Content Specialist

Responsibilities

• Work with Program Directors to select and organize activities across DYCD-required content areas, including SEL, literacy, STEAM, physical activity, life skills, college and career exploration, and youth leadership.
• Review lesson plans and help staff make activities engaging, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, and connected to clear learning goals.
• Support IF’s SEL/PYD scope and sequence by helping staff use approved monthly themes, lesson examples, community-building activities, and reflection prompts.
• Adapt existing resources for the age groups and learning needs served across IF programs; help maintain an organized shared resource bank.
• Work regularly on-site during program hours to observe activities, offer practical feedback, and model strategies that strengthen instruction, youth engagement, and positive behavior support.
• Assist with staff training and collaborative planning in coordination with Programs leadership, offering practical guidance and encouragement that help educators build on their strengths.
• Help staff connect SEL/PYD to enrichment classes and daily routines, with attention to belonging, empathy, student voice, and leadership.
• Coordinate with site leaders and student-support staff to make activities accessible to students with varied learning and communication needs.
• Maintain service logs, lesson-plan feedback, and coaching notes; assist with instructional documentation for DYCD monitoring and IF quality reviews.
• Share staff and student feedback with Programs leadership to inform curriculum adjustments and follow up on agreed next steps.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least one year of supervisory or oversight experience.
• Experience working with children and youth in afterschool or educational settings and supporting lesson planning, instruction, or staff development.
• Understanding of SEL, PYD, child and adolescent development, and inclusive youth programming.
• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills; comfort using Google Workspace or Microsoft Office.
• DYCD COMPASS/SONYC experience and experience adapting existing curriculum are preferred.
• Complete required background clearances and training.