Internship & Career Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

40+ days paid time off

Personal and Pet Insurance

403 (B) Retirement Plan

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services seeks an Internship & Career Coordinator to prepare students for internships and guide their career paths. The role partners with LTW sites, advocates, and employers to place youths in meaningful, supervised opportunities.

You will travel locally 1–2 times weekly for site visits, support diverse learners, and coordinate seminars on employment readiness within a youth-centered framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; at least 1 year experience with adolescents/youth in education/employment fields.
• Strong group facilitation or teaching skills.
• Statistical and narrative record keeping accountability.
• 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.
• Commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development perspective.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate skill/competency-building employment/internship prep classes and workshops for students in the LTW program.
• Provide job and career counseling to students.
• Support students’ growth with continuous feedback and resources to meet needs.
• Collaborate with advocate counselors and social workers.
• Recruit students for LTW internship opportunities.
• Monitor LTW students to improve internship retention.
• Develop internships (in person and remote) across diverse fields to match skills and maturity.
• Guide employers on maximizing internship experiences with adolescents.

Skills

Facilitation

Teaching skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Diversity & inclusion

Administrative skills

Budgeting

Community partnerships

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome prospective employees 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.

Good Shepherd Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or any other applicable protected classification , 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.

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 20 th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11204

Hours: 35 Hours/Week; NON-Exempt

Schedule: Monday to Wednesday: 11:30am to 7:30pm

Friday: 9pm - 5pm

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.
• 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.

• Tuition Assistance 40+ Days of Paid Time Off
• Personal and Pet Insurance 403 (B) Retirement Plan