Career Readiness & Job Placement Specialist

Phipps; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 55.000 - 58.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Phipps Neighborhoods is seeking a Career Readiness & Professional Development professional to design, schedule, and facilitate workshops that align with program timelines and sector-specific hiring expectations. You will coach participants, manage caseloads, and document progress in Salesforce while coordinating with employers to secure meaningful placements.

The role requires strong coaching, workshop delivery, and collaboration with instructors and case management to remove barriers and

Qualifikationen

• Minimum two years of relevant experience in workforce development, job placement, career services, career coaching, adult education, youth development, or related work.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating engaging workshops and providing one-on-one career-readiness and employment coaching.
• Ability to assess job readiness, manage multiple participant referrals, and maintain consistent follow-through in a performance-driven program.
• Strong interpersonal communication, presentation, organizational, documentation, and relationship-building skills; ability to work effectively with diverse young adult and adult learners.
• Familiarity with employer hiring processes, labor-market information, and workforce career pathways; healthcare or other sectoral workforce experience preferred.
• Experience with Salesforce, DYCD PTS, or comparable participant-tracking systems preferred.
• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience considered.
• Ability to travel throughout New York City for program activities, recruitment events, and site visits.

Aufgaben

• Design, schedule, and facilitate engaging career-readiness workshops aligned with program timelines, participant needs, and sector-specific hiring expectations.
• Lead Resume Café, Interview Preparation Week, Labor Market Week, mock interviews, and other structured professional development activities; assess learning and adjust instruction based on participant progress.
• Provide individualized coaching in resume and cover-letter writing, job-search strategy, applications, interviewing, professional communication, networking, and workplace etiquette.
• Help participants articulate transferable skills, certifications, training accomplishments, and internship or paid work experience to prospective employers.
• Build understanding of relevant career pathways, including healthcare and other sectoral occupations, entry-level job requirements, advancement opportunities, and realistic workplace expectations.
• Identify gaps in job readiness early and coordinate tailored interventions with instructors, case management, and program leadership.
• Conduct and document employment-readiness assessments with participants and graduates, including career interests, skills, credentials, availability, work preferences, and barriers to placement.
• Maintain an active, prioritized caseload and individualized employment action plans with clear next steps and follow-up dates.
• Match participants to appropriate internships, PWE assignments, interviews, recruitment events, and job openings sourced through the Employer Engagement pipeline.
• Coordinate referrals, candidate submissions, interview scheduling, interview preparation, and timely communication of outcomes; ensure participants understand each stage of the process.
• Follow up proactively on applications, interviews, offers, placement starts, and unsuccessful referrals; use feedback to improve candidate readiness and matching.
• Provide continued job-search assistance to graduates who have not yet secured employment, and coordinate warm handoffs to retention staff once participants are employed.
• Work with case management and other program staff to identify and respond to transportation, scheduling, documentation, and other barriers that affect participation or employment.
• Conduct site visits and participate in employer-facing activities as coordinated with the Director, supporting participant readiness and placement success without independently assuming responsibility for employer partnership strategy.

Kenntnisse

Workshop facilitation

Career coaching

Interpersonal communication

Case management

Salesforce

DYCD PTS

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

DYCD PTS

Jobbeschreibung

Phipps Neighborhoods is seeking a Career Readiness & Professional Development professional to design, schedule, and facilitate workshops that align with program timelines and sector-specific hiring expectations. You will coach participants, manage caseloads, and document progress in Salesforce while coordinating with employers to secure meaningful placements.

The role requires strong coaching, workshop delivery, and collaboration with instructors and case management to remove barriers and