Job Description

About Read Ahead

Read Ahead is dedicated to helping New York City youth strengthen the literacy and social-emotional skills they need to thrive in school and beyond. 

Since 1991, Read Ahead has connected public elementary school students with caring mentors from leading corporate and community partners. During weekly sessions, mentors and mentees read together, discuss books and their lives, and engage in fun and educational games and activities. Read Ahead sessions are designed to help children grow their confidence, love of reading, literacy skills, and other skills essential for success. 

During the Fall of 2024, Read Ahead will launch Lexia Core5, an online literacy platform based on the science of reading, to support 650+ students in the Read Ahead program program. Read Ahead is hiring for six part-time, temporary Program Support Specialists between the months of September and October. Specialists will work approximately twice per week at Read Ahead partner public schools supporting a Read Ahead Program Manager in conducting reading assessments on the Lexia platform. 

 

Position Overview

The Program Support Specialist will work closely with a designated Manager, Program & Impact to facilitate Lexia Core5 online student assessment for students between 1st – 5th grade at a designated public school in Manhattan, Harlem, Queens, or Brooklyn. 

Program Support Specialists will help set up student laptops, ensure that students can sign into the platform using their credentials, and encourage students to complete the assessments. The role will serve as additional support working closely with a Read Ahead Manager, Program & Impact at a designated school partner. 

On average, the Program Support Specialist will work 4 hours/day and 2-3 days per week for approximately four weeks, approximately September 12, 2024 – October 10, 2024. Schedules will vary depending on the public school’s schedule and will be determined by early September. 

The ideal candidate is organized, flexible, reliable and consistent. Some work with students and or schools/camps is ideal but not required. 

The position reports to a Senior Manager, Program & Impact on the Read Ahead program team. 

 

Role Responsibilities 

• Support and monitor 8-10 students completing an online Lexia Core5 assessment in partnership with a Manager, Program & Impact on site 
• Support the transition of students from teacher classrooms and / or school lunchrooms to designated Read Ahead spaces to complete the online assessment during recess time
• Communicate effectively with students to encourage and motivate them to complete the assessment during recess time 
• Organize desks, set up Chromebook laptops for student use, and support any additional logistical needs at the school site 
• Provide ongoing support to Manager, Program & Impact to successfully launch Lexia Core5 at the designated school site

Timeline

• September 12, 2024 – October 10, 2024 
• 2-3x a week at one of our partner school sites 
• 4 hours per day average (i.e. 9:30am – 1:30pm) 
  • Schedule varies based on school site placement and will be determined by early September

 

Compensation

• The position pays $25/hour
• Specific days/hours will be determined in collaboration with public school partners

 

Interested applicants please submit your resume and application to Evelyn Canela-Garcia, Senior Director, Program & Impact  at   https://readahead.org/join-our-team/apply/. In lieu of a cover letter, please upload a document answering three questions (~5 minutes) in addition to uploading your resume. Please see further instructions below. 

How to Apply

Interested applicants please submit your resume and application to Evelyn Canela-Garcia, Senior Director, Program & Impact  at   https://readahead.org/join-our-team/apply/. In lieu of a cover letter, please upload a document answering three questions (~5 minutes) in addition to uploading your resume.    Application Questions In the section titled “Application Questions”, please upload a document answering the following questions. Responses will help better understand your availability. Specific days/hours will be determined in collaboration with NYC public school partners in early September.    Which days of the week are you available? Check all that apply. 

• Mondays
• Tuesdays
• Wednesdays
• Thursdays
• Fridays

  Timeframe Availability Checklist (4 hours) Please select all timeblocks that work with your schedule.

• 8:00AM - 12:00PM 
• 9:30AM - 1:30PM
• 11:00AM - 3:00PM 
• 1:30PM - 5:30PM

  If there is any additional information regarding your schedule, please add specific notes below. (Optional)

Bureaus: New York. Job Categories: Temporary. Job Types: Technology. Salaries: Less than 20,000.