Youth Development Worker
2023-2024
Reporting Relationship
The Youth Development Worker reports to the Site Leaders.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities & Outcomes
- Ability to create outstanding academic achievement and student character development.
- Create a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment that excites and invests students.
- Motivate students to realize high academic and behavioral standards.
- Utilize data from CCSP's student assessments to drive instruction and intervention.
- Exemplify CCSP's core values in all interactions with students, families, and colleagues.
- Support all special education-related services including Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) during the program.
- Collaborate with Site Leaders and the program team to improve instructional, culture-building and leadership skills.
- Attend all professional development, team planning, and data analysis meetings.
- Participate enthusiastically in structured and informal learning and development opportunities.
- Team player : maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a
roll-up-my-sleeves attitude.
- Strong belief in an achievement mission and educational model.
- Research and stay up to date on best practices in community schools and afterschool programs.
- Understanding and experience of education in an urban setting.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, families and school partners including school administration and staff.
- Agile / iterative mindset; comfort with throwing away work or making changes.
- Ability to work well with a team and independently.
- Have a passion for helping all children achieve their highest aspirations.
- Lead in classroom management while implementing specialized activities.
- Support program administrative requirements including student attendance, surveys, forms, and lesson plans.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- 30 College Credits
- 2 Years of Experience in Youth Development
The Community Charter School of Paterson is an equal-opportunity employer.
16 days ago