About Phipps NeighborhoodsPhipps Neighborhoods, the social service affiliate of Phipps Houses, has been a catalyst for community growth and empowerment for over 50 years. Our mission is focused on creating safe, inclusive spaces where community members can access education, career opportunities, and economic pathways. Serving approximately 14,000 New Yorkers annually, we address barriers to educational achievement, economic security, and career stability through three key program areas:
- Education and School-Day Programs: Offering pre-kindergarten services, community schools, after-school programs, and college access counseling.
- Sector-Focused Training and Employment Placement Pathways: Providing specialized training, employment placement pathways, Summer Youth Employment, Work Learning Grow initiatives, and aiding residents in accessing new employment opportunities.
- Community & Economic Empowerment Services: Enabling community progress through community centers, resident services, food access, financial literacy programs, and support accessing benefits and wellness services.
We collaborate with government, corporate, and philanthropic partners to effect significant and lasting social change, fostering thriving communities.Primary Function:The Afterschool Teacher is responsible for delivering reading and/or math academic interventions for identified groups or groups of students of the LEAPS afterschool program. The Afterschool Teacher will provide children with a learning environment that helps them to develop socially, intellectually, physically and emotionally in a manner appropriate to their age and stage of development. Additionally, the Teacher will differentiate instruction for a variety of learners and ensure the proper services to children with special needs in the class. The Afterschool Teacher will work 5 to 10 hours per week supporting the after-school programs at either PS66 or PS44 site.Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop lesson plans based on the New York City Department of Education's selected curriculum utilizing Common Core curriculum framework.
- Lead classroom activities.
- Write reports and communicate with parents about children's progress
- Create classroom materials
- Maintain class records and student files
- Modify the classroom to respond to individual children's needs.
- Implement sound classroom activities and educational practices appropriate to the age and development of children in order to prepare for positive learning experiences.
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with parents and families of children served.
- Maintain strong relationships with colleagues, administrators and afterschool leadership.
Position Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years teaching experience preferred
- Master's degree in Education or related field
- DOE and PETS Fingerprint Clearance
- Must be a teacher at the host school
- CBC Clearance
Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)