Careers Job Description
General Description
The Liberty Partnerships Program is a New York State Grant Funded initiative and is comprised of approximately 46 programs across the State that link colleges/universities with middle/high schools in order to provide comprehensive stay in school programming to at-risk youth. The Hunter College Liberty Partnerships Program seeks a full-time Social Worker to join the program to provide stay in school programming to high school students at two New York City-based high schools, Vanguard High School and Harlem Renaissance High School. Social Worker must be able to commute to location on-site in East Harlem, be self-motivated, show initiative, and demonstrate maturity and be responsible.
Other Duties
Social Worker needed to coordinate and implement drop-out prevention services for high school students in collaboration with the DOE staff and other CBOs on site. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, individual and group counseling, recruitment, scheduling and supervision of 10-15 college undergraduate and graduate students who are tutors/mentors, the design and implementation of school-based programming including workshops, afterschool programs, college exploration, college advising, workforce development, academic and cultural enrichment. Will also help plan and facilitate positive social activities during holiday and summer breaks. Responsibilities will change with programs' needs.
Reports to the Program Director and Field Instructor.
Qualifications
Must meet the following criteria:
Master’s degree in Social Work and New York State license (LMSW). School-based collaborative experience and ability to work in host setting
Knowledge of New York City Public High Schools and knowledge of college application/financial aid application process preferred
Experience in counseling with adolescents
Experience in college advising/exploration and workforce development Experience facilitating workshops/groups and working with youth/families Coordinating remote tutoring
Experience working with at-risk youth preferred
Must enjoy working with adolescent high school population
Must be flexible, have strong interpersonal skills, demonstrate cultural competency, be self-motivated and show initiative, and be a team player
Ability to handle crises, conflict, and demonstrate maturity Be a self-starter, self-motivated, show initiative
Ability to commute to Upper East Side, 67th Street for 1 day a week with possibility of increased work hours.
Part-time hourly rate depends on grant funding and qualifications.
Only candidates with an LMSW will be considered
Start Date: Search will remain open until position is filled.
An AA/EO/ADA Employer.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Part Time
$25.00-$28.00
7.00-8.00
Feb 01, 2023 (Or Until Filled)