Job Title: Facilitator
PVN ID: LA-2503-006757
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Workforce Education Center is an arm of the Division of Adult & Continuing Education at LaGuardia Community College that works with youth ages 14-24 who need improvement of academic skills, an internship, a high school equivalency diploma, community service experience, entry into the job market or interested in entering college. The Facilitators for Project-Based learning activities will work with 14- & 15-year-old young adults in a hybrid classroom setting providing teaching and learning in which students use academic knowledge and skills to address genuine community needs.

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee the Project-Based Learning instructional activities (hybrid) on-line and/or in-person classroom program to which they are assigned
  • Oversee the collection of participants’ project-based learning data
  • Plan and implement project-based learning/youth development curriculum
  • Maintain files and necessary documentation of student project-based learning experiences
  • Plan and execute virtual and in-person trips related to the project-based learning curriculum
  • Comply with all requirements of the SYEP project-based learning program at LaGuardia Community College
  • Conduct regular evaluation and assessment of project-based 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 project-based learning subject area
  • Compile and submit end-of-program data to Program Coordinator
  • Prepare weekly reports for the Program Director
  • Work with classroom assistants to ensure that participants complete their time sheets so that they can receive their stipends
  • Other duties as assigned

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Associate degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
  • At least 3-4 years of supervisory experience working with youth between the ages of 14 and 24
  • College Junior, Senior or Graduate with a major in Education, Human Services or Instructional Technology and/or another related field
  • Passionate about project-based 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 and other communities and their 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 a key team member.
  • Ability to build rapport with youth 14-15 years of age
  • Candidates with experience in teaching one or more of the following disciplines are strongly encouraged to apply: BASIC FIRST AID/CHESS/ CODING / CONTEMPORARY DANCE/DIGITAL ARTS/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP/ FILMMAKING/ GAME DESIGN/ STUDIO ARTS/ PSYCHOLOGY/ PHYSICAL EDUCATION/ RESTORATIVE JUSTICE/ STEM/STEAM
  • Finger printing is required prior to or within the first 30 days of employment

LaGuardia Community College

Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York/CUNY. LaGuardia offers seventy-two associate degree and certificate programs, more than fifty non-degree workforce training programs, and dozens of ESOL, GED, and pre-college programs. In 2023, LaGuardia served approximately 25,000 students. More than one-third of our degree-seeking students (35%) were born outside of the United States, coming to LaGuardia from 136 countries and speaking forty-three heritage languages. More than half (54 percent) are first-generation college students.

Sixty-nine percent of LaGuardia degree students live in Queens; the rest come from Brooklyn and beyond. Virtually all LaGuardia degree students are ethnic minorities (89 percent), 58 percent are women, 27 percent are over the age of 25. Forty-six percent are Hispanic, well above the threshold of 25 percent required by the US Department of Education for designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Sixty-six percent of LaGuardia degree-seeking students receive some form of financial aid. Close to half of our degree-seeking students attend part-time (49%), usually because they need to work to support their families. Tuition and fees are $5,271 per year for a full-time student.

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
$27.00-$27.00
Closing Date
May 13, 2025 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
Yes

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