Internship and Career Coordinator : West Brooklyn Community High School
US-NY-Brooklyn
External
Req #: 7746
Type: Regular Full-Time
Overview: Title: Internship and Career Coordinator Reports To: Program Director Location: 1053 41st St, Brooklyn, NY Hours: 35 Hours/Week; 8-4pm / Non-Exempt Salary: $50,000 - $55,000 Job Summary: The Job and Internship Coordinator provides assessment of our transfer HS students' vocational/employment needs and work readiness. Develop appropriate internship and employment opportunities through ongoing outreach and contact with employers and follow-up. Provide a range of individual and group job readiness and career exploration and development activities. Major Duties: * Identify, develop and utilize tools appropriate to provide accurate assessment of participants' work readiness. * Outreach to potential internship providers and employers to identify and secure full, part time and summer internship and employment opportunities. * Create and maintain internship opportunities (number to be specified). * Match and place participants into placements developed. * Oversee placement and monitoring of participants at internship/job sites and obtain employer feedback. * Liaison with the post secondary team on topics related to job and career readiness and exploration skills/competency development (i.e., resume writing, interviewing skills, completing job applications). * Develop experiential learning opportunities for participants in the form of job shadowing, internships and related experiences. * Develop curriculum and facilitate weekly seminar groups that meet once weekly for students in internship placements. * Identify and develop linkages to on the job training programs and other related resources. * Attend weekly job/internship developer meetings. * Statistical, narrative and record keeping accountability as required. * Lead group facilitation. Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree required. * Bilingual Spanish preferred. * Experience working with adolescents in employment or vocational field. * Experience running small groups. * Solid organizational skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills. * Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. * Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and/or youth development perspective. Qualifications: Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with. Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.
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