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 documents and enrollment documents with DOC Up to enter into DYCD connect.
- Bringing challenges to the attention of Program Director and relevant HA staff.
- Overseeing monthly programming for current and alumni students (create monthly calendars, place purchase orders).
- Helping Supervise program participants in Horizons Academy Tech Lab.
- Providing workshops on various topics including College Counseling, Team Building, Service Learning.
- Providing external/internal resources as needed.
- Overseeing Case Manager’s maintenance of participant files and help prepare them for audit.
- Attending required meetings.
- Conducting Spring and Summer Internship Site Visits during the months when workshops are on hybrid schedule.
- Sitting in on evening classes as needed ie: CUNY College Courses.
- Aiding the Director in bringing in Guest Speakers and planning educational and cultural trips.
- Chaperoning on trips.
Qualifications:
- 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 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.
This position is Full-Time, 35 hours per week and fully on-site.
Comprehensive benefits package and generous PTO.
Pay: $30.00 - $32.00 per hour.
JCCGCI Inc. Is an EOE.
