Youth Engagement Specialist

Global Kids Inc•New York, NY

18h•$47,000 - $50,000•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, Inc. is recruiting dedicated and innovative individuals who are passionate about youth development, global education, and social action. We are seeking candidates with experience in community engagement, youth programming, and family outreach to join our team in a full-time capacity. As part of our team, successful candidates will play a crucial role in ensuring program compliance, promoting youth development, fostering family engagement, nurturing on-site school partnerships, and implementing systems to create positive experiences for school-aged youth. The positions require a strong interest in working within a public-school setting, specifically in the South Bronx. Please note that this is an in-person position, and candidates must be available to travel to the school site from Monday to Friday, with occasional weekend commitments.

Requirements

3-4 years of experience working with youth.
Understanding and willingness to learn about a wide array of NYC social service resources for youth and families.
Experience using interactive learning strategies, counseling and conflict resolution skills, and youth development/leadership strategies with middle school and/or high school-age youth.
Commitment to and understanding of working in culturally diverse settings and using antiracist pedagogical practices.
Good 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in or with NYC public schools and a strong understanding of the NYC Community Schools Initiative and goals is a plus.
International experience is a plus.
Fluency in other languages is a plus (mainly Spanish and Arabic)

Responsibilities

Take the lead in supporting partner schools in improving attendance by attending all school attendance meetings, developing metrics for analysis and communication, monitoring success in increasing attendance numbers, and analyzing attendance challenges through a strength-based and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lens.
Support and promote the development of a positive school climate that emphasizes safety, community, and positivity to enhance the significance of school attendance for students.
Build the school's capacity to address the attendance needs of students effectively.
Analyze attendance trends and develop incentives, special programs, and interventions to boost school-wide attendance.
Utilize various tools and strategies, such as New Visions, Kinvolved, robocalls, emails, and phone calls, to analyze and communicate attendance data and improve school-wide attendance numbers.
Collect andmaintainessential documentation, including enrollment forms, student files, attendance records, case notes, and program materials.
Assistin writing program progress reports to principals and supervisors whenrequired.
Develop andmaintainpositive relationships with parents, community members, school personnel, and other stakeholders.
Conduct homevisitsas necessary.
Collaborate with Global Kids staff and youth to generate new program ideas focused on global/local issues andalignedwith the goals of Community School initiatives.
Provide individual academic counseling and support to students.
Attending weekly PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) meetings, both on and off-site, and sharing knowledge with staff members.
Collaborate with PBIS students and staff to create and deliver monthly lessons.
Coordinate the Student RACK EM UP redemption system, an existing incentive program that rewards positive behaviors for students and staff.
Collaborate with Global Kids and school staff, particularly the PBIS Coordinator, to enhance the positivity, safety, and student empowerment aspects of the school community.
Assistwith student mediation when needed.
Provide Social Emotional Learning (SEL) support to students.
Work with the PBIS/MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) staff to ensure that all students receiveappropriate servicesacross the tiers.
Utilize PBIS attendance referral data to provide targeted interventions.
Collaborate with the Northwell clinic for Tiers 2 and 3 support.
Work with other staff and students to implement annual Global Kids special projects.
Occasionally,participatein overnight and long-distancetravel forevents such as youth retreats and college trips.