Impact-Driven Youth Internship & Career Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn is seeking an Internship and Career Coordinator for the Boys and Girls Young Adult Borough Center. You will collaborate with the DOE and our team to connect students with internship experiences and develop career readiness activities.

You will run 1:1 and group sessions, place students in internships, monitor progress, and coordinate with schools and employers to help students prepare for life after high school.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience working with adolescents in employment or vocational field in 1:1 and group sessions.
• Strong organizational, teamwork, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel to GSS Program Sites throughout the respective borough.
• Ability to work weekends, including overnight when necessary.
• Commitment to work from a strength based and youth development perspective.

Responsibilities

• Outreach to internship providers and employers to identify and secure full, part time and summer internship and employment opportunities for students of RSHS.
• Create and maintain internship opportunities based on student interests, available local opportunities and referrals.
• Match and place participants into placements developed and track their progress through 1:1 sessions, mid year and end of year evaluations.
• Oversee placement and monitoring of participants at internship/job sites and obtain employer feedback.
• Develop curriculum and facilitate weekly seminar groups that meet once weekly for students in internship placements.
• Identify, develop and utilize tools appropriate to provide accurate assessment of participants' work readiness and skill development.
• Conduct administrative tasks for student interns such as onboarding them into the payroll system, track, input and manage student timesheet and hours.
• Onboard and orientate new student interns regarding internship practices, policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with students’ Advocate Counselor to ensure alignment in supporting students through their social- emotional and academic progress and goals to fulfill graduation requirements.
• 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).
• Attend division wide meetings with Internship Coordinators and other staff in the division
• Ensure timely completion of Salesforce documentation, other documentation of work, and statistics, and assist DOE to ensure accuracy of student records.

Skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Good Shepherd Services in Brooklyn is seeking an Internship and Career Coordinator for the Boys and Girls Young Adult Borough Center. You will collaborate with the DOE and our team to connect students with internship experiences and develop career readiness activities.

You will run 1:1 and group sessions, place students in internships, monitor progress, and coordinate with schools and employers to help students prepare for life after high school.