Job Title: Emerging Leaders Program Assistant
PVN ID: LA-2307-005713
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

LaGuardia Community College’s Workforce Education Center is seeking a Program Assistant for the Emerging Leaders - vulnerable youth population that is one the contracts with the Summer Youth Employment and year-round Work, Learn & Grow Programs. These programs will offer youth opportunities to learn new skills, explore potential careers and earn money for summer and/or year-round.  

The Emerging Leaders-Vulnerable Youth population is aimed at empowering and mobilizing young people-particularly those in vulnerable situations. This position will provide day-to-day leadership of this component.

The Program Assistant will report to the Summer Youth Employment Program Director to manage and coordinate the strategic and overall daily operations of the Emerging Leaders program.  This position will collaborate closely with city agencies (DOP, ACS, Department of Homeless Shelters, private & public foster care agencies, the New York City Department of Education, Mayor’s Office to End Violence and Close to Home Programs) for recruitment, selection and enrollment purposes.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • Development of Emerging Leaders program goals, objectives, and long-range plans.
  • Coordinate and execute education projects developed for the Emerging Leaders Program.
  • Liaise with third parties to provide consistency to the program.
  • Ensure that there is a consistent high standard of quality and accuracy for all components of the program.

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree required in the field of education, social work, or a related field. 
  • MA/MS degree preferred. 
  • At least three-four-years of programmatic experience working with young adults who are considered at-risk and are between the ages of 14 & 24.
  • At least two of those years working in a supervisory capacity or its equivalent. Flexible schedule and some evening and weekend hours required.
  • Must be highly organized with the ability to work effectively with staff, associates, Department of Education liaisons and internal/external constituents.
  • Experienced in hiring, training, supervising, and assessing personnel.
  • Ability to work under deadlines with changing priorities.
  • Knowledge of principles and practices related to youth development and educational issues especially for the vulnerable youth population.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Superb project management and organizational skills. Attention to detail and follow-through ability including management of paper flow and time
  • Excellent Interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical abilities, including clear judgment and creative
  • Excellent decision-making and educational planning skills
  • Strong ability to meet time sensitive deadlines and to work collaboratively with a wide variety of program partners
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills, collegial, energetic, flexible, motivated, and able to develop productive relationships with colleagues, grantees, consultants, and others who contribute to program development and management. Can work independently and as part of a team, and welcomes opportunities to work across diverse cultures
  • Strong analytical abilities, including clear judgment and creative thinking.
  • Be a creative, strategic, and analytical thinker with the ability to manage multiple projects.
  • Strong computer proficiency, especially in Microsoft Office Suites.

Fingerprinting and background check required within thirty (30 ) days of acceptance of the position.

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
Workforce Education Center
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $57,000.00
Closing Date
Nov 10, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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