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Join Our Team as a Bilingual Middle School Math Tutor in Queens! Position: Bilingual Middle School Math Tutor Location: JHS 226 Virgil I. Grissom, 121-10 Rockaway Blvd, South Ozone Park, NY 11420 About the Role: Are you passionate about making a difference in students' lives? We're seeking an enthusiastic, bilingual (Spanish-speaking) math tutor to join our team and provide essential classroom support to 6th and 8th-grade math teachers. This is a fantastic opportunity to work directly with students, helping them build confidence and excel in math. What You’ll Do: As a tutor, you’ll work closely with teachers and school leaders, playing a vital role in delivering personalized support to small groups of students. Your efforts will help ensure that students receive the rigorous, culturally responsive education they deserve. Schedule: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 AM to 2:30 PM. Program Duration: November 19th to January 30th (excluding holidays and school conferences). Key Dates (No Programming): November 28-29 (Thanksgiving) December 24-January 1 (Winter Recess) January 29 (Lunar New Year) What We’re Looking For: Experience: Prior experience in tutoring or teaching middle school math is preferred. Bilingual: Must be fluent in English and Spanish, with the ability to provide academic support in both languages. Team Player: Willingness to collaborate with teachers and students to support their academic success. Strong Communicator: Excellent communication skills are essential for effective collaboration. Availability: Must be available to work the specified hours on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Passionate: A commitment to educational equity and social justice, especially for minority and low-income students. Why Join Us? Competitive Pay: Start at $24/hr with the potential to earn $26.40/hr* through a completion bonus. Impact: Make a meaningful difference in the lives of students in one of NYC’s most underserved communities. Professional Growth: Gain valuable experience in an educational setting, working closely with experienced educators. Additional Details: Compensation does not include pay during school breaks (Winter Break, Spring Break, etc.). Attend a 30-minute event per quarter and complete 5 minutes of asynchronous training each week. Be flexible and ready to adapt to changing needs, including possibly teaching different grades or subjects as needed. Join Us in Closing the Opportunity Gap: PRACTICE is dedicated to advancing equitable education in NYC’s public schools. By joining our team, you’ll be part of a mission-driven organization committed to improving outcomes for low-income students and their families. *Completion bonus is based on program completion and maintaining a high standard in your Education Champion Quality Review. Are you ready to inspire and empower the next generation?

Fields of Qi Acupuncture is a small Acupuncture practice in the process of growth. We seek part time office support of an EXPERIENCED Receptionist. These duties include greeting patients, scheduling & receiving payments, managing Jane app (will be trained), organizing files, managing insurance payments, changing over treatment rooms, helping to clean the office (vacum, mop, wipe) and bathroom, support with content creation, social media posts/management and other admin duties that apply. Skills Required - Experience working in an Acupuncture, Chiropractor, Massage, Pilates, or Yoga space. - Good organizational skills - Professional & Friendly - Pays attention to detail - Ability to multi- task - Communicates well - Fast Learner Job Type: Part-time Pay: $18.00 per hour Expected hours: 15 – 20 per week Schedule: Day shift alt Saturdays Work Location: In person BIPOC folk encouraged to apply

We are looking for a * Part-Time Hair Apprentice *who is eager to learn the integrity of hairstyling and work alongside a dedicated team that values an exceptional salon experience, while ensuring beautiful and healthy hair goals. If you have a passion for hairdressing and are seeking a positive and professional team environment to flourish, we want to meet you! Position Summary: Entry Level The Hair Apprentice is responsible for maintaining a clean and orderly salon environment and assisting the Salon Owner with ensuring our clients have a seamless salon experience from the moment they walk through our doors. Training is provided. Primary Job Functions: Assist with the flow of clientele, including greeting clients upon arrival and performing mandatory COVID prevention procedures i.e., temperature checking Communicate with salon owner and stylists about guest arrival and keep them informed of any schedule changes. Perform preparation services, including shampooing, conditioning, deep treating, detangling, blowing out, and braid downs. Ensure clients are comfortable throughout their appointment, offer refreshments and/or any snacks available. Serve as a social media manager, capture short video clips and post on salon social media accounts. Support in the organization of inventory counts, receiving orders and restocking supplies Maintain sanitized tools and clean work environment following the latest guidelines provided by the City and State of New York and the CDC. Shadow stylists throughout the workday to learn organizational systems and processes REQUIREMENTS TO APPLY: Professional and friendly demeanor Customer service oriented Impeccable communication skills Attention to detail Serious about learning and developing their skills as a beauty industry professional Qualifications & Experience: Bi-Lingual is PREFERRED Applicants should have a valid NYS cosmetology license (or temp license.) At-least one-year experience Able to work a part-time schedule that includes weekends Must be able to cornrow and braid. Must have confidence with shampooing and blowdrying hair. Job Types: Part-time, Internship Pay: From $15.00 per hour Expected hours: 30 per week Benefits: Professional development assistance Schedule: 4 hour shift 8 hour shift Day shift Evening shift Monday to Friday Weekends as needed Supplemental Pay: Tips Experience: Hair Stylists: 1 year (Preferred) License/Certification: Cosmetology License (Preferred) Shift availability: Day Shift (Preferred) Work Location: In person

