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Freedom School Site Coordinator

Partnership with Children
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Dec 2025
💰 $56,000/yr

About the role

Partnership with Children works with public schools in New York City’s highest-need communities to provide critical social and emotional supports for the hardest-to-reach youth and to systematically build schools that are safe, successful and conducive to learning. Partnership with Children will be implementing the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program in one of our partner schools during the summer of 2026. The CDF Freedom Schools® program is an educational and cultural enrichment program that provides summer options for elementary school children and strengthens family and community involvement. The program serves children in grades first through 5th for six weeks. The activity-based program integrates reading, conflict resolution, and social action, and is designed to promote social, cultural, and historical awareness.

The Site Coordinator will manage the day-to-day operations and serve as the supervisor to a team of Servant Leaders (interns) for one CDF Freedom Schools® program site serving 40 students for six weeks. The ideal Site Coordinator is committed to the goals of the program, able to work collaboratively with all program constituents and will gain familiarity with the culture and dynamics of the community.

Responsibilities
  • Work in conjunction with Project Director and Community School Director to recruit participants for the program
  • Work in conjunction with Project Director and CSD to recruit, hire, train and manage Servant Leaders (paid interns)
  • Maintain the safety of all staff and students on-site
  • Ensure proper implementation of the CDF Freedom Schools program model by managing daily site activities and tracking program components in the Partner Information Community (PIC) database required by CDF and PWC’s attendance and outreach database
  • Attend all required trainings (see below)
  • Serve in a supervisory capacity and as the primary contact for the Servant Leader Interns leading up to and during the Training Institute in Tennessee and throughout the 6-week program, including the day-to-day management of staff and approval of timecards
  • Work in conjunction with the Project Director and CSD or other designee to coordinate afternoon activities, field trips, family engagement initiatives and volunteer responsibilities
  • Ensure Servant Leader Interns have the necessary books, materials and supplies for all daily activities
  • Observe Servant Leader Interns facilitating Reading Curriculum les

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