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Uptown Stories Site Coordinators play a key role in the management of the LEAPS afterschool programs in three Upper Manhattan public schools. Site Coordinators ensure workshops run smoothly while overseeing staff, developing curriculum, conducting community outreach activities, and maintaining a safe and enriching environment for our young writers. Site Coordinators are expert communicators and multitaskers, able to balance the hands-on responsibilities of leading an afterschool program, being a support for students, staff, and families, with a variety of administrative responsibilities.

We are looking for two site coordinators who are bilingual in English and Spanish.

‍Salary: $35/hour

Schedule: M-F, 2:30-5:00pm (Muscota New School) OR 3:00-5:15 (Castle Bridge School)

Location: Upper Manhattan

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Duties:

Administrative

• Prepares program performance reports
• Completes contract reporting/claims
• Tracks and purchases supplies -Completes general bookkeeping/accounting
• Hires staff/HR functions -Completes and monitors enrollment data

Hands-On

• Directs care, discipline & staff development/training
• Supports curriculum development/lesson planning
• Conducts community/parent outreach activities
• Provides student activities & supports
• Leads program set-up and clean-up
• Monitors student arrival and departures, takes attendance
• Programs staff planning sessions & debriefs on any issues
• Provides classroom support for breaks/in-classroom supervision
• Case management; coordinates with school staff and parents to ensure linkages with curriculum, behavioral issues, speech therapy, ELL, social-emotional issues, accommodations, etc.
• Attends SACC and Program Activity or Instructional Training

‍Uptown Stories is seeking a part-time teaching artist to be part of our three after school writing workshop programs in upper Manhattan public schools. Our classes are structured around reading, writing, and the arts, creating a community of young authors and artists.

We are looking for Teaching Artists who write terrific curricula, who are dynamic and engaging in the classroom, who are self-reliant and responsible, who can differentiate instruction for different ages and abilities, and who, most of all, feel passionate about the craft and the art of writing. Teaching Artists are expected to help set up and break down the classroom space, maintain regular email contact with families regarding class progress, and offer feedback to students about their work. Every trimester ends in a public reading and publication of a print anthology of student work.

Teaching Artists for this program need to be:

• Experienced (at least 3 years) teaching a class of children grades 2-5, ideally with neurodiverse learners, preferably in a public school setting.
• Skilled at creating curriculum, collaborating with other teaching artists, and coaching students towards a final published piece.
• Practicing writers or artists in their field of expertise.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.‍

‍This position requires in-person availability from 2:30PM-5:00PM, Monday through Friday; compensation starts at $50/hr. To be approved to work within the schools, fingerprinting, background checks, and mandatory online training are required.

Based in Washington Heights, Uptown Stories offers after-school, weekend, and summer creative writing workshops for children ages 8-18. We are seeking rockstar Teaching Artists, who are also professional authors and artists, to lead our creative writing workshops. Have a genre you’re passionate about? Tell us why you think your workshop would be an exciting addition to our programming.

All classes should be structured primarily as workshops, where the students learn the art and craft of writing, revision, and how to give and receive constructive feedback, creating a community of young authors and artists. Each workshop ends with a celebratory reading at Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights, and the publication of a paperback anthology, so every student leaves our program as a published author.

We are looking for Teaching Artists who write terrific curricula, who are dynamic and engaging in the classroom, who are self-reliant and responsible, who can differentiate instruction for different ages and abilities, and who, most of all, feel passionate about the craft and the art of writing. Teaching Artists are expected to help set up and break down the classroom space, maintain regular email contact with families regarding class progress, and be responsive to emails from students about their work. Uptown Stories will handle enrollment, space, billing, and provide materials and snacks.

All applicants must:

• ‍Have 4+ years of professional experience teaching children within the age range of 8-18
• Have at least 1 year of professional experience teaching creative writing
• ‍Be practicing writers or artists in their field of expertise

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