The Isaacs Center is looking for motivated and dynamic individuals
to work in the following capacities:
To apply, please email a cover letter and resume to aramirez@isaacscenter.org
Qualified applicants will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Kitchen Aide
Role: Under supervision of the Head Cook, responsible for assisting the cook(s) in light food preparation, food service, and kitchen/stock room maintenance as per Department of Health standards.
Responsibilities:
- Wash materials used to cook and eat meal. This includes dishes, pots, pans, etc.
- Assists in food and beverage service
- Assist in cleaning food preparation and service areas. This includes refrigeration units, steam table, coffee pots, dishes, pantry, etc.
- Responsible for calling head cook directly to report illness or tardiness.
- Other tasks as needed.
Qualifications:
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Potential work schedule:
Monday & Tuesday= 5 hours
Wed, Thurs & Fri=3 hours
Total = 19 hours
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Ability to stand long hours and lift heavy objects.
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Fluent in English, verbal and written
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Cheery and friendly disposition
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Professionalism is a must
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Part-time Green Project Specialist
Responsibilities:
- Develop and create green project for youth, ages 17-24.
- Identify and recruit project participants
- Facilitate workshops.
- Create dynamic curriculum.
- Manage volunteer assistance.
- Assist in the development of project curriculum
- Provide basic numeracy and literacy instruction.
- Facilitate referrals
- Develop and maintain relationships with participants, parents, and other service providers
- Enter case notes and pertinent data in agency database.
- Track student progress.
- Generate statistical and narrative reports as needed .
Qualifications:
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BA in Math, Science or related field.
- Experience working with students in Math and/or Science.
- Interest in Environmental Issues.
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with the out-of-school population
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Library Program Assistant
The Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center, Inc. is looking for someone to help organize, maintain, and build on our growing library program.
Responsibilities:
- Input book titles, author, and category information into the library computer.
- Keep database updated as new materials come in.
- Organize and maintain book shelves and magazine racks so that everything is in order and presentable.
- Supervise a small group of youth to serve as library assistants
- Assist children with finding books and using the library appropriately during open library hours.
- Encourage reading and literacy activities within all youth programs.
- Decorate library and identify books that go along with monthly themes.
- Keep staff updated about library activities.
Expectations:
- Exhibit positive behavior to co-workers and participants
- HAVE FUN and BE CREATIVE
- Exhibit motivation and attention to detail
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Career Counselor
Responsibilities:
- Provide follow up services for out-of-school youth, ages 17-24, enrolled in the Youth Employment and Education Program to assist in professional and educational development.
- Provide case management assistance to participants.
- Supervise social work student interns and comply with all requirements for field work supervisors (e.g. SIFI, process recordings, and weekly supervision).
- Plan and facilitate weekly workshops for unemployed participants.
- Plan and facilitate monthly workshop for currently employed participants.
- Work with students on creating professional, educational and personal goals.
- Provide regular and consistent contact to all students and/or the employers.
- Research benefits and provide case management to participants.
- Establish new employment opportunities for program participants (cold calls, mailings, fieldwork).
- Facilitate workshops related to goals and retention.
- Maintain and support relationships with existing employers.
- Establish and maintain relationships with youth, staff, and other professionals.
- Weekly field visits to see participants' progress.
- Prepare written and oral reports for review by supervisors.
- Assist with the coordination of quarterly networking events.
- Monitor, track and document work done with participants, employers, and educators.
- Work as a team with other department staff; assist with department planning and implementation of activities and events.
Qualifications:
- MSW and a minimum of 2 years of experience working with the out-of-school population. Must have LMSW by June 30, 2010.
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas a plus: college/vocational training, career exploration, employment placement and leadership development.
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Master Teacher
Main Function:
The role of the Master Teacher is to identify and create opportunities for positive and constructive communication between the Isaacs Center and schools with the goal of jointly supporting students and families of the Family Literacy Project. This objective is primarily carried out by sustaining and increasing beneficial relationships between teachers of the school and the ESL teachers in order to continually improve professional development strategies for the Family Literacy Program. The Master Teacher reports directly to the Program Coordinator of the Family Literacy Program.
Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively with Program Coordinator to ESL instructors. This includes planning and implementing ongoing staff development, workshops, trainings, and guest speakers.
- Interact daily with individual students and instructors through observation and feedback of planned activities and share findings with the Program Coordinator
- Train, support and supervise volunteer tutors
- Oversee all children's educational activities
- Assist in creating curricula for youth ages 4-10
- Recommend and create relevant support materials for program such as forms, resource lists, or approaches to addressing challenges
- Develop strategies to recruit teacher involvement in the program and assist in scheduling classroom observations between teachers and students.
- Identify and move forward opportunities to share ideas, information and updates between day school and after school personnel
- Model, assist, and train in positive discipline techniques
- Assist program in building relationships with parents, school staff, organizations, and volunteers
- Be a catalyst for inspiring young adult staff to independently develop and deliver lesson plans
- Foster a physically and emotionally safe environment to program staff and families that adhere to the department non-teasing and bullying policy
- Report and document noteworthy incidents to the Program Coordinator
- Provide support to the program in planning special events for parents and families
- Work consistently and collaboratively with center-based site
- Guide programmatic decisions by adhering to department values and vision
Expectations:
- Problem solve using adept reasoning and sound judgment
- Maintain excellent rapport with diverse personalities and population
- Work on completing long-range projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities
- Articulate program challenges and seek positive solutions to addressing them
Requirements of Training And Experience:
- MA in Education, current DOE certified teacher and minimum of five years teaching
- Minimum of three years working in target school
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Group Leader & Assistant Group Leader (Part-Time)
The Isaacs Center is looking for dynamic individuals to work
with our children in our award winning Afterschool Programs.
Group Leaders will be required to plan activities that provide
a safe and engaging learning environment in programs located
at our school-based and community sites. Our program integrates
educational enrichment, visual and performing arts, clubs
and sport, within a theme-based framework.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and implement fun and engaging theme-based and
recreational activities
- Manage behavioral problems and conflicts using mediation
technique
- Exhibit compassion for program participant
- Assist children in prioritizing and completing homework
- Document and monitor daily activities in class to include
recording attendance and incidents, and lesson plans
- Supervise children at all times
- Inform supervisor of noteworthy incidents occurring
during program time, providing written documentation when
necessary
- Attend and actively participate in professional development,
meetings, and trainings offered
- Supervise and escort children to all program at all
times
Expectations:
- Exhibit positive behavior to co-workers, parents, and
participants
- Ability to laugh, and have a must
- Possess ability to work in a team-oriented setting
- Possess a commitment to being reflective and working
towards positive self improvement
Qualifications:
- Upper-classman High School student, H.S. Graduate or
working toward a degree
- Minimum of two years working with children in a recreations
or educational program setting
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