Careers Job Description
General Description
Thirteen (13) positions will available from June 18 – August 17, 2018. The Service Learning Facilitators report to the Directors of WEC as well as work closely with the Educational Facilitator and the Curriculum Development Specialist in the design, development, oversight and implementation of the SYEP Service Learning Program.
Performance Responsibilities:
- Oversee the Service Learning instructional classroom program which they are assigned
- Oversee the collection of participants’ service learning data
- Plan and implement service learning/youth development curriculum
- Maintain files and necessary documentation of student service learning experiences
- Plan and execute filed trips related to the service learning curriculum.
- Comply with all requirements of the SYEP service learning program at LaGuardia Community College
- Conduct regular evaluation and assessment of service learning activities
- Assist in the development of reflection activities for program participants
- Guide students in the promotion of social change by providing a deep understanding of how individual actions contribute to the community
- Motivate students to produce a service project that reflects their service learning subject area
Other Duties
- Compile and submit end of program data to Program Coordinator
- Prepare weekly reports for the Program Director
Qualifications
- College Junior, Senior or Graduate with a major in Education, Human Services or Instructional Technology
- Passionate about service learning and community service and its potential to engage students in meaningful learning
- Well organized and have excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience with databases and open to using web-based applications
- Knowledgeable about the Queens community and its needs
- Must be able to demonstrate a theoretical foundation in the principles and practices of leadership
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities
- Willingness to work and communicate effectively with diverse populations and function as key team member.
- Ability to work with youth 14-15 years of age
- Ability to navigate the public transportation system
A background check and fingerprinting are required prior to finalizing an offer of employment.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
SYEP Program/Workforce Education Center
Full Time
$20.00
Aug 31, 2018 (Or Until Filled)