South Asian Youth Action Inc.·New York
The Activity Specialist will teach computer science principles and programming to elementary school students in an after-school setting. Responsibilities include developing age-appropriate lesson plans, managing the classroom environment, and fostering social-emotional learning.
Coding Activity Specialist for Elementary School Program, Jackson Heights (PS 69) Queens (Part-Time Position) South Asian Youth Action (SAYA)
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is committed to providing its employees opportunities for growth in a supportive community environment. As an Activity Specialist, you will receive access to external opportunities and have considerable autonomy in designing and implementing new projects and curricula. With a school-day schedule and a generous benefits package, SAYA provides its employees a healthy work-life balance in a fast-growing youth development nonprofit.
Belong. Grow. Thrive.
South Asian Youth Action (SAYA) is an inclusive, South Asian-focused 501(c)3 youth development organization. Through our innovative, holistic approach, we work toward educational equity by providing opportunities and resources to less privileged New York City youth, ensuring they are empowered academically, emotionally, and socially to become engaged community members.
Established in 1996, SAYA provides valuable life skills and holistic, impactful programming to underserved New York City youth. As one of the first South Asian organizations created in the United States, SAYA is the only organization of its kind in the NYC metropolitan area providing inclusive and secular comprehensive youth development services while centering our community’s experiences. Today, SAYA provides programming at eight elementary, middle, and high schools in Queens and Brooklyn, along with our Elmhurst-based community center - serving a growing number of youths across all sites each year.
A key tenet of our work is cultivating vital social and emotional learning (SEL) skills such as belonging, confidence, and self-efficacy through intentionally designed, research-based curricula. Across our organization, services tailored for different age groups include leadership and identity development, academic support that bridges learning gaps, comprehensive college preparation, and activities that nurture creativity and build positive peer connections.
The Activity Specialist will teach the principles, functions, computational concepts and programming of computer science to elementary school-aged after-school participants. SAYA seeks candidates who are highly knowledgeable and skilled in programming and that feel comfortable teaching the youth computational thinking as a problem-solving process.
Reports to: Program Director
$30-$45 an hour, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Must be available 2-5 days per week. This is an in-person position for the school year from September through June with potential rehire for summer and the following school year.
SAYA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Candidates must have at least a high school diploma, with a Bachelor's degree preferred, and a minimum of 2 years of academic preparation or training in programming. Applicants should have experience in youth development and the ability to work collaboratively in an educational environment.
Market context
Elementary coding activity roles in New York often sit within growing STEM, enrichment, and youth-development programming, making programming preparation and classroom collaboration important differentiators. Candidates should highlight at least two years of programming training, youth-development experience, and their ability to work with educators; the listed rate is $30–$45 per hour, with a benefits package. AI-summarized requirements and benefits from the original description can reduce research time before applying.