Job Description

JOB TITLE: Younger Youth Workshop Facilitator – SYEP

JOB TYPE: Full-time, Temporary

DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM: Summer Youth Employment Program- Sunset Park High School

EXEMPTION: Non-exempt

REPORTS TO: Program Director

SUPERVISORY ROLE: No

SALARY/HOURLY RATE: $18-20 per hour

WEEKLY HOURS: 35 hours

This is a Temporary Full-Time position expected to end within August 2026 [date to be determined].

WHO WE ARE

Center for Family Life in Sunset Park (CFL) ( https://centerforfamilylife.org), is a nationally recognized social service organization. CFL's mission is to promote positive outcomes for children and adults in Sunset Park, Brooklyn by providing a comprehensive range of neighborhood-based family and social services.

I. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to

• Attend a week-long training in late June to prepare for Younger Youth (YY, ages 14-15) summer workshop facilitation
• Partner with CFL-SYEP staff to co-facilitate two different YY groups and assist in the group’s development of a service-oriented project, utilizing a project-based learning practice model
• Travel with your participants to field trips across NYC over the summer
• Complete light administrative duties (e.g. recording workshop attendance, assisting administrative team with participant timesheets, preparing workshop supplies, etc.)
• Attend weekly professional development meetings and contribute to workshop curriculum development
• Perform office duties as necessary

II. QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma is REQUIRED. Some college experience in Human Services, Youth Development, Social Work, and/or Social Justice preferred.
• Previous youth work experience with adolescents, teens, and/or young adults on leadership development, service-learning, and/or college exploration
• Able to always present themselves professionally and demonstrate appropriate boundaries with teens, families, and coworkers
• Enjoys working in a friendly, exciting, and fast-paced environment
• Flexible and works well as part of a diverse team
• Comfortable supporting youth participants with a range of needs, including those with special needs or challenging behaviors.
• Highly dependable
• Bilingual: English/Mandarin/Cantonese or English/Spanish, preferred

III. RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHERS

• Must enjoy working with high school students, working in groups, collaborating with others, and being part of a community
• Build and maintain close, daily interactions with participants, coworkers, and supervisors
• Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization
• Possess a strong belief in young people’s ability to grow and change
• Has a flexible personality, ready to switch tasks when asked

IV. WORKING CONDITIONS

• All workshop facilitators will be working onsite at Sunset Park High School in classrooms
• Actively engage and interact with participants each day
• May be required to be active by walking, bending, standing, squatting or sitting on the floor with participants
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a high energy level
• May be exposed to all weather conditions and might be required to work in various temperatures to facilitate activities in various locations inside and outside of the school building (e.g. field trips will happen rain or shine, etc.)
• Mandatory uniform shirt (e.g. shirt will be provided)

V. BENEFITS

• NYS Safe and Sick Time

WORK SCHEDULE

Summer [July through August]

9 AM- 5 PM

Monday through Friday

Work schedule to be further discussed with supervisor upon hire; hours are not flexible.

NYC Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the Agency’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. Center for Family Life in Sunset Park does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, sexual and reproductive health decisions, height and weight, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual and reproductive health decisions, gender, gender identity, gender expression and sex stereotyping, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition or information, family care or medical leave status, military caregiver status, military status, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, enrollment in a public assistance program, engaging in protected communications regarding employee wages, requesting a reasonable accommodation on the basis of disability or bona fide religious belief or practice, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Consistent with the law, CFLSP also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled applicants and employees; for pregnant employees who request an accommodation with the advice of their health care providers, for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; for employees who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and for applicants and employees based on their religious beliefs and practices.