Power Lunch Program Coordinator (multiple positions available)

About the Organization: For more than 20 years, Everybody Wins! New York has promoted children's literacy through shared reading experiences with caring adults. In partnership with over 70 corporate and community partners, Everybody Wins! serves more than 1,000 students in 28 elementary schools across the New York metropolitan area. The organization's signature program, Power Lunch, pairs volunteers with students at nearby schools for weekly reading and mentoring sessions at lunchtime throughout the school year. As a result of participating in Power Lunch, students exhibit increased enthusiasm for reading, improved self-confidence, and return to the classroom focused and motivated to learn.

To Apply: Submit resume and thoughtful cover letter to jobs@everybodywinsny.org, subject line: Application for Power Lunch Coordinator. Submissions without cover letters will not be considered.
Positions will remain open until filled.

Everybody Wins! NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For more information, please visit: www.everybodywinsny.org.

About the Position: The Power Lunch Program Coordinator position is a part-time position serving as the principal liaison between Everybody Wins! and our partner schools' staff, participating students, and volunteers. Coordinators handle all program logistics associated with running Power Lunch sessions at a single school site, including ensuring a safe and positive environment for reading and mentoring and being a significant, constant presence to support reading pairs.

Coordinators are trained and placed at a public elementary school in the New York metropolitan area, and report to an Everybody Wins! Program Manager, based out of our headquarters in downtown Manhattan. Power Lunch Coordinator weekly hours range from 10-25 hours per week depending on the school site, each of which has a unique number of daily Power Lunch sessions and days the program operates each week.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

Program Duties: Planning and implementing Power Lunch sessions at lunchtime at a public elementary school site before, during and after school-specific lunch periods.

• Promote Power Lunch and build strong relationships within the school community, collaborating with teachers, parent coordinators, and administrators to identify and recruit student participants.
• Orient and support Power Lunch volunteers and ensure that they feel welcomed and valued and have their needs and concerns addressed in a timely and courteous manner.
• Orient, organize, and support participating students, including matching students with mentors.
• Work closely with headquarters-based Program staff to improve program quality, broaden program impact, and identify and secure program support and resources.
• Supervise reading pairs and facilitate interactions among students and volunteers in order to strengthen reading pair relationships, build a sense of community, and foster a personal connection to service.

Administrative Duties:

• Maintain and actively engage in ongoing communications with Everybody Wins! staff, school staff, teachers, families, and volunteers.
• Collect and maintain student and volunteer information, including attendance and current contact information.
• Prepare written weekly Program status reports and participate in periodic site assessments.
• Use technology (including, but not limited to, email, databases, smart phones, and iPads) as means of communications with volunteers and headquarters and as a resource for students and volunteers.
• Work with Everybody Wins! External Relations team to plan, coordinate and support school-based and external Power Lunch events.
• Attend Agency-sponsored events or trainings relevant to the role of Power Lunch Coordinator.
• Serve as a flexible team member to provide additional services as needed to help headquarters staff meet the Agency's mission and achieve its goals.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing groups of children, with the ability to engage and inspire elementary school age students as well as adult volunteers.
• Bachelors Degree strongly preferred. High School diploma and two additional years of volunteer or youth management experience may be considered. Graduate students in education, social work or related field encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated commitment to serving the greater community.
• Motivated self-starter and team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written, and a positive attitude.
• Ability to work with school staff, as well as Everybody Wins! staff in different departments and locations, and appreciate the different communications styles and needs of students, professional colleagues, school administration and corporate volunteers.
• Humorous and engaging with ability to set clear goals and follow through with flexible and creative problem solving.
• Conceptual ability for the larger perspective with a strong attention to detail and ability to multitask.
• Experience interacting with diverse communities and the ability to integrate into and appreciate a multicultural, linguistically-diverse school community.
• Computer literate (MS Word, MS Excel, email and internet), including basic knowledge of computer and internet-based programs for use in communication, data entry and tracking, and research.
• Employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory fingerprinting and criminal background check, conducted by the Division of Human Resources at the New York City Department of Education, as well as completion of a CPR certification course and a Child Abuse Identification course (Everybody Wins! covers the cost of all trainings and background checks).

Compensation and Benefits:

• Compensation for PLCs ranges from $10-$15 per hour and is commensurate with experience.