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Uptown Stories is seeking two Part-Time Site Coordinator for our afterschool programs in an upper Manhattan elementary school. The Site Coordinator will play a key role in the management of the program, ensuring the our writing workshops run smoothly while assisting staff, conducting community outreach activities, and maintaining a safe and enriching environment for our young writers. The Site Coordinator must be an expert communicator and multitasker, able to balance the hands-on responsibilities of being part of the afterschool program, being a support for students, staff, and families, with a variety of administrative responsibilities.

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Salary: $25/hour

Schedule: M-F, 2:30-5:00pm

Location: Upper Manhattan

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Key Responsibilities:

Administrative

• Prepare program performance reports
• Complete contract reporting/claims
• Track and purchase supplies
• Complete and monitor enrollment data

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Hands-On

• Direct care of students & staff development/training
• Conduct community/parent outreach activities
• Provide student activities & supports
• Program set-up and clean-up
• Monitor student arrival and departures, take attendance
• Program staff planning sessions & debriefs on any issues
• Provide classroom support for breaks/in-classroom supervision
• Attend SACC and Program Activity or Instructional Training

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Required Skills/Experience:‍

- Minimum 2 years of experience working with youth

- High school diploma

- Preferred: College degree in a related field OR SAC certification

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How to Apply

If you would like to become a part of our dynamic and creative Uptown Stories team, complete this online application and submit your resume/CV.

Based in Washington Heights, Uptown Stories offers after-school, weekend, and summer creative writing workshops for children ages 8-18. We are seeking rockstar Teaching Artists, who are also professional authors and artists, to lead our creative writing workshops. Have a genre you’re passionate about? Tell us why you think your workshop would be an exciting addition to our programming.

All classes should be structured primarily as workshops, where the students learn the art and craft of writing, revision, and how to give and receive constructive feedback, creating a community of young authors and artists. Each workshop ends with a celebratory reading at Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights, and the publication of a paperback anthology, so every student leaves our program as a published author.

We are looking for Teaching Artists who write terrific curricula, who are dynamic and engaging in the classroom, who are self-reliant and responsible, who can differentiate instruction for different ages and abilities, and who, most of all, feel passionate about the craft and the art of writing. Teaching Artists are expected to help set up and break down the classroom space, maintain regular email contact with families regarding class progress, and be responsive to emails from students about their work. Uptown Stories will handle enrollment, space, billing, and provide materials and snacks.

All applicants must:

• ‍Have 4+ years of professional experience teaching children within the age range of 8-18
• Have at least 1 year of professional experience teaching creative writing
• ‍Be practicing writers or artists in their field of expertise

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Uptown Stories is seeking a part-time teaching artist to be part of our three after school writing workshop programs in upper Manhattan public schools. Our classes are structured around reading, writing, and the arts, creating a community of young authors and artists.

The person who is selected for this position is dynamic and engaging in the classroom, and is self-reliant and responsible, able to differentiate instruction for different ages and abilities. Most of all, they feel passionate about the craft of storytelling. 

This role requires the flexibility to be at any of the three schools on a given day, and works closely with the program director to ensure all program requirements are being met. 

Teaching Artists for this program need to be:

• SAC-credentialed or have an Associate’s Degree in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation, or a related field.
• Experienced in teaching children under 13 years of age.
• Practicing writers or artists in their field of expertise.

This position requires in-person availability from 3:00PM-5:00PM, Monday through Friday; compensation is $50/hr. To be approved to work within the schools, fingerprinting, background checks, and mandatory online training are required.

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We are looking for someone to join us part-time at about 25 hours per week, but this role will eventually become full-time as the organization grows.
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This job pays the hourly rate of $20/hour.

Job functions include but are not limited to:

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‍Programming support:

• Assist in scheduling workshops and confirming semester details with teachers.
• Create registration forms and keep up-to-date student rosters.
• Maintain student snacks and supplies and ensure teachers have necessary materials for class.
• Communicate with teachers and teams on Slack to support each class during the semester.
• Work closely with the marketing team to support each semester’s activities and help write the monthly newsletter.
  

Publishing support:

• Post and edit on our online publication, Uptown Ink
• Assist with quarterly publication of student anthologies from conception to final layout on Amazon KDP.
• Track publication process using Trello and Airtable to ensure all information is up to date.
  

Community Engagement:

• Represent Uptown Stories at community events and tabling opportunities, actively engaging with potential students and their families.
• Distribute anthologies and other assets to our neighborhood partners and foster a strong connection with local businesses.
• Identify and initiate relationships with publishers, agents, newspapers, and magazines, exploring opportunities for our students to showcase their work.
• Distribute flyers and information to community members at parks and schools, increasing awareness of Uptown Stories' programs and events.
  

Office Administration

• Organize and maintain our program center to foster an inviting and creative space for our workshops.
• Keep regular hours at our program center, offering assistance and support as needed.
• Maintain the Uptown Stories library and manage documentation for check-outs and check-ins, ensuring all teaching materials are properly tracked and accounted for.
• Receive packages from the front office and handle them with care and efficiency.‍‍

‍Platforms:

Airtable, Jotform, Wordpress, Slack, Google Suite, Zoom, Amazon KDP, Adobe Suite

Desired Qualities:‍

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail to maintain efficient workshop operations and proactively manage inventory.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities to collaborate with staff, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Passion for creative writing, education, and empowering young writers.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Experience in community outreach and event representation a plus.
• Some experience working with children/nonprofits preferred
• Some tech knowledge preferred: Airtable, Slack, Google Workspace, Adobe Suite

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Time Requirements: Winter: January - March (15 hrs/week for 12 weeks)

‍Stipend: $500

The Social Media Intern works alongside the Marketing & Operations Director and the Marketing & Operations Coordinator.

‍Key Responsibilities:

• Present and craft new strategies for utilizing Uptown Stories social media
• Create social media timelines
• Collaborate with Marketing & Operations Coordinator on ideation, design, and application
• Monitor and respond to comments, messages, etc. across social platforms
• Track social media analytics across platforms, bringing them into conversation with the Marketing & Operations Director and Coordinator, and using the information to inform your strategy

Ideal Skills:

‍Strong familiarity with Instagram and Facebook, previous experience managing social media accounts, graphic design (Canva, Adobe Photoshop, etc.), organization and time management, ability to complete independent work in balance with set collaboration sessions, and strong communication.

Time Requirements: Winter: January - March (15 hrs/week for 12 weeks)

Stipend: $500

The Development Intern works alongside the Executive Director and the Development Associate  to raise the funds required to operate the organization. They will learn and practice researching, writing, and reporting on grants, stewarding major donors, and partnering with foundations and local businesses. They may do analysis or visualization of our registration data, or research studies that support Uptown Stories’ theory of change.

Key Responsibilities: Look through relevant research for information we can use in future grants; analyze registration data; explore new grants our organization can apply for funding; write and submit grants; other development tasks as needed.

Ideal Skills: Grant writing; Data Visualization; Google Drive, Sheets, and Docs; Analytics; Research Skills; AirTable