Activity Leader

About Greenwich House:   

Founded in 1902 as a settlement house to help New York’s increasing immigrant population adjust to life in a new country, Greenwich House today offers a variety of programs and approaches that continue to provide thousands of New Yorkers with health and wellness supports, education and personal enrichment, and skills building and cultural experiences.

Position Summary 

Activity Leaders are asked to help with academic tutoring and lead activities to prepare students to demonstrate newly acquired skills in STEM, leadership, sports and the arts. Qualified candidates must enjoy working with children and be able to promote positive character development. Previous experience as a group leader is a plus, but not required. Must be able to supervise a group of children and participate in activities and trips; provide and maintain a safe working environment. College Students encouraged to apply!

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible
• Organize, lead, and promote the student’s interest and participation in the activities offered by the program
• Provide academic support, homework guidance, assistance, and supervision to students
• Responsible for writing lesson plans for their activities
• He/she/they fosters an atmosphere of fun and learning and serves as a role model to youth, always conducting him/herself/themselves in the utmost professional manner and maintaining appropriate boundaries
• Promotes positive character development in all youth

Qualifications

• Must be responsible, reliable and punctual. 
• Must have passion for the Greenwich House mission and demonstrated interest in the field of education and youth development
• Requires strong academic skills in Math and English as well as knowledge of the New York State standards and test preparation
• Successful candidate will be someone that is flexible and available to work on during evening or weekend events as needed
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required
• Well organized, able to work both independently and collaboratively
• Experience working or volunteering with youth in a classroom, after school, or community-based environment.
• High School Degree/Equivalent required. AA or BA in progress preferred.
• Must pass pre-employment background investigation including but not limited to fingerprinting, employment history, and criminal background check
• Must complete mandatory DOH/OCFS training prior to employment

Vaccination Requirement: 

As of October 29, 2021, we are requiring all Greenwich House and Barrow Street Nursery School new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start date.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement:

To perform this job successfully, a successful candidate must be able to perform satisfactorily each essential duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified candidates with disabilities to perform these duties. 

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Greenwich House is strongly committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all individuals. All employment decisions and administration of all personnel policies are without regard to an applicant or employee’s actual or perceived race, religion, sex, age, national origin, creed, color, gender, sexual orientation or affectation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), predisposing genetic characteristic, genetic information, pregnancy, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship, alienage, military or veteran’s status, physical or mental disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking offense and sex offenses, marital status, partnership status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. For more information regarding Greenwich House and our EEO statement, please visit https://www.greenwichhouse.org/about/