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Internship & Career Coordinator

L1

good shepherd servicesBrooklyn, NY14 days ago

$50,000 - $55,000

Occupations

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and AdvisorsCommunity and Social Service Specialists, All OtherSocial and Human Service Assistants

Industries

Child and Youth ServicesEducational Support ServicesElementary and Secondary Schools
Internship & Career Coordinator The Internship & Career Coordinator prepares students for internships and future opportunities. She/he develops and manages internships in sectors that meet students' interests. He or She works as a team with other Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) staff to provide students with educational and career resources, support and guidance.
Reports To: Program Director, Young Adult Borough Center at FDR
Location: 5800 20th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204
Hours: 35 Hours/Week; NON-Exempt
Schedule: Monday to Wednesday: 11:30am to 7:30pm Friday: 9pm - 5pmSalary: $50,000 - $55,000
Major Duties:
  • Facilitate skill/competency-building employment/internship preparation classes and workshops for students in the YABC.Provide job and career counseling to students.
  • Support students' growth by providing continuous feedback and resources to meet the student's needs.
  • Collaborate with advocate counselors and social worker.
  • Recruit students to participate in the LTW internship opportunities.
  • Monitor LTW students to facilitate greater retention on internships.
  • Develop internships (in person and/or remote) in diverse range of employment fields, to match students' skills, maturity levels, and experience.
  • Provide guidance to employers on maximizing internship experiences by working effectively with adolescents.
  • Facilitate seminars for students that focus on building students' skills in semester long preparation classes at YABC.Facilitate workshops on employment/Internship readiness to students.
  • Assist with out-of-school issues and provide crisis intervention as needed
  • Track, evaluate and report on multiple aspects of program operations.
  • Meet regularly with staff from other LTW sites to share learning, compare approaches and develop new program ideas.
  • The person in this role will have to travel locally and within the NYC area 1-2 times a week for site visits with existing partners and to develop new sites for our participants to intern at.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications: Bachelors' degree and at least 1 year experience working with adolescents/youth adults in education/employment related fields required. Strong group facilitation or teaching skills required. Statistical and narrative record keeping accountability required. Bilingual in Spanish preferred. Experience developing internships for youth preferred. Ability to work with diverse staff and students and network with diverse employer constituents. Excellent verbal and written communication. Candidates with Administrative, Hiring, Budgeting, Creating Workshops, Community Organizing and Community Partnership skills are encouraged to apply. Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development perspective.
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Level

InternL1

Salary

$50,000 - $55,000

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Occupation

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Industry

Child and Youth Services

Posted

14 days ago

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