The Social Worker will assist students with social and emotional support during workshops. Social Workers may work one-on-one with students as-needed to address social and emotional needs that arise during the workshop. Social Workers will be responsible for taking attendance and contacting parents/guardians about unexpected absences, conflicts, incidents and other concerning student behaviors or interactions during workshops. Social Workers will keep a log of student information related to support needs and behaviors to enable the workshop team to provide tailored support to learners. They will be asked to share insights with families at the end of the summer for students who enroll in many workshops‍.

TU offers both online and in-person workshops at our location in Downtown Brooklyn.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Take attendance and contact families for unexpected absences, lateness, incidents, and concerning behaviors.
• Observation of students’ strengths and challenges.
• Modeling positive behavior (clean and appropriate language, hand raising, active listening, troubleshooting, social engagement, appropriate personal space)
• Validating and normalizing students’ feelings and concerns.
• Communicate with the Teacher and other classroom staff about student needs and provide guidance on supporting those needs.
• Keeping track of student medicine (only that provided explicitly by families).
• Help other staff respond to sensitive situations involving student comments, interactions, or behaviors.
• Help students calm down if they feel frustrated, overwhelmed, or have a meltdown. Help students learn to recognize signs they are starting to feel overwhelmed and communicate about them.
• In the event of an incident or minor injury (paper cut, skinned knee, etc.) with or between students the Social Worker will notify the administrator on duty, describing the incident. The administrator will notify the parent.
• Taking charge of a headcount in the event of an evacuation/fire drill.
• Communicate regularly with parents about their students’ behavior in the classroom as needed, always cc’ing administrators.

‍Qualifications and Skills

• Must be enrolled in or have completed a Social Work graduate program.
• Experience working with neurodiverse individuals required.
• Experience working with youth, teens, and young adults in an educational or youth development setting required.
• Experience with crisis management or addressing challenging behaviors required.
• Passion for supporting and encouraging young people.
• Must be self-motivated, a team player, and exercise patience/professionalism.
• Exceptional communication skills and patience.
• Knowledge of classroom management or youth development best practices a plus.

Time Expectations & Program Types

• Weeklong Summer Workshops (flexible shifts)
  • What: Weeklong tech art workshops topics such as digital art, filmmaking, audio production, game design, and animation. Each week has a different theme, like “game design,” with the morning being digital games, and the afternoon being table top games – thus the lessons for the morning and afternoon are different.
  • Ages: 10 – 24, classrooms separated by age (youth and teens + y/a)
  • When: July 14 – August 15, Monday – Friday, from 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • We are looking for educators to commit to a full week at a time of our weeklong programs. You may be able to work multiple weeks depending on availability. You can work a full day or half day, shift times below.
    • Morning Shift: 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
    • Afternoon Shift: 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
• Career Readiness Internship Summer Program (CRISP)
  • What: Program teaching career readiness skills, participants work with an internship site on various tech related projects (websites, newsletter updates, graphic design, user research, and more).
  • Ages: 16 – 24
  • When: July 7 – August 15, Monday – Friday, from 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
  • We are looking for educators to commit to all six weeks of the program and work the full session.
• CRISP Lab
  • What: Program where a cohort works on a project together while learning collaborative workplace readiness skills.
  • Ages: Ages 16 – 24
  • When: Runs July 7 – July 25, Monday – Friday, from 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
  • We are looking for educators to commit to all three weeks of the program and work the full session.

Compensation & Benefits

Hourly rate: $30 per hour

Schedule Requirements

To join our staff for summer programs, social workers must be available July 10th – August 4th 2023, Monday – Friday from 9:30am – 5:00pm ET virtually or in-person at our location in Downtown Brooklyn.

Additional opportunities may become available as programs are added to the schedule.

Candidates available to work both online and in-person at our location in Downtown Brooklyn will be given preference.

Covid-19 Vaccination Policy

As per the requirements listed by NYU where TU programs are held, all TU employees are required to be fully vaccinated (including booster vaccination) against COVID-19, to upload proof of their vaccination to NYU’s portal, and to have that vaccination documentation accepted by NYU.

Anti-Discrimination Policy

TU believes in the inherent value of diversity and equal opportunity, recognizing that a truly diverse workforce will bring a wider array of perspectives, as well as more innovative and effective solutions, to our programs and organization. TU is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital status or status as a Vietnam-Era or special disabled Veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. TU will provide reasonable accommodation to otherwise qualified individuals with a disability consistent with the law. What constitutes a reasonable accommodation depends on the circumstances and thus will be addressed by TU on a case-by-case basis.

To Apply

Send resume and cover letter to [email protected]

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