Jobs at University Settlement Society of New York

Provides employment advising and workforce development for vulnerable and high-risk youth and young adults ages 16–24. Responsibilities include vocational assessment, job development, employer outreach, job placement support, documentation, stakeholder partnerships, educational programming, participant advocacy, reporting, and coordination with social service resources. The role supports an anti-gun-violence employment program and works Tuesday through Saturday on a hybrid schedule.

Coordinates a community violence prevention program in Brooklyn by developing partnerships, organizing public safety events and workshops, attending neighborhood stakeholder meetings, supporting outreach and recruitment, securing funding opportunities, and representing the program with community organizations, residents, and city agencies. The role serves high-risk youth and communities affected by gun violence and requires strong communication, planning, crisis intervention, and collaboration skills.

Serves as the first point of contact at a community facility by greeting visitors, managing building access, recording participant attendance, providing program information, maintaining reception records, coordinating with staff, and supporting emergency and safety procedures. Requires strong communication, organization, customer service, and recordkeeping skills in a fast-paced environment.

Supports Group Leaders in supervising up to 20 youth, implementing engaging multidisciplinary activities, maintaining safety and facilities, serving as a positive role model, collaborating with colleagues, and completing documentation. The role requires a seasonal commitment and part-time weekday availability totaling 17.5 hours per week.

Supervise Early Head Start staff and classrooms while ensuring compliance with Head Start and NYCDOHMH standards. Oversee services for children with special needs, staff training, developmental assessments, family goal planning, parent-child guidance, documentation, program evaluation, and community assessment. Provide infant and toddler development expertise to staff and families and support high-quality child development programming.

Provides community-based violence intervention for the Crisis Management System in Brooklyn. Responsibilities include identifying violence hotspots, canvassing neighborhoods, building relationships with high-risk youth, mediating conflicts, supporting shooting responses, documenting activities, entering data, and collaborating with supervisors and clinicians. The role requires flexible evening, weekend, and holiday availability and focuses on preventing gun violence and retaliation among youth and young adults.

Leads University Settlement’s individual giving and events strategy, including the annual gala, corporate partnerships, donor cultivation, stewardship, peer-to-peer fundraising, and smaller fundraising events. Manages donor and corporate partner portfolios, supports major donor engagement, and supervises the Events Coordinator. Responsibilities include sponsorship and ticket sales, relationship management, event execution, impact reporting, and cross-functional collaboration. Requires evening and weekend event attendance.

Assists Group Leaders with safe, engaging activities and multidisciplinary lesson plans for youth under 13. Serves as a positive role model, collaborates with coworkers, communicates with supervisors, manages supplies and facilities, and supports documentation and administrative tasks. Requires commitment for the entire season, energetic and positive behavior, and either a preferred high school diploma or HSE, or one year of experience working with children.

Provides on-call coverage for youth programs, leading engaging multidisciplinary activities and lesson plans for groups of up to 20 middle and high school students. Supports homework, promotes safety and positive development, communicates with families and colleagues, maintains supplies and facilities, and completes documentation and administrative tasks.

Serve as liaison between after-school and school-day staff to align curricula, design and implement standards-based programming, lead staff training and professional development, observe and coach staff, assess program effectiveness, and ensure compliance with DYCD training requirements. Support literacy, numeracy, and STEM engagement while providing supervisory and instructional guidance.

Support and assist the Director in day-to-day operations of afterschool, recess, and summer programs; supervise staff and interns; develop and implement curriculum and schedules; manage enrollment, attendance, behavior support, and accommodation plans; perform parent outreach; ensure compliance with DYCD/DOE reporting; order supplies and maintain records.

Lead after-school group for up to 20 middle/high school students: design and run multidisciplinary lesson plans, provide homework support, maintain student safety, communicate with parents, complete documentation, manage supplies, and collaborate with staff for the full school year (Mon-Fri afternoons).

MSW Interns will engage with diverse communities, assist in various programs, and complete documentation and training as per degree requirements.

Lead and supervise up to 20 elementary-age students after school; design and deliver thematic lesson plans and academic support during homework time; maintain safety, communicate with parents and staff, manage supplies, complete documentation, and model positive behavior.

Lead an after-school group of up to 20 youth: design and run multidisciplinary lesson plans, provide homework support, ensure student safety, communicate with parents, maintain supplies and facilities, complete documentation, and collaborate with staff.

Lead and design multidisciplinary after-school activities and lesson plans for up to 20 middle and high school youth, provide homework support, maintain safety, communicate with parents and supervisors, manage supplies and documentation, and model professional behavior.

Supervise and support group leaders and aides in after-school programming: plan and implement activities, manage behavior, track attendance, liaise with families and partners, maintain supplies and follow policies. May perform Group Leader duties including lesson planning, homework supervision, and event organization.

Supervise and support after-school group leaders and aides; plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities and theme-based projects; manage arrival, snack, dismissal, attendance and behavior tracking; maintain program supplies, confidentiality, and relationships with school staff, families, and partners; attend meetings/trainings and perform other duties as assigned.

Lead and facilitate after-school activities for up to 20 middle and high school students, design lesson plans, provide homework help, maintain safety and supplies, communicate with parents and supervisors, complete administrative tasks, and model positive behavior throughout the school year.

Lead and support after-school groups: supervise arrival/snack/dismissal, design and implement developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plans, track attendance/behavior, coordinate with families, school staff and specialists, maintain supplies and program records, and act as liaison between group leaders and program management.