Job Details

JCCGCI’s Horizons Academy program provides academic and motivational support to improve graduation rates for high-risk students from low-income families attending Coney Island’s Abraham Lincoln High School.

The Program Coordinator plays an essential role in ensuring the success of Horizons Academy’s mission to support students at Abraham Lincoln High School. This position helps students thrive by building strong connections with students, parents, school staff, and program partners while coordinating activities that promote academic success and personal growth. From student recruitment and individualized support planning to organizing workshops and cultural trips, the Program Coordinator helps shape an environment where students stay engaged, motivated, and prepared for life after graduation.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Forming positive and supportive relationships with participants, school administration, and participants’ parents or guardians.

• Helping recruit participants via social media, networking, attending parent-teacher meetings, etc.

• Meeting with eligible students to determine eligibility and work on an Individualized Service Strategy.

• Collecting and entering program-related and enrollment documents into DOC Up and DYCD Connect.

• Bringing challenges to the attention of the Program Director and relevant Horizons Academy staff.

• Overseeing monthly programming for current and alumni students (creating monthly calendars, placing purchase orders).

• Helping supervise program participants in the Horizons Academy Tech Lab.

• Providing workshops on various topics, including college counseling, team building, and service learning.

• Providing external and internal resources as needed.

• Overseeing the Case Manager’s maintenance of participant files and helping prepare them for audits.

• Attending required meetings.

• Conducting spring and summer internship site visits during the months when workshops are on a hybrid schedule.

• Sitting in on evening classes as needed (e.g., CUNY college courses).

• Aiding the Director in bringing in guest speakers and planning educational and cultural trips.

• Chaperoning trips.

Qualifications:

• Strong data entry and record-keeping skills.

• Previous experience working with youth, educational programs, or community services preferred.

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage students, families, and school staff.

• Experience facilitating workshops and coordinating events or programming.

• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

• Commitment to empowering students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Position Details:

• Part-time, 20 hours per week, fully in-office.

• Hourly rate: $30.00 per hour.

JCCGCI Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).