City of Ithaca
LOCATION: City of Ithaca – Greater Ithaca Activities Center
SALARY: $27.9643/hour – $34.9566/hour
HOURS: 25 Hours/week
The City of Ithaca values diverse perspectives and life experiences. We encourage people
of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, women, LGBTQ+, veterans, people
with disabilities, and those with lived experiences.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: The work involves responsibility for planning, coordinating, imple-
menting and overseeing community special events at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC).
The incumbent has primary responsibility for all elements that lead to the successful completion
of each event, including planning, staffing, budgeting, funding, and public relations. The GIAC
Program Coordinator – Special Initiatives also serves as the School-Aged Child Care (SACC)
Program Director. In this role, the incumbent is administratively responsible for ensuring that all
staff, programming, and facilities meet the regulations established by the New York State Office of
Children and Family Services (OFCS) for licensed after-school programs. The GIAC Program Co-
ordinator – Special Initiatives may also be assigned other programs or initiatives to support and en-
hance GIAC’s organizational growth and effectiveness. The work is performed under the general
supervision of the GIAC Director or Deputy GIAC Director, with leeway allowed for the exercise
of independent judgment in carrying out details of the work. Direct supervision may be exercised
over the work of GIAC Program Leaders, GIAC Program Assistants, seasonal staff, volunteers
and student interns; working supervision may be exercised over additional staff during special
events. Does related work as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. Possession of an Associate’s degree (or higher) in child development, elementary education,
recreation, physical education, or a closely related field with similar course curriculum and two
(2) years of full-time paid experience, or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent, working di-
rectly with children less than 13 years of age, including at least one year in a supervisory ca-
pacity in a child care program or related field of work; or
B. Possession of an Associate’s degree (or higher) in human services, sociology, psychology,
social work, counseling, education, or a closely related field, with at least eighteen (18) credit
hours in child development, elementary education, recreation or physical education, and two
(2) years of full-time paid experience, or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent, working di-
rectly with children less than 13 years of age, including at least one year in a supervisory ca-
pacity in a child care program or related field of work; or
C. Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma and posses-
sion of a New York State Children’s Program Administrator Credential, a New York State
School-Age Child Care Credential, or similar credential recognized by the New York State Of-
fice of Children and Family Services, and two (2) years of full-time paid experience, or its part-
time and/or volunteer equivalent, working directly with children less than 13 years of age, in-
cluding at least one year in a supervisory capacity in a child care program or related field of
work; or
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (continued):
D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of (a), (b) and
(c).
Note: College degrees must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a region-
al, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of
Education and/or U.S. Secretary of Education. If an applicant’s degree was awarded by an educa-
tional institution outside the United States and its territories, the applicant must provide independ-
ent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be
found at
the required evaluation fee.
RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS: There are no residency requirements for this position.
APPOINTMENT STATUS AND EXAM REQUIREMENT: This will be a provisional appointment
pending the results of a civil service examination to be scheduled at a later date. Permanent ap-
pointment will be dependent upon the candidate’s exam score.
APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED:
City of Ithaca application
Copy of high school and college transcripts
Applications must be received by the City of Ithaca Human Resources Department no later
than 4:30 PM EST on the last filing date indicated below. All applications must be submitted
electronically through our online application program. We do not accept paper applications,
faxed applications, e-mailed applications or photocopies of applications.
Submit required application materials by May 15, 2023:
City of Ithaca
Human Resources Department
The City of Ithaca is committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values
to apply.
Re-Issued: April 28, 2023
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