Program Specialist – Capital Region SATARC & Credential Programs
- New York State Network for Youth Success
- Sep 29, 2025
- Capital Region
- Location:
- Region : Capital Region
- Job Type : Paid
- Status : Full Time
- Length : Permanent
- Anticipated Start/End Dates: 11/01/2025-07/30/2030
- Number of Available Positions: 1
- Minimum Hours/Week: 40Hours/Week
- Specific Days Needed: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Flexible
- Public Transportation: .Reliable transportation required; valid driver’s license and access to a car preferred.
Program Specialist – Capital Region SATARC & Credential Programs This is a hybrid position based in the Capital Region of New York. Troy, New York, 12080 Google Maps
- Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in an education-related field.
- Area of Focus: Leadership/Mentoring Office/Adminstrative Support Other
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Job Description:
The Program Specialist will support the work of the School-Age Technical Assistance
Resource Center (SATARC), a statewide initiative funded by the NYS Office of Children
and Family Services (OCFS), with 42% of their time. The Program Specialist will assist
in implementing the scope of work required by the SATARC contract, which includes
providing technical assistance (TA), professional development, and ongoing support to
OCFS-funded afterschool and out-of-school-time programs across New York State.
In addition, with 58% of their time, this position will support the NYS School-Age Care
(SAC) Credential infrastructure, including oversight of the day-to-day work of the
credential, managing the distance learning (asynchronous) course, instructing the virtual
SAC course, and supporting host agencies, instructors, advisors, and endorsers to
ensure quality.
This role is ideal for someone with strong experience in expanded learning programs
who is passionate about improving quality, supporting youth-serving professionals, and
advancing equity and access in the field.
This position is 42% grant-funded.
Travel, including overnight or weekend travel, will be required. Evening work may be
necessary, particularly to facilitate training sessions.
- Required Skills/Experience:
● Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
● Meets deadlines consistently.
● Works independently on assigned projects and tasks.
● Utilizes Asana to track multiple project tasks.
● Maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
● Exhibits strong writing, editing, and oral communication skills.
● Communicates effectively and tactfully with internal and external partners and team
members via phone, video conferencing, writing, and in person with professionalism.
● Moderates and facilitates in-person and virtual meetings, webinars, and trainings.
● Demonstrates excellent computer skills.
● Rapidly learns and uses software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, Google
Suite, WordPress, Asana, social media, and eTapestry.
● Resolves practical problems independently and adapt to changing priorities.
● Exhibit self-motivation in a non-traditional work environment
● Collaborates with partners and/or coalitions to advance the work of the field.
● Operates with limited supervision and successfully within a team.
● Displays a high level of individual initiative and creativity.
Required Knowledge and Experience
● Knowledge of the afterschool and expanded learning field, or education and youth
development programs generally.
● Adept at working with diverse populations.
● Knowledge of NYS SACC Processes, NYS SAC Credential Standards, Accreditation
Standards, NYS OCFS Regulations, and Aspire, ECETP, and EIP systems.
● Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferably in an education-related field.
● Minimum of three years of programmatic and/or administrative experience in
expanded learning or afterschool programming for youth in the past ten years.
● Experience supporting staff, leading programs, or delivering technical assistance is
strongly preferred.
- How to Apply:
Submit cover letter and resume to the attention ofalli@networkforyouthsuccess.org New York Google Maps
- To the Attention of : Alli Lidie
