Post Secondary Youth Success Coordinator

The Children's Cabinet; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Cabinet in Reno, NV is seeking a Post Secondary Youth Success Coordinator to guide high school and young adults toward enrollment, apprenticeships, and employment in skilled trades. You’ll provide individualized career guidance, coordinate pathways with schools, training providers, and employers, and help remove barriers through supportive services.

Responsibilities include recruiting participants, developing pathway plans, explaining requirements, managing records, and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of trades career pathways and credentials.
• Experience with schools and postsecondary enrollment pathways.
• Ability to travel regularly among schools and training sites.
• Must pass a complete background check.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and engage eligible students and young adults from schools, partners, and referrals.
• Meet with participants to assess interests, strengths, and goals and develop practical pathway plans with clear steps.
• Explain entry requirements, timelines, costs, documents, credentials, and career options clearly.
• Maintain confidential participant records, progress, and outcomes across required data systems.
• Represent The Children's Cabinet in school meetings, partner meetings, and workforce events.
• Coordinate with partners to remove barriers and ensure successful enrollment and placement.

Skills

Career guidance

Relationship building

Public speaking

Data tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in education or related field

Background check clearance

Tools

Microsoft 365

Data systems

Training coordination

Job description

Post Secondary Youth Success Coordinator

Position: Post Secondary Youth Success Coordinator
Status: Non Exempt
Last Revised: November 2026

Definition:
The Post Secondary Youth Success Coordinator helps students and young adults move from career interest to enrollment, certification, apprenticeship, and employment in skilled-trades careers. The position provides individualized guidance with career exploration, applications, enrollment steps, financial-aid and scholarship referrals, certification requirements, testing, work-readiness preparation, and connections to employers and training providers. The Coordinator builds strong relationships with school district staff, Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, Adult Basic Education (ABE) providers, apprenticeship programs, labor and industry partners, and community organizations. The position serves as a consistent point of contact, helps participants overcome barriers, and tracks progress and outcomes.
Supervision:
This position has no direct supervisory responsibilities at this time.

Duties:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the agency's mission, strategic focus areas, programs, policies, and overall objectives, and actively contribute to their success.
• Recruit and engage eligible students and young adults from schools, community partners, outreach events, referrals, and other Cabinet services.
• Meet individually with participants to assess interests, strengths, educational status, readiness, barriers, and career goals and develop a practical pathway plan with clear next steps.
• Explain entry requirements, timelines, costs, required documents, industry credentials, and career options in clear, student-friendly language.
• Help participants complete applications for training programs, apprenticeships, certifications, scholarships, financial aid, testing, internships, and employment opportunities.
• Provide ongoing navigation and follow-up from initial engagement through enrollment, credential completion, placement, and early employment retention.
• Develop and facilitate youth leadership activities that foster and promote leadership skills.
• Coordinate warm handoffs to academic support, transportation, tools and work clothing, identification documents, childcare, financial assistance, and other supports that remove barriers.
• Develop trusted relationships with Nevada Department of Education ABE office, school district administrators, counselors, teachers, graduation advocates, work-based learning staff, and CTE leaders.
• Crosswalk coursework to WCSD CTE requirements and work with WCSD to obtain CTE curriculum and internship approval.
• Work with program director to develop ABE pathway at The Children's Cabinet.
• Collaborate with trade schools, union and nonunion apprenticeship programs, employers, workforce agencies, and industry associations to maintain current pathway and eligibility information.
• Support work-based learning opportunities, including job shadows, internships, pre-apprenticeships, apprenticeships, and employer connections.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential participant records, consent forms, service notes, referrals, enrollment milestones, credentials, placements, and follow-up outcomes in required data systems.
• