DreamYard, founded in 1994, is a Bronx-based organization that uses the arts, social justice pedagogy, and digital and connected learning to inspire youth, public schools, and communities. DreamYard’s yearlong arts programs develop artistic voices, nurture young people’s desire to make change, and cultivate the skills necessary to reach positive goals. By committing to sustained learning opportunities along an educational pathway, with 45 partnering public schools K-12th Grade, with our own DY Prep HS School and at the DreamYard Art Center in Morrisania, DreamYard supports young people as they work toward higher learning, meaningful careers, and social action. We seek to be effective locally while having a national impact through partnerships, collaboration, and learning exchanges.

Anti-racism Commitment:

At DreamYard, we commit to being an anti-racist organization. We lead with race because we operate in a country founded on the genocide of Indigenous people, the enslavement of African people, and the oppression of countless others. We acknowledge the role this history plays in perpetuating inequity and dominant white culture.

We are intentionally building a path toward racial equity by:

• Challenging oppression and its intersections
• Using art and education as a platform to offer a hopeful vision of the future
• Identifying and uplifting the power and cultural assets that exist within our community of educators, artists, dreamers, young people, and life-long learners
• Encouraging the principles of justice, unity, equity, creativity, and joy
• Transforming policies, procedures, practices, and programs (for example: striving for transparency and equity in pay and compensation structures regardless of race, culture, gender, ethnicity, creed, etc.)
• Understanding our staff, community members, and partners are at different levels on the anti-racist continuum and embracing that we all have a place in this work

As a DreamYard employee, we invite you to join us on this journey.

Co-Executive directors Jason Duchin and Tim Lord founded DreamYard in 1994. Over the past quarter century, DreamYard has worked with more than 100 public schools and over 100,000 young people and families. DreamYard has developed a robust educational community in the Bronx – from its in-school partnerships and launch of the DreamYard Preparatory High School to its Out of School Programs at the DreamYard Art Center in the Morrisania neighborhood of the Bronx. Our role is to nurture, resource, encourage, inspire, and sometimes simply remind our community members of the power and endless possibilities that they hold. We do so by encouraging personal stories, acknowledging and working to change oppressive conditions, and fortifying each individual’s personal power to transform.

DreamYard is currently accepting applications for a part-time, seasonal Summer Youth Employment Program Administrative Assistant (SYEP Administrative Assistant) to work on the Legacy & Internships Programs team, ensuring a high-quality and DYCD-compliant preparation, launch, operation, and audit of the Summer Youth Employment Program. This position reports to the Associate Director of Legacy & Internship Programs; responsibilities include a balance of independent data entry and direct communication with high school-aged participants. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, highly organized, skilled in communication, and committed to youth development. The SYEP Administrative Assistant will work 10-20 hours per week from early April through mid-August.

Responsibilities

• Support the LIP team to ensure DYCD-compliance through three phases of SYEP:
  • Preparation phase: assist with the coordination, execution, and tracking of participant recruitment, participant enrollment, and document collection efforts
  • Program phase: coordinate, conduct, and process worksite assessments
  • Audit phase: analyze and prepare DYCD documentation for audit
• Collect and input program-related data into databases and spreadsheets, ensuring completeness and accuracy; handle confidential information appropriately and with care
• Conduct outreach and respond to participant inquiries regarding program logistics, systems, pay, and documentation; provide timely and accurate information
• Maintain regular communication with program staff and participants via email and phone
• Perform other administrative tasks as assigned by program supervisors

Click the link (https://dreamyard.hire.trakstar.com/jobs/fk0v241?source=Arts%20in%20Education%20Roundtable) and submit a resume and DreamYard-specific cover letter. The application deadline is March 1, 2024.

DreamYard is an equal opportunity employer. DreamYard prohibits unlawful discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic characteristics, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran, marital status, sexual orientation, sexual identity or any other basis prohibited by law.