Job Title: Program Assistant
PVN ID: LA-1611-001518
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

CUNY Next Steps is an innovative program initiative on Rikers Island, comprised of a partnership between LaGuardia Community College, Hostos Community College, STRIVE International and the New York Writers Coalition to provide detainees with educational, occupational and therapeutic services. The goal of the program is to reduce participant idleness by offering meaningful instruction that will promote self-development, occupational/career exploration, introspection and introduce students to opportunities and resources that support productive and constructive lives both while incarcerated and upon release to the community. A component of the program also provides post-release services.

We are currently seeking a Program Assistant to join our team at the George R. Vierno Center (GRVC).

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate, record and track daily attendance for classes
  • Be willing to be trained to serve as a substitute Instructor when Instructional staff are absent
  • Be willing to be trained to serve as a tutor and/or support for Instructional staff with students who require it
  • Track and maintain program data and generate reports as needed
  • Maintain inventory of program supplies and monitor levels of need
  • Maintain inventory of program forms and monitor levels of need
  • Together with Site Director, identify and orientate new students
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

 

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Passion and commitment for working with underserved populations and belief in the goals/mission of the Next Steps Program
  • Human Services experience required, experience in workforce development and/or working with criminal justice populations preferred
  • Proficiency in Microsoft-based programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
  • High School Diploma required, Associate Degree Preferred—will consider comparable specialized training in lieu of degree
  • Ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines
  • Willingness to adhere to observance of strict boundaries when working with inmates as required in correctional settings
  • Willingness to maintain confidentiality of indiviudals served
  • Must be able to pass correctional background check and security clearance
  • Candidates who have overcome previous criminal justice involvement are encouraged to apply
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
CUNY Next Steps
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$35,000.00 - $35,000.00
Closing Date
Jan 30, 2017 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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