Job Title: Education Coordinator, Special Initiatives SYEP
PVN ID: ME-1904-003020
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is important for low income youth who may face multiple barriers to obtaining early work experiences. Youth benefit from workforce development programs that offer hands-on exposure, paid internships and work experience, access to jobs skills training, and opportunities to develop social, civic, and leadership skills. Additionally, developmentally appropriate, robust work experiences can help promote a college-bound culture and build useful transferable competencies such as leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication. For this new initiative, Medgar Evers College partners with the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) to implement the Special Initiatives SYEP for MAP programs in NYCHA. Medgar Evers College is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building a safe, inclusive working environment for the people of all backgrounds.

Other Duties

 

  • Create schedule for project-based learning for younger and older youth
  • Work with SYEP Director to seek out and design comprehensive learning experiences.
  • Consult with MEC faculty as necessary to maximize educational learning experience for participants
  • Prepare and maintain all comprehensive records for all education programs and provide training to all staff members and monitor all youth educational programs.
  • Evaluate all learning activities for adherence to DYCD SYEP standards.

Qualifications

Some college required, BA preferred, with a minimum of three (3) years of related experience working in the field of youth development or youth workforce development and developing project-based experiences.

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
SPCD
Status
Full Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Closing Date
Jul 12, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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