After School Program Elementary (ASPE) Facilitator

About The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis): 

The Brotherhood Sister Sol is a social justice youth development organization that since 1995 has been a place where Black and Latinx youth claim the power of their history, identity, and community to build the future they want to see. By educating, organizing, and training, we are challenging inequity and creating opportunity for all. 

BroSis provides holistic and long-term support services to youth who range in age from eight to twenty-two. BroSis offers wrap-around evidence-based programming such as four-six year rites of passage programming, thorough five-day a week after school care, school and home counseling, summer camps, job training, college preparation, employment opportunities, community organizing training, and month-long international study programs to Africa and Latin America. Based in Harlem, NY but with a national reach, we publish assorted curricula and collections of our members’ writings; train educators from throughout the nation on our approach; and organize and advocate for social change. BroSis has earned national recognition for our evidence-based model, receiving an array of awards and funding from a host of national funders, including Marlene Nathan Meyerson Foundation, Charles Hayden Foundation, NBA Foundation, Kraft Heinz, New York Community Trust, Comic Relief/Red Nose Day, William Stamps Farish Foundation, and more. 

The organization has over 50 full-time staff, serves thousands throughout New York City, and has a $11 million dollar operating budget. In addition, we have just moved into our new building - a 22,000 square foot state-of-the-art beacon for youth development. It is an exciting period of organizational growth and increased impact in our community and beyond.

POSITION SUMMARY 

The ASPE Facilitator will work with our 8-12 year old population each day - working with three other full-time staff to support our members with arts enrichment, tutoring, recreation, and one-on-one mentorship and guidance. The ideal candidate will be a dependable, dynamic educator of children’s programming and have experience creating and running culturally relevant and enriching experiences. This position reports to the ASPE Coordinator. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Under the direction of the APSE Coordinator, plan, prepare, implement, and evaluate activities for elementary school age youth. 

• Ensure the safety of participants by providing adequate supervision of all elementary youth.
• Lead the set-up, cleanup, and organization of rooms and activity centers for the program each day.
• Create and maintain a welcoming and supportive classroom environment. Rotate activities regularly.
• Model positive behavior, clear expectations and holding members accountable to the culture of the program and the larger community.
• Encourage positive self esteem; promote and reinforce BroSis themes of Community, knowledge, Positivity and Future.
• Be sensitive to issues members face, and work with the team to identify needs and solutions for situations as they arise.
• Facilitate distribution of nutritious snacks and meals; lead youth in clean up
• Develop strong positive relationships with youth and their families.
• Help create and distribute program materials to families, notices of program activities/events, and registration forms. Promote all events with youth and families.
• Support regular communication with parents and caregivers about needs and progress of program participants. Identify and address issues with parents and create support plans.
• Lead cooperative work with community partners and volunteers to facilitate activities and special events.
• Coordinate after school and summer program enrollment. Support families in completing required registration materials.
• Monitor daily attendance, follow tracking procedures, and maintain weekly records

 EXPERIENCE & PERSONAL REQUIREMENTS & SKILL SETS

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred; at minimum three years’ experience working in an elementary aged youth development program - ages 8 to 12.
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to perform multiple tasks effectively in a fast-paced, challenging, and constantly changing environment.
• Knowledge of and experience with behavior guidance and restorative justice language and techniques.
• Mature attitude, creativity, resourcefulness, and a positive role model for youth.
• Understanding and appreciation of racially/ethnically diverse populations.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

BENEFITS: 

At The Brotherhood Sister Sol, we offer competitive salaries with a comprehensive benefits package including, health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 3% employer contribution to 403(b) retirement account. Staff are entitled to four weeks' vacation; as well as quarterly personal days; and office closure during Winter Break that is approximately 8 vacation days in addition to Christmas and New Year's Day - which thus totals over 6 weeks of vacation over the year; as well as 9 additional paid holidays and 8 sick days. 

BroSis offers a competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience with the potential for an annual performance-based increase. The incoming salary range for this position is $70,000 to $75,000 per year. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary closer to the start of the range depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. All staff are eligible for annual performance-based increases. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges.