Middle School Group Leader, Ost Program (2023 - 2024 Sy)

Positions Report to: After-School Program Coordinator

Start/End Date: 2023-2024 School Year

Hours: Mon-Thurs: 3:00pm-6:00pm, Fri: 12:30pm-4:30pm plus additional professional development time

Compensation: $20 - 22/hr

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Who We Are

East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) began in 1958 as a children's reading group and has since grown into a multi-site after-school program for traditional public school students and a network of public charter schools focused on significantly increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem. We are on track to serve at least 25% of East Harlem students by 2025, with enrollment for this year at approximately 2200 students in our schools and after-school programs. In 2020, 99% of our seniors were accepted to college, and our current scholars in college are on-track to graduate at eight times the national average of their peers.

At EHTP we also aim to serve as an agent of change and thoughtfully contribute to the national fight for racial equity. Through our organization-wide commitment to anti-racism work, we prepare our scholars to effect change, challenge the status quo, and thrive in the world around them. As staff members, we face our own racial identities and conscious and unconscious biases. With this in mind, all of our professional development, curriculum, organizational materials, and processes are designed with a goal of racial justice. Read our racial equity statement here.

We ground all of our work in racial equity, in our core values, and in our four guiding pursuits: the Revolutionary Pursuit of Love, the Radical Pursuit of Knowledge, the Responsive Pursuit of Healing, and in the Relentless Pursuit of Results. These pursuits inform and are reflected in our current four key strategic priorities: to increase high-impact, high-quality academic curriculum, programming content, staff capacity, and coaching; to embrace and advance our use of technology; to deepen our embodiment of ethical and equitable radical humanity; and to efficiently operationalize teaching, learning, community, and care.

For more information about East Harlem Tutorial Program, please visit us at www.ehtp.org.

About the Opportunity

Great educational professionals make a difference for our students; without this, a school or program cannot succeed. The Group Leader plays an integral role in the program's success by supporting lead teachers in the classroom and through the implementation of program-wide student and family engagement efforts. Through their work, the Group Leader will address individualized student academic, behavioral, and emotional needs as they arise. They will partner with teachers, social workers, students, and families to ensure that all students engage in a meaningful and impactful way in the after-school program.

What Qualifies You

• You hold yourself to high professional and ethical standards
• You have at least 1 year of experience working with students in a school or after-school setting or you are pursuing a AA/BA in Education or another related field
• You enjoy and/or have experience working with diverse populations of students and communities
• You believe that every student can and will learn when provided with a quality education
• You take a strength-based approach to address student needs
• You are willing to be flexible in your role and adapt to program and student needs
• You are committed to continuous improvement and learning through professional development
• You have a minimum of one to two-year's experience in relevant educational positions
• Due to the nature of our diverse student population, Spanish speakers and other bilingual candidates are highly encouraged to apply

​​Please note that many do not meet 100% of the desired qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to still apply.

Areas of Leadership

• Collaborate closely with the Program Coordinator, after-school lead teachers, and social workers to provide long-term support to scholars
• Actively build a safe and welcoming classroom community
• Complete homework help, distribute snack and manage classroom of after-school scholars
• Work closely with a small cohort of scholars to complete 1:1 goal setting for academic goals
• Embody and effectively model EHTP's core values for students, including consistent and timely attendance
• Uphold classroom expectations and routines in order to maintain a purposeful, supportive, and fun environment for learning
• Build relationships with families, students, and staff members in the after-school program
• Support a program community where restorative practices are actively modeled and used to navigate student and community challenges
• Demonstrate a Team First mindset, through proactive contributions to the community, and advances his/her practice through reflection, development opportunities, participation in the professional community, and actively engaging families and community members

Overview of the hiring process:

• Application
• Phone screen
• Demo Lesson + Interview
• References
• Decision

*Updated Physical and TB Shot is required prior to starting the position

Thank you for taking the time to submit an application to the East Harlem Tutorial Program.