Program Coordinator

Global Kids Inc•New York, NY

22h•$22 - $27•Onsite

About The Position

Global Kids (GK) educates, inspires, and mobilizes youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future. Global Kids is seeking a highly motivated Program Coordinator to join our team. The Program Coordinator will play a key role in developing and implementing our global education and youth development programs. This position offers an exciting opportunity to make a positive impact on youth and contribute to their global citizenship development. We are excited to find an individual who shares our passion for youth development, global education, and community engagement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Strong understanding of a wide array of NYC social service resources for youth and families.
Experience using interactive, experiential learning strategies, counseling and conflict resolution skills, and youth development/leadership strategies with middle school and/or high school age youth.
Experience and enthusiasm for designing and leading educational workshops that build on each other.
Commitment to and understanding of working in culturally diverse settings and using antiracist pedagogical practices
Knowledge of and passion for global issues, political science, history, education, social justice, and human rights.
Excellent facilitation, consensus-building, and interpersonal skills.
Strong work ethic, initiative, creativity, willingness to learn, and ability to manage multiple tasks independently.
Strong communication, writing, administrative, organizational, and technology skills(Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Zoom).
Must be available to work in person, from Mondays to Fridays, 2 pm to 6 pm.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in or closely with NYC public schools as a plus.

Responsibilities

Take a lead role in writing curriculum/lesson plans focusing on global content and other key program areas.
Coordinate, develop, and co-facilitate interactive, experiential workshops and activities for GK's global education academic enrichment programs.
Collaborate with GK staff and youth to generate new program ideas focusing on global/local issues and meeting the goals of contracted initiatives.
Develop relevant content and curriculum on global issues and 21st-century skills, while supporting social and emotional learning.
Work with other staff and students to implement the annual Global Kids Youth Conference and other special projects.
Implement student outreach, recruitment, and retention strategies throughout the year.
Help support the partner school's goals and functions.
Build and maintain positive relationships with multiple stakeholders such as students, families, school personnel, policymakers, and other community members.
Collaborate with the program director on program design and scope of work.
Work with school personnel on logistics for program implementation (e.g., space, security needs, permits, trip forms/permission slips).
Collect, input, and review attendance, evaluation, and other data related to projects and student progress.
Maintain necessary documentation/case files, as well as program data entry and records.
Complete administrative tasks related to maintaining assigned GK equipment, fiscal procedures (fund requests and expense reports), and other assigned tasks.