Hybrid Career Readiness Navigator

Philadelphia Youth Basketball; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

In-person at Alan Horwitz Center or in

Job summary

Philadelphia Youth Basketball is seeking an Employment Navigation Coordinator to support career readiness and work-based learning initiatives across Southeastern PA and Southern NJ. You will help run workshops, coordinate with employers, and assist with pre-apprenticeship trainings.

The role is part-time, offers a hybrid work model, and requires strong organization, relationship-building, and attention to detail to track attendance, forms, and certifications for participating youth.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or higher (preferred) in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration, or a related field.
• Passion for workforce development, career readiness, and social impact.
• Ability to engage with employers, young adults, youth, mentors and families to support career readiness and work-based learning initiatives.
• Experience or strong interest in tracking program participation, managing certification progress, and coordinating youth workshops.
• Strong attention to detail in tracking student attendance, supporting payroll processes, and managing paperwork for program participants.
• Experience or interest in collaborating with marketing teams for youth outreach initiatives and maintaining the Older Years blog with career development opportunities.
• Comfort with Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Forms, Email), Canva, and RecDesk for documentation, communication, and outreach.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks, including executing check-ins with students and partners and assisting with professional development workshops.
• Enthusiasm for program development, marketing, and operations to enhance PYB’s impact.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and coordinate with mission-appropriate partners to ensure regular career readiness pop ups.
• Support Career Readiness Manager in the creation and execution of career readiness workshops and off-court offerings across PYB programs.
• Support all career readiness programs to manage attendance, check-ins, materials, and follow-up support.
• Support all career readiness program participants with soft and hard skills development such as resumes, interview skills, professional attire, etc.
• Recruit and coordinate with Work-Based Learning partners to ensure a high volume of placements each cohort.
• Coordinate with students and families to complete all necessary paperwork and new hire forms to participate in programming.
• Support Career Readiness Manager in executing bi-weekly and monthly check-ins with students and partners.
• Track student attendance and support in payroll process.
• Create and execute professional development opportunities (workshops) for WBL youth.

Skills

Workforce development

Employer engagement

Work-based learning

Program tracking

Payroll support

Marketing collaboration

Independent work

Program development

Education

Associate degree or higher (Education, Sociology, Psychology, Public Administration)

Tools

Google Suite

Canva

RecDesk

Job description

Philadelphia Youth Basketball is seeking an Employment Navigation Coordinator to support career readiness and work-based learning initiatives across Southeastern PA and Southern NJ. You will help run workshops, coordinate with employers, and assist with pre-apprenticeship trainings.

The role is part-time, offers a hybrid work model, and requires strong organization, relationship-building, and attention to detail to track attendance, forms, and certifications for participating youth.