Summary of Position: Inwood Community Services Group Leaders provide recreational, educational, and arts workshops and activities for youth of the community to develop new skills through an enrichment-based curriculum.

Summary of the Agency: Inwood Community Services is a not-for-profit community-based organization established in 1979 by a group of concerned community residents led by the then pastor of the Church of Good Shepherd, John J. Foley, CSP, to serve the residents of the Inwood-Washington Heights community. Directed by Dr. Charles Corliss (who has been the agency’s Executive Director since its inception), ICS provides extensive programming for children, adolescents, adults and families in COUNSELING; LITERACY; YOUTH SERVICES; AND PREVENTION..

The duties of the Group Leader are as follows:

• Design, plan and assist in the facilitation of activities and workshops in specified areas of education, enrichment, leadership, physical education, crafts and/or the performing arts.
• Deliver literacy, SEL, STEAM and Match activities integrated into the activities above.
• Work with a team to develop a project-based curriculum that culminates with a community exhibition and performance.
• Attend monthly all staff meeting and attend professional development trainings.
• Assist school-age and middle school youth with homework help.
• Ability to work with various ages of youth and young adults in a school setting.
• Assist with the preparation of snack and other duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School diploma required; college credits or enrollment in college preferred.
• Experience working with children and youth.
• Experience in the performing or visual arts, sports, recreation, crafts and/or physical education, enrichment, or leadership.
• Spanish-speaking is a plus.
• Excellent group facilitation skills, communication skills, and ability to work collaboratively.
• Ability to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.
• Ability to model positive life choices and a commitment to self-improvement as an example for program participants.
• Demonstrate positive energy that addresses conflict mediation