Rising Ground 

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. Rising Ground is headquartered in downtown Brooklyn. 

Benefits

At Rising Ground, we encourage everyone to live a healthier life. When you enroll in health care benefits — medical, dental, and vision care, you and your family can take advantage of each plan’s preventive services, which will help everyone to stay well. Another way to remain healthy is to eat right and keep active. Ultimately, we all benefit when we make the right choices, whether through diet and exercise or health care services. You can also take advantage of other important benefits, including life and accident, disability benefits, the retirement savings plan, and the employee assistance program.

Overview of the Role

The Unaccompanied Children Program provides long term and transitional residential care and other supportive services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) who are under legal custody of the Federal Government.  Working in collaboration with the Federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, ORR, our program provides a safe and nurturing environment for youth in a Basic Shelter program, and the Therapeutic Group home programs located at our licensed residential facility in Yonkers, NY as well as Transitional Foster Care Program and the Long Term Foster Care Program located at our licensed residential facility in Yonkers, NY as well as a Transitional Foster Care program and the Long Term Foster Care Program located in foster homes in the Bronx, Queens and Westchester. In all programs, we provide therapeutic and educational services and other supports that youth need to achieve success through an array of strength-based and targeted interventions as well as link them with family members and/or other sponsors in the United States so they are able to move forward with their lives and thrive. The Educational Coordinator will oversee education services provided to youth supported by the UAC program.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervises Teachers and Teacher’s Assistants in everyday operations of the Educational program.
• Complete individual supervision on a weekly basis, providing clear and concrete feedback to supervisees based on performance and organization’s competences
• Ensure that supervisees meet program protocols and expectations
• Complete performance appraisals on a yearly basis, based on the fair and clear feedback and support provided to supervisees throughout the year
• Complete Disciplinary actions and/or Performance Improvement Plans as need, to maintain accountability and high quality standards in service provision
• Monitor that the Educational program runs accordingly to the program protocols and expectations
• Ensure that the Teachers and TA meet the Program and ORR mandates at all times
• Ensure that classroom instructions is facilitated in accordance to the educational curriculum
• Ensure that the agency model PROMISE is adhered to the daily operations of the Educational Program

Training and Staff Development

• The Educational Coordinator will ensure that the Educational team is offered ongoing trainings relevant to their professional development
• Provide support and technical assistance to all supervisee so that can maintain high quality of service provision
• Attend to organization-wide and outside trainings as needed

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for the daily operation of the Educational Program

• Will assist in development of the Educational curriculum and lesson plans for youth in both the Transitional Foster Care and the Basic Shelter Programs.
• Will ensure that the lesson plans are developed accordingly to the developmental needs of the youth in the program, and in coherence with NYC educational standards.
• Will ensure that the classroom environment is safe and conducive to learning.
• Will create and oversee all educational activities in the community as well as hands-on projects that will enhance the lesson plans provided to all children in the program.
• Participate in program and agency-wide committees and work-groups
• Provide additional support within the cottage as needed.
• Assist with other duties depending on the situational needs of the Program.
• Participates in the interviewing, training and hiring of new employees.

• Master’s/License in Education or a related field preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Educational or a related field
• Minimum 2 Years of experience providing educational or vocational services for special needs youth
• Minimum 2 Years of Supervisory Experience   
• Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) a must

Annual Salary $69,360.00