Job Title: SYEP Service Learning Facilitator
PVN ID: LA-1904-003042
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Workforce Education Center is an arm of the Division of Adult & Continuing Education at LaGuardia Community College that works with youth ages 14-24 who are in need of an internship, a high school equivalency diploma, community service experience, entry in to the job market or interested in entering college. The Service Learning Facilitator will work with 14 & 15 year old young adults in a classroom setting providing teaching and learning in which students use academic knowledge and skills to address genuine community needs. Twenty (20) positions will be available for an eight (8) week period beginning June 24th-August 16th, 2019.  The Service Learning Facilitator will report to the Director of Curriculum Development for Youth.

Performance Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for leading 14 & 15 year old youth through a six-week service learning process related to specific topics
  • Classroom management of participants over a six-week summer period
  • Conduct and coordinate meaningful service learning projects that will afford participants an opportunity to apply conceptual knowledge to real-world situations.
  • Plan and schedule trips related to the subject matter
  • Chaperon classes to ensure that all participants are learning in a safe, constructive manner

 

 

Other Duties

  • Responsible for students’ folders, including attendance, evaluations and assessments.
  • Oversight of two or more classroom assistants

Qualifications

  • Associates degree in a related field required or a College Senior.
  • Must be interested in one of the service learning topics.
  • Ability to build rapport with youth ages 14 & 15
  • Interested in working in a culturally diverse setting on a College campus
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Computer literate in Microsoft Office and other related technologies
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

A Backgrond check and finger printing are required prior to finalizing an offer of employment.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

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
Workforce Education Center
Status
Full Time
Pay Range
$22.00
Closing Date
Jul 20, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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