WILLIAMSBURG CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL - Certified Teacher WCHS’s powerful educational program enables every student to graduate well-prepared for college and the world beyond it. Most importantly, all WCHS students mature intellectually, socially, and morally as a result of being an active member of a school community that endorses high expectations that challenge each student to achieve his/her full potential. In order to fulfil its mission, WCHS is looking for exceptional teachers. Our teachers play very critical roles in realising the core mission, philosophy, and unique youth-centered approach to the school’s educational design. WCHS teachers are not just classroom teachers, but school teachers—educators that are committed to facilitating the entire learning and instructional process and coaching young people to become independent learners, thinkers, and researchers. Prospective Williamsburg Charter High School Teachers: Are committed to the idea that every child can succeed at high levels Believe that they have been called to teach and empower young people Demonstrate a commitment to providing students with a rigorous academic experience Are resilient, resourceful, relentless, and well-able to adapt to the many changes that can happen in an organization focused solely on doing what is best for students Excel at working in a highly collaborative, professional setting but can also work independently Understand the unique needs of the community they serve as well as the complex issues that affect urban youth and their families Are committed to inquiry-based teaching Engage a youth development approach in their interactions with young people by being sensitive to their developmental needs Are passionate and positive about school culture Feel full responsibility for students’ achievement Love ‘the details’ and realise that student success depends almost exclusively on them Are reflective and willing to improve upon their practice through professional development and support Effectively manage their time, resources, and technology Are convinced of the transformative power of education for all students, families, and educators Position Description The ideal Williamsburg Charter High School teacher will provide our students with rigorous instruction. They will be responsible for the following: Teacher as Advisor As students transition to high school, one of the things they could lose is the comfort of having a teacher who understands their background, challenges, and successes. Research has shown that this relationship is a key part of having students feel accounted for and by extension, accountable. In support of our students, our teachers are also Advisors to between 12-15 students for the duration of their high school career. This allows the teacher to become a part of the developmental process of their students and allows each family to have a primary contact within the school at all times. Advisors serve students and families by: Taking complete ownership of the academic, behavioral, and overall success of a group of 12-15 students Ensuring advisees are in attendance, punctual, excelling in all their classes, and seeking out appropriate support Creating an advisory period that acts as ‘home base’ for each student Being the academic expert on each advisee Acting as the liaise between the student, the family, and the school teams Teaching the advisory curriculum that has been created for their advisees’ grade Accompanying advisees on educational field trips as determined by the School Leader Contacting their advisee’s families a minimum of seven times a year and responding within 24 hours to all communications from their advisee’s families Developing and overseeing Individual Student Support Plan plans twice a year for each of their advisees Facilitating discipline-related required meetings on behalf of their advisees Performing any other advisor-related duties as requested Ensuring Student Learning Through Data-driven Instruction: Prepare rigorous, student-centered lesson plans that will engage and motivate students to learn Plan standards-based units of study with clear, intended outcomes and goals in mind Provide meaningful feedback on student work to determine student progress and to make suggestions for improvement Proactively and relentlessly seek new ways to promote student learning Create thoughtful, standards-based assessments Work closely with school leaders and colleagues, using data to drive instruction and by extension, consistently raising student achievement and intervening with improvement plans and support for struggling students Have fun and pass the love of learning onto students! Design opportunities for students to use the world around them as a classroom through field trips and or/inviting guests into the classroom as appropriate Hold students to high behavioral and academic expectations and support students to succeed Model professional and collegial behavior for students Engage in the process of collaborative evaluation with school leaders Ensure that students are well-prepared for all New York State exams and WCHS interim assessments Personal Commitment to On-Going Learning Participate in all assemblies, meetings, school-sponsored events, and professional development activities offered during or after work hours Participate in focus groups, evaluations, and committees as requested to assist with the constant improvement of the school as a whole Participate and support WCHS open-door classroom policy, allowing parents and teachers and other stakeholders to informally observe your work and actively seeking to observe the work of your colleagues for professional development Positively Contributing to Student and Teacher Culture Arrive at school no later than 7:55 AM (to ensure that the classroom is clean, supplies are prepared and the instructor is ready to receive students) and leave no earlier than 3:10 PM (to hold necessary interventions, hold office hours, attend school meetings, and to ensure that students that need extra help are able to receive it). Even with these times parameters in mind, we ultimately seek educators that will simply do whatever it takes and will work relentlessly to ensure each student’s learning is maximized Teach four class periods per school day Serve two periods of School Service per week as determined by his/her supervisor (e.g., Study Hall supervision, cafeteria duty, hallway duty, monitoring of student entry and exit, etc.) Cover at least five periods per semester for absent teachers Proactively involve the student’s family in their learning through regular communications including (but not limited to): weekly informal communication via emails, notes, telephone calls, and meetings Realise that although student achievement is central to our work, Williamsburg Charter High School graduates are not just academically well-prepared, but also good citizens of their community. The cornerstone of our ideology is based on providing students with life skills and a sense of responsibility to their community in addition to an excellent education Share expertise and curriculum with colleagues Respond to all school-related communications within 24 hours, including but not limited to voicemails and emails, from Williamsburg Charter High School faculty and staff (including supervisors and other teachers) Attend and participate in school-related activities and events outside of normal school hours (e.g., Parent Advisory meetings, Back-to-School Night, field trips, student events, and performances, etc.) Adhere to the WCHS Student Handbook, Teacher Handbook, Personnel Policies, and Instructional Manual Education and Credentials Bachelor’s degree At least two years of experience teaching in an urban high school setting New York State certified 7-12 New York State Fingerprint clearance Please apply.