Help kids fall in love with reading.

St. Nicks Alliance is looking for Literacy Leaders to lead after-school literacy programming at our elementary and middle school sites across North Brooklyn (Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Bushwick, and Bed-Stuy). Approximately 20 hours per week during the school year: weekday afternoons roughly 2:00–6:00pm, plus one morning per week for professional development.

You don’t need a teaching certificate. You need experience leading groups of kids, genuine interest in literacy and youth development, and the willingness to be coached. We provide the curriculum, weekly professional development, and one-on-one instructional coaching — your job is to bring it to life for students.

This is a good fit if you’re a college student or recent graduate in education, English, or psychology; a paraprofessional or teaching assistant looking for additional hours; a teaching artist; or someone considering a career in education who wants real classroom experience with real support behind it.

What you’ll do

• Instruction. Lead twice-weekly literacy lessons for groups of 10–20 elementary or middle school students using our internally developed curriculum. Provide targeted small-group and individual instruction incorporating Science of Reading elements and the day school’s literacy techniques. Build lessons that draw on students’ home culture, values, interests, and language.
• Assessment. Assess student work formally and informally to determine growth and next steps. Document learning through notes, work collection, and photos. Collect literacy outcome and attitudinal data for our School Success Model research program. Keep site directors and group leaders informed about each student’s strengths and challenges.
• Professional development and coaching. Participate in mandatory weekly professional development and in regular coaching sessions with our Instructional Coach or Associate Director of Education. Give feedback to our curriculum writers — Literacy Leaders genuinely shape the curriculum here.
• Collaboration. Work with the school’s literacy team to align our curriculum with school goals. Coordinate with the BK Story Voyager coordinator on book selection and programming. Partner with reading specialists, tutors, teaching artists, and the school’s SEL transformational coach.
• Safety and supervision. Follow DOHMH, OCFS, and CDC safety protocols. Stay actively engaged in supervising students across all program components — meals, transitions, outdoor play, field trips, arrival, and dismissal.

Why this job is worth having

Most part-time youth jobs hand you a room and wish you luck. This one comes with a written curriculum, weekly paid professional development, and an instructional coach whose job is helping you get better. People who want to teach use this role to find out whether they actually do — and to build the skills before they commit to a credential program.

St. Nicks Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building a staff that reflects the communities we serve, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.