Resources

The following list contains useful links for after-school jobseekers, staff, employers and trainers.

Helpful Tools for Youth Workers, Employers and Trainers:

Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals (PDF, 860 KB)
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)

Core Competencies for Supervisors of Youth Work Professionals (PDF, 832 KB)
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)

Core Competencies for AfterSchool Trainers (PDF, 2.7 MB)
National AfterSchool Association (NAA)

Program Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) User’s Guide and Tool
New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)

NYSAN Guide to Afterschool Professional Development in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)

After-School and Youth Development Organizations:

The After-School Corporation (TASC)
http://www.tascorp.org

The Center for After-School Excellence at TASC
http://www.tascorp.org/section/what_we_do/workforce/center

Afterschool Alliance
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/

After School Matters
http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/

After School Works! New York
http://www.afterschoolworksny.org/

Foundations, Inc.
http://www.foundationsinc.org

National Afterschool Association (NAA)
http://naaweb.site-ym.com/

National Youth Development Information Center
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/toolkits/index.htm

NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Out-of-School Time (OST)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/out_of_school_time.shtml

Youth Development Institute (YDI)
http://www.ydinstitute.org/

Papers and Reports About the After-School and Youth Development Workforce:

Room to Grow: Tapping the After-School Workforce Potential
The After-School Corporation (TASC)

Out-of-School Time: Leveraging Higher Education for Quality
TASC & Foundations, Inc.