NIA Employment Opportunities
School Year Positions - Applications accepted any time.

Job Summary:

The Activity Specialist is responsible for planning and leading structured after-school activities. They are assisted by a Group Leader. Responsibilities include the facilitation of each activity and the management and maintenance of the classroom. Activity Specialists must have experience in their field and must possess the ability to teach and facilitate group activities. Activities may include but are not limited to: visual arts, music, dance, yoga, sports, literature, science, drama, fabric arts, journalism, creative writing, karate, photography, Spanish, leadership, community service. All employees must also be qualified to provide academic support/homework assistance.

Pay Rate: Commensurate with experience, beginning at $12 per hour.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in their field and ability to teach and facilitate group activities, with a minimum requirement of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Shift hours vary depending upon position. All positions require availability weekdays, with hours varying between 2:20pm to 6:00pm with training and special events outside of those hours.
• Depending upon position, 8-16 hours of professional development are required within the first year of employment.
• A minimum requirement of 10 hours of service to the NIA and/or at NIA community events.
• All after school program staff must be fingerprinted and proven free of any criminal convictions before being hired. A current physical and TB/Mantoux test are also required.
• In addition to fluency with the English language, the ability to speak and/or write Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, or Urdu is a definite plus.

Job Summary:

The Group Leader is responsible for supervising a group of 15 to 20 students in an after school program and for ensuring their safety at all times. Group Leaders are responsible for actively assisting during all program activities, as well as leading short group activities. All employees must also be qualified to provide academic support/homework assistance. They are expected to help manage group behavior at all times through the use of positive behavior management techniques and act as role models to their groups.

Pay Rate: $10 per hour.

Job Requirements:

• A minimum requirement of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience, or proven interest in, the field of youth development.
• The ability to develop and facilitate, actively assist with, and participate in all activities.
• Shift hours vary depending upon position. All positions require availability weekdays, ranging from 2:20pm to 6:00pm with training and special events outside of those hours.
• Depending upon position, 8-16 hours of professional development are required within the first year of employment.
• A minimum requirement of 10 hours of service to the NIA and/or at NIA community events.
• All after school program staff must be fingerprinted and proven free of any criminal convictions before being hired. A current physical and TB/Mantoux test are also required.
• In addition to fluency with the English language, the ability to speak and/or write Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, or Urdu is a definite plus.

Job Summary:

AmeriCorps is a national network of organizations with the goal of promoting community service at a grassroots level. These programs offer people who are committed to their communities an opportunity to serve in after-school programs and share their commitment with young people. AmeriCorps members must work to integrate parents, families, and the community with the school and after-school through service learning projects they develop and execute. They are responsible for working daily in an NIA after-school program.

Depending upon position, AmeriCorps members are required to complete between 450 and 900 hours of service between September and June. All members must attend mandatory AmeriCorps meetings and trainings (including some Saturday sessions). They must also participate in AmeriCorps Community Service Days.

In addition to a bi-weekly living allowance, members receive an education award upon completion of their term of service. These amounts vary depending on the number of service hours committed.

For more information on AmeriCorps, please visit: http://www.americorps.gov/

Job Requirements:

• A minimum requirement of a High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience, or proven interest, in the field on youth development.
• A minimum requirement of 10 hours of service to the NIA and/or at NIA community events.
• All after school program staff must be fingerprinted and proven free of any criminal convictions before being hired.  A current physical and TB/Mantoux test are required.
• In addition to fluency with the English language, the ability to speak and/or write Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, or Urdu is a definite plus.