Program Manager Intern - Unpaid

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We are seeking a Program Manager to develop and oversee all aspects of our STEM Education Program. The Program Manager will work closely with STEM Kids NYC’s Executive Director and Education Director to manage afterschool, in school, and weekend operations, develop leadership and job training curriculum for STEM Teacher staff, and to develop a business plan for a STEM-based education enterprise.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage operations
  • Establish training systems, including summer camp operations processes, camp counselor and teacher training and onboarding.
  • Oversee daily operations, including managing schedules, responding to potential family and school inquiries
  • Work closely with STEM Kids NYC's Executive Director to develop and maintain program budgets.
  • Communicate regularly with STEM Teachers and volunteers
• Oversee, train, and support Youth and some STEM Teacher Staff
  • Oversee 3-8 youth staff (teenagers) and STEAM TEachers after school, on weekends and in summer camp programs to maintain TechFest and STEAM program operations
  • Maintain consistent communication with Youth and STEM Teacher staff, establishing clear expectations and standards while giving them the tools, encouragement, and mentoring to succeed.
  • Collaborate with STEM Kids NYC's Education Director to provide meaningful leadership skills training and professional development training to youth staff, in addition to urban agriculture and science education skills development.
• Work with Youth Staff and STEM Teachers to develop new STEM-based business
  • Work with youth and STEM Teacher staff to develop a budget, business plan, marketing plan, evaluation measures, and operations plan for a small greenhouse-based business
• Provide STEM afterschool and summer camp programming

Ideal Candidates have:

• Experience with STEM and STEAM education; professional experience in one of the STEM disciplines required.
• Experience working with children, especially in a youth-led programming environment; an ability to develop meaningful relationships of mutual respect with youth.
• An interest in working in a multicultural, multilingual, and intergenerational community environment and an ability to work with a wide range of volunteers.
• An interest in supporting the launch of a new project, with strong organizational skills, particularly around developing new systems and procedures.
• An ability to work independently and to seek out support as needed or required.
• An understanding of the connections between education injustice, racial injustice, racialized academic content, and generational trauma impacting communities; and a passion for education justice, STEM education inclusion, and cultural sustainability.

This position will be 20-30 hours per week, and could grow to become a paid position.

Please email the following materials to thevenot@stemkidsnyc.org to apply:

• Resume
• A letter demonstrating your interest in the position and your relevant experience
• Names and contact information for 3 professional references.

STEM Kids NYC is an equal opportunity nonprofit and strongly encourages people of color, LGBTQ candidates, and disabled candidates to apply.