Internship & Career Coordinator Boys and Girls YABC

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

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd in Brooklyn, NY is seeking an Internship and Career Coordinator to develop and connect high school students with internship experiences in collaboration with the DOE. You will implement job readiness and career exploration activities and support students toward post-high school goals.

The role involves coordinating with GSS program sites, arranging placements, tracking progress, and delivering weekly seminars to enhance career readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience working with adolescents in employment or vocational settings (1:1 and group).
• Strong organizational, teamwork, verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to travel to GSS program sites.
• Ability to work weekends, including overnight when necessary.
• Commitment to a strength-based, youth development approach.

Responsibilities

• Outreach to internship providers and employers to identify and secure opportunities for students.
• Create and maintain internship opportunities based on student interests and referrals.
• Place participants into placements and track progress through evaluations.
• Oversee placement and monitoring of participants at internship sites and obtain employer feedback.
• Develop curriculum and facilitate weekly seminar groups for students in internships.
• Identify and utilize tools to assess participants' work readiness and skill development.
• Onboard interns into payroll system and manage timesheets and hours.
• Orientate new student interns regarding internship practices, policies, and procedures.
• Collaborate with Advocates to support students' social-emotional and academic progress toward graduation.
• Coordinate with post-secondary team on job-readiness topics such as resumes and interviews.
• Attend division-wide meetings with Internship Coordinators and other staff.

Skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Written communication

Travel availability

Weekend availability

Youth development orientation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Title

INTERNSHIP AND CAREER COORDINATOR, BOYS AND GIRLS YOUNG ADULT BOROUGH CENTER located at Boys & Girls High School

Reports To

PROGRAM Director, BOYS & GIRLS YABC located at Boys & Girls High School

Location

1700 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11213

Hours

35 Hours/Week; Non Exempt (12-month); Mon-Thurs: 12:30PM to 8:30PM, Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Summer Hours (Vary)

Salary

$50,000 - $55,000

The Internship and Career Coordinator

works with the Good Shepherd Services (GSS) team, grounded in the mission and vision of the GSS agency, and in collaboration with the Department of Education (DOE) to develop, implement, and connect our students, to an internship experience that aims to empower and prepare them for life after high school. Through implementation of a range of individual and group job readiness and career exploration and development activities and experiences, the ICC works with students to prepare for the world of work, identify career interests and connect them to opportunities that facilitate employment.

Major Duties

• Outreach to potential 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.

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.


• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.


• Ability to travel to GSS Program Sites throughout the respective borough.


• Ability to work weekends, including overnight when necessary.


• Must have a commitment to work from a strength based and youth development perspective.