Education Coordinator

Position: Education Coordinator
Department: Programs
Reports To: Program Director
Location: Equality Charter Elementary School- 801 Bartholdi Street

About Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club

Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club is committed to providing young people with safe, supportive, and enriching environments where they can learn, grow, and thrive. Through high-quality afterschool, summer, and community-based programming, the organization promotes academic success, healthy lifestyles, leadership, and character development while building strong partnerships with families, schools, and communities.

Position Summary

The Education Coordinator supports the planning, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of educational and enrichment programming at the assigned program site. Reporting directly to the Program Director, the Education Coordinator will work closely with program staff to ensure activities are engaging, age-appropriate, academically enriching, and aligned with organizational, school, and funding requirements.

The Education Coordinator will lead the development of lesson plans and program resources, support staff with lesson planning and activity implementation, strengthen homework-help practices, observe program activities, and provide coaching and feedback to staff. This position will also help ensure that academic and enrichment programming is responsive to participant needs and supports positive youth outcomes.

Essential Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain lesson plans, curriculum resources, and enrichment activities for afterschool programming.
• Support Group Leaders with lesson planning, activity preparation, and implementation.
• Ensure activities are engaging, age-appropriate, and aligned with program goals and learning outcomes.
• Support homework help, literacy, STEM, project-based learning, arts, recreation, SEL, and other enrichment initiatives.
• Work with the Program Director and school community to strengthen alignment between the school day and afterschool programming.
• Review lesson plans, observe activities, and provide coaching and feedback to improve program quality and staff facilitation.
• Provide staff with strategies, resources, and modeling to strengthen academic support and youth engagement.
• Meet regularly with the Program Director to review program quality, participant engagement, and staff development needs.
• Support improvement plans and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Ensure educational programming meets organizational, funder, and applicable program requirements.
• Support BGCA programs, special projects, family engagement activities, and educational events.
• Maintain organized lesson plans, program documentation, observation notes, and other required records.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Youth Development, Child Development, Human Services, or a related field preferred.
• Experience working with children or youth in an afterschool, school, summer, or community-based program.
• Experience developing lesson plans, enrichment activities, or educational programming.
• Experience supporting homework help, academic programming, or school-based learning preferred.
• Knowledge of child development, positive youth development, and effective instructional practices.
• Ability to develop engaging, age-appropriate activities across multiple grade levels.
• Strong communication, organization, and time-management skills.
• Ability to coach staff and provide constructive feedback.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with program staff, school personnel, families, and leadership.

Pay: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour

Expected hours: 20.0 per week

Work Location: In person