SYEP Worksite Monitor
Henry Street Settlement
Location
New York
Salary
$22 / HOUR
Quick overview
The monitor must visit assigned worksites weekly to check participant progress, collect payroll, ensure participant satisfaction, and verify a safe work environment. Responsibilities also include distributing and collecting necessary program documents and reporting any issues to appropriate personnel.
Requirements summary
A High School Diploma or GED is required, with a college degree or current enrollment preferred, alongside a passion for youth and community development. Candidates need strong computer skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capacity to work independently and manage deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
Job description
Division/Department: Education & Employment/Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
Work Schedule: 35 hours per week, shifts Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm or 10 am – 6 pm
Type: Temporary with end date of 08/28/2026, Full Time
Pay Type: $22 Hourly
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt
Organizational Overview
Henry Street Settlement opens doors of opportunity to enrich lives and expand human progress for Lower East Side residents and other New Yorkers through social services, arts, and health care programs. Building on its 130+year legacy of innovation and effective programming, Henry Street offers more than 50 programs and is one of New York City’s largest social service agencies.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma/ GED required; college degree or current college enrollment preferred.
- Passion for youth and community development
- Experience and comfort working with youth and workplace professionals
- Strong computer skills, including experience with Microsoft Office and Google Suite
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as a member of a team
- Extreme attention to detail and strong multitasker
- Ability to make deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Past experience working with Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) preferred
- Ability to travel throughout NYC via public transportation
- Possession of New York State Driver’s License a plus
Responsibilities
- Visit each worksite in caseload once a week, minimally, to monitor participant progress and collect payroll.
- Ensure SYEP participants are satisfied with worksite placements and are completing maximum hours; contact youth as necessary to
- follow up on missed hours
- Ensure worksites are providing a safe and supportive environment to youth assigned to the site
- Serve as a liaison between SYEP participants and Henry Street Settlement to communicate information at regular intervals
- Distribute and collect participant timesheets, program evaluations and other program documents weekly
- Monitor and report any issues or violations to proper personnel
- Complete weekly monitoring reports for each worksite assigned to caseload
- Participate in SYEP and worksite supervisors’ orientations.
- Administrative duties as necessary.
- Other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator
Essential Physical Job Functions
- Sitting for extended periods, standing, lifting, and crouching.
- Ability to travel across the five boroughs of Manhattan.
- Ability to work onsite.
