
Culture Associate (2025-2026)
Position Reports to: Director of School Culture & Family Engagement or Culture Leader
Core Relationships: Leadership Team and Social Workers
Start Date: August 6, 2025
Hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm + some out of school time responsibilities
Compensation: The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $65,239. East Harlem Scholars Academies also offers a comprehensive benefits package.
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Who We Are
Founded in 1958 as a children’s reading group, East Harlem Tutorial Program (EHTP) has grown into a dynamic multi-site after-school program for students in traditional public schools and a network of public charter schools dedicated to dramatically increasing the college graduation rate in East Harlem. We believe that all young people deserve access to an excellent education without having to leave their community. East Harlem is a vibrant neighborhood that has long faced systemic educational inequities, and we work in close partnership with students and families to help them unlock their limitless potential. Our schools and programs provide rigorous, engaging academics combined with holistic support, ensuring that students develop the critical thinking skills, confidence, and knowledge necessary to excel in college and beyond.
At EHTP, we strive to be an agent of change in the fight for racial equity, recognizing that education is a powerful tool for transformation. Through a rigorous, student-centered curriculum, we prepare our scholars to challenge the status quo, think critically, and become leaders who shape a more just world. Our commitment to anti-racism is woven into every aspect of our work—from our instructional practices and professional development to our organizational policies and community engagement. As educators and staff, we continually examine our own biases and identities, ensuring that our classrooms and programs are spaces of inclusion, empowerment, and academic excellence. Read our racial equity statement here.
About the Opportunity
The Culture Associate works closely with the Director of School Culture & Family Engagement (DSCFE) to provide support to scholars and classroom teachers. They are responsible for providing behavioral support to students, ensuring students are on task and that the behavior expectations established by the school culture are implemented in a consistent, caring and disciplined manner. The Culture Associate will execute the vision for school culture and leadership-learner experience, and is responsible for shaping and sustaining school-wide systems, process, and opportunities for students to internalize and program around the school's values for academic excellence, problem-based learning, love, liberation, and healing; and functions as support to the staff in the implementation of school-wide systems and procedures.This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic individual to play an integral role in growing and shaping a premier charter school committed to helping students not just to be learners, but also leaders.
What Qualifies You:
- You have 1-3 years of professional experience with students, or related youth-facing field
- You hold yourself to high professional and ethical standards
- You enjoy and/or have experience working with diverse populations of students and communities
- You have a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities of working with First Generation, Black, Brown, and/or economically-vulnerable college-bound students
- You have strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- You experience working in a fast-moving, and entrepreneurial environment
- You have experience facilitating workshops with elementary, middle, and/or high school students and adults
Please note that many do not meet 100% of the desired qualifications. If much of this describes you, we encourage you to still apply.
Areas of Leadership:
- Collaborate with the Director of School Culture & Family Engagement (DSCFE) and Dean of Students (DoS) in driving and sustaining the school’s culture framework, which includes student data analysis
- Provide 1:1, small group, and whole class assistance as needed to scholars
- Help monitor compliance of school-wide systems throughout the day
- Maintain culture office hours during the day to receive scholars who are referred out of the classroom
- Report all behavior referrals to the DSCFE and DoS
- Support with inputting behavioral data and incident referrals
- Attend and participate in culture team meetings and professional development
- Monitor and support scholars who are in alternative placements
- Facilitate culture-huddles for families and students to support cultural initiatives within the school
- Support the development, implementation and revision of culturally relevant and responsive systems for all grade and developmental levels
- Analyze and present culture data to identify areas of focus for improvement
- Support and develop students to build and reinforce community-focused leadership, affirming self-identity, antiracist character strengths, and a commitment to the creation of loving, liberating, and healing school environment
- Manage school-wide culture systems grounded in restorative practices, social emotional learning and equity
- Lead recognition assemblies, families academies, community meetings, and other school-wide culture building activities in partnership with DSCFE and the Dean of Students
- Conduct regular school culture walk-throughs to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence
- Actively participate, model, and/or lead arrival, morning circle, breakfast, lunch, transitions, dismissal and transitions to ensure they are orderly, aligned, and positive
- Learn, monitor, and positively enforce school-wide and grade-wide community agreements
Thank you in advance for taking the time to submit an application.
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