Resources
The following list contains useful links for after-school jobseekers, staff, employers and trainers.
Helpful Tools for Youth Workers, Employers and Trainers:
Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals (PDF, 860 KB)
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
Core Competencies for Supervisors of Youth Work Professionals (PDF, 832 KB)
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
Core Competencies for AfterSchool Trainers (PDF, 2.7 MB)
National AfterSchool Association (NAA)
Program Quality Self-Assessment (QSA) User’s Guide and Tool
New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)
NYSAN Guide to Afterschool Professional Development in New York State
New York State Afterschool Network (NYSAN)
New York State School Age Child Care SACC Training Regulations
Division of Child Care Services, NYS Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS)
After-School Trainer Competencies
The After-School Corporation (TASC)
This tool, developed by the TASC Training Advisory Committee members, is designed for after-school staff and trainers to help enhance their training skills. The After-School Trainer Competencies presented include: Content Expertise, Facilitation Skills, Professionalism, Sensitivity to Diversity, Training Plan and Design, Positive Learning Environment, and Evaluation.
After-School and Youth Development Organizations:
The After-School Corporation (TASC)
http://www.tascorp.org
The Center for After-School Excellence at The After-School Corporation (TASC)
http://www.tascorp.org/section/what_we_do/workforce/center
Afterschool Alliance
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
After School Matters
http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/
After School Works! New York
http://www.afterschoolworksny.org/
Foundations, Inc.
http://www.foundationsinc.org
National Afterschool Association (NAA)
http://naaweb.site-ym.com/
National Youth Development Information Center
http://www.nydic.org/nydic/toolkits/index.htm
NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) Out-of-School Time (OST)
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/afterschool/out_of_school_time.shtml
Youth Development Institute (YDI)
http://www.ydinstitute.org/
The Office of Youth Development (OYD), NYS Office of Children & Family Services (OCFS)
http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/Youth/
Papers and Reports About the After-School and Youth Development Workforce
Room to Grow: Tapping the After-School Workforce Potential
The After-School Corporation (TASC)
Out-of-School Time: Leveraging Higher Education for Quality
TASC & Foundations, Inc.
Achieving Program Quality in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Strategies from 15 Programs
Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
DYCD Response to Achieving Program Quality in the DYCD Out-of-School Time Initiative: Strategies from 15 Programs
Jeanne B. Mullgrav, Commissioner, New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
Update on the Third Year of Out-of-School Time Programs
Policy Studies Associates, Inc.
Response to Update on the Third Year of Out-of-School Time Programs
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD)
Other Useful Materials
Turning Park51 into a Teachable Moment
Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
These materials, created by Tanenbaum, are designed for educators to help guide conversations around the Lower Manhattan's Park51 Cultural Center controversial issue. Tanenbaum has created fact sheets that provide accurate information and address misinformation, and a curriculum guide filled with exercises that educators can use and adapt to address difficult conflicts.