Careers Job Description
General Description
The City University of New York is launching the CUNY Summer Corps—a new initiative that will be a part of DYCD’s Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). This will be a large University-wide program serving 1,000 students this summer. The Summer Corps builds off the success of CUNY Service Corps & CUNY Cultural Corps. The Summer Corps will provide eligible CUNY students with paid summer employment for six weeks for 25 hours per week. The goal of CUNY Summer Corps is to promote career exploration and career development that effectively prepares students for long-term career success.
The CUNY Summer Corps Program seeks five professionals to serve as Field Supervisors for a temporary position between mid-June – August 2019. Reporting directly to the CUNY Summer Corps Program Manager of Student Success, the Field Supervisors will serve as program ambassadors and provide on-site support to our partnering employers and students. This position is for 35 hours of work per week for 10 weeks of the program.
Other Duties
- Travel daily to assigned worksites, acting as a liaison between program staff, partnering employers, and Summer Corps students (monthly MetroCard will be provided)
- Responsible for drop off of paperwork and student timesheets at CUNY central on a daily basis
- Assess worksite compliance as per funder’s guidelines, ensuring worksites are providing safe and supportive environments to Summer Corps students
- Monitor student performance at worksites in collaboration with the Program Manager, Student Success; providing advisement, support, and conflict resolution
- Collect and maintain participant weekly timesheets, program evaluations, and complete weekly monitor reporting using DYCD templates
- Monitor and report any worksite incidents and potential violations to Program Managers using DYCD issued site reports
- Assist the administrative team with maintenance of physical employer related files in preparation for program audit by DYCD
- Data entry of collected paperwork from employers and students into the DYCD YEPS online system
- Perform additional related duties as assigned by Program Managers
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, but not required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to travel and navigate NYC public transportation on a daily basis (monthly MetroCard will be provided)
- Previous experience working with the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), or other DYCD employment programs preferred
- Intermediate to advanced computer skills, including: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite. Knowledge of DYCD YEPS database a plus
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a diverse community of students, faculty, staff and external partners
- Proven ability to be detail-oriented, organized, and capable of coordinating multiple assignments and meeting deadlines
- Commitment to successfully complete 10 weeks of this program
What You Will Gain
- Expand your professional network
- Improve your writing, communication, and reporting skills
- Develop and expand your critical thinking, problem solving, conflict resolution skills
- Strengthen your youth development skills by mentoring young adults in a professional setting
- Monthly metro cards will be given to Field Supervisors for travel throughout the summer
EEO Info
We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people of all race, color, religion, gender, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disabilities, age, or protected veteran status to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. CUNY is an EEO/AA Employer.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Continuing Education & Workforce Develop
Full Time
$20.00-$20.00
Jun 03, 2019 (Or Until Filled)