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The Activity Specialist is responsible for designing and facilitating project-based learning experiences and managing youth behavior during activities. They also support program events such as showcases and exhibits while maintaining professional relationships with participants and families.
Candidates must be at least a high school graduate with 2 years of experience working with youth in their specialization. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to plan and execute assignments independently are required.
The Activity Specialist is responsible for designing and facilitating project-based learning experiences within a specialization and helping young people present those at end-of-semester showcases. Activity Specialists will work with multiple groups of youth of various grades to support skill-building, engagement, and enjoyment in the activity.
Essential Functions:
• Develop and maintain positive and professional relationships with participants, families, school faculty, and Child Center colleagues and supervisors.
• Implement positive behavior management systems, focusing on clear expectations for youth behavior; verbal acknowledgement; and systemic rewards for demonstrating desired behaviors.
• Facilitate activities within your specialization (i.e. dance, team sports, visual arts, cooking, robotics, videography, drumming, etc.), culminating in an end-of-semester performance or showcase led by youth.
• Develop high-quality project-based lessons that are hands-on and engaging for youth.
• Engage participants in specialty area activities by providing encouragement, clear direction, and the necessary coaching and resources.
• Support program events & functions such as: showcases, exhibits, productions, culminating events, field trips, etc.
• Prepare related paperwork, materials, and activity supplies within required timeframes and expectations.
• Attend related curriculum and professional development opportunities to build personal/professional skills.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
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• College Student or High School Graduate.
• 2 years’ experience working with children and/or youth in your specialization.
• Exemplary supervisory skills with elementary, middle, and/or high school-aged youth and aptitude for motivating people.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.
Qualifications Preferred:
• Bilingual in one or more of the following: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali and others based on client needs.
Job Behavioral Expectations:
• Maintain regular consistent and professional attendance, punctuality, personal appearance, and adherence to relevant health & safety procedures.
• Safe and successful performance, including meeting productivity standards.
• Maintain an understanding of the principles, methods and processes needed to perform the job. Attends staff meetings, seminars and in-service training as assigned.
• Displays effective communication skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete work in an acceptable manner by the time and/or date established with accuracy, neatness and thoroughness and minimal amount of errors
• Maintain established departmental policies and procedures including maintain strict confidentiality and adherence to all HIPAA guidelines at all times.
Physical demands and work environment: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk, sit for long period of time; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or control; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk or hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Work is performed in an office environment with normal heating and cooling.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only job duties to be performed by the incumbent. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her supervisor.
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Strengthening Family. Building Community.
The Child Center of NY: Strengthening Family. Building Community Founded in 1953 as a children’s counseling center in Queens, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city, closing the gap for kids and families in NY’s under-resourced communities. With 60 locations in all 5 NYC boroughs and Long Island our over 1,100 results-oriented professionals are making a difference for more than 58,000 children and their families. We are always on the lookout for new talent in a variety of both in-the-field and behind-the-scenes positions. We serve children from birth to adulthood with effective, innovative programs in six critical areas: Early Childhood Education, Behavioral Health, Health Homes and Integrated Care, Prevention and Family Support, Youth Development, and, now, Residential Services and Research, Development and Innovation. We know that with the right skills, education, and emotional support – tools that we provide — children of any background can build a happy, healthy, and fulfilling future.
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