Group Facilitator P/T

The YMCA of Greater New York reaches half a million New Yorkers through programs that focus on youth development, healthy living and social responsibility.  The YMCA of Greater New York seeks a dynamic professional to become the Y Roads Center’s Group Facilitator and work as part of a team at the Y Roads Literacy Center (YR-LC) in East New York, Brooklyn.  The Group Facilitator will organize, lead and instruct small groups of young adults on a variety of curriculum topics that will improve their leadership capacity, life skills, and academic outcomes.  The incumbent will lead / guide project-based learning, utilizing hands on service-learning projects and emphasizing connections to college and career readiness, promote life skills and leadership, and provide academic readiness support.
Responsibilities:

• Plan and facilitate small group sessions with engaging and motivational openings.
• Supervise student-centered, structured service-learning activities.
• Generate interest in service-learning activities and interview potential participants.
• Document activities and input data regularly.
• Create and teach curriculum on topics such as work readiness, relationships, health, financial literacy, and other life skills areas of particular interest to young adults. 
• Utilize real world contexts and excursions to promote connections and engagement.
• Facilitate academic readiness workshops.
• Analyze student tests for trends and advise students and staff on assets and needs in group or individual contexts.
• Facilitate project-based learning that is hands on and engaging, and not based on traditional lecture based instruction.
• Promote student leadership and ownership of experiences within the program. Redirect negative behaviors as needed; engage young people in reflection and work towards improvement of outlooks and behaviors.
• Actively participate in designated meetings, training sessions and special events.

 
Qualifications:

• Associate’s degree; Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of two years of teaching and / or youth engagement experience, preferably in working with high risk youth and the ability to facilitate groups.
• Knowledge of additional languages a plus.
• Positive youth development trainings a plus.

·        Available to work late mornings and afternoons, Monday through Friday.

• Culturally competent, knowledgeable of community, appreciative of diversity, and able to ensure that programs are delivered in a way that is sensitive to the cultures of participants
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent hospitality skills.

We offer an exciting and innovative work environment with an organizational culture committed to serving all members of our community. As a leading not-for-profit, community service organization, our Association relies heavily on fundraising to support the wide range of programs we proudly provide the communities we serve.  Our expectation is that all staff promotes participation of their branch fundraising efforts in some capacity.   If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please forward your cover letter and resume with subject line “Group Facilitator” to [email protected] or to:
Y Roads Center – East New York
Attn.:    Parvoneh Shirgir
60 Williams Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11207