degree with at least 1 year of experience working in youth development
- Must have knowledge of the New York City school system
Who you are
- Ability to effectively engage students
- Patient, motivated, well organized, with exceptional communication skills
- Dedicated to providing positive outcomes for children and families residing in Harlem
What You'll Do
- Work directly with Middle School/High Schools scholars in all their high-quality enrichment activities (i.e., Arts, Music, Theatre, etc.)
- Motivating and maintaining the interest of the student while setting an example in all areas, including time and attendance
- Work with activity specialists to create and develop quality curricula for enrichment activities based on the Advocate's specialty and student needs (Art, Film, Music, Theatre, etc.)
- Develop lesson plans that are level appropriate for each group
- Monitor and evaluate enrichment activities to ensure programs reach target goals and implement modifications as needed by the program
- Encourage positive character development in all youth
- Assist with program set-up and clean up
- Maintain and monitor materials and equipment for the afterschool enrichment program
- Support Harlem Children's Zone organization-wide programs and events
- Perform other duties as assigned
Schedule
- Promise Academy I Teen Afterschool Program - Fall & Spring Monday through Thursday 2:00pm-7:00pm, Fridays 2:00pm-7:00pm, Summer Schedule Monday through Friday 7:00am-4:00pm
- Promise Academy II Teen Afterschool Program - Fall & Spring Monday through Thursday 1:00pm-7:00pm, Fridays 3:00pm-7:00pm, Summer Schedule Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Benefits
As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive.
Please take a look at our Part-Time benefits below.
Our exceptional Part-Time benefits include:
- Career advancement
- Paid sick leave
- Employee referral bonus
- Physical wellness discounts
- Commuter benefits
- Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.
The hourly range for this position is $ $30.00 per hour. To be considered, interested applicants should apply directly through the posting. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. Harlem Children's Zone and Promise Academy Charter Schools do not provide work visas for candidates who require employer sponsorship to ensure work authorization in the United States. Harlem Children's Zone is an EOE.
