Job Title: Service Learning Facilitator
PVN ID: LA-1703-001705
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

Job Description for Service Learning Facilitators- (ten (10) positions available).

Employment Period:  June 19, 2017 – August 25, 2017.

Hours:  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM for 7 sections and 11:00 – 7:00 PM for 3 sections

Location:   LaGuardia Community College

                    29-10 Thomson Avenue

                    Long Island City, NY 11101

The Service Learning Facilitator will report to the Director of the Workforce Education Center.

Service Learning Facilitators will be responsible for leading 14 & 15 year old Summer Youth Participants through a six-week service learning process related to specific topics.  We are looking for dedicated professionals who want to work with youth and provide them with an exemplary learning experience. It is expected that the service learning activities will build partnerships and address genuine community needs.

 

Topic include:   

  • Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
  • Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM)
  • Veterans Services
  • Health & Wellness
  • Project Pawn - Education through Chess
  • Immigration and the New Administration
  • Violence Prevention
  • Digital Arts & Cinema Technology
  • Newsletter Creation
  • Civic Engagement

 Key Responsibilities:

 Classroom management of participants over a six-week summer period

  • Conduct and coordinate meaningful service learning projects that will afford participants an opportunity to apply conceptual knowledge to real-world situations.
  • Plan and schedule trips related to the subject matter
  • Chaperon classes carefully to ensure that all participants are learning in a safe, constructive manner
  • Responsible for students’ folders, including attendance, evaluations and assessments.

Other Duties

Key Responsibilities:

 Classroom management of participants over a six-week summer period

  • Conduct and coordinate meaningful service learning projects that will afford participants an opportunity to apply conceptual knowledge to real-world situations.
  • Plan and schedule trips related to the subject matter
  • Chaperon classes carefully to ensure that all participants are learning in a safe, constructive manner
  • Responsible for students’ folders, including attendance, evaluations and assessments.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Skills:

 

  • Associates degree in a related field required or a College Senior.
  • Must be interested in one of the service learning topics.
  • Ability to build rapport with youth ages 14 & 15 years of age.
  • Interested in working in a cultural diverse setting on a College campus
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Computer literate in Microsoft Office and other related technologies
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

 

 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Workforce Education Center
Status
Full Time
Pay Range
$18.00-$20.00
Closing Date
Jul 03, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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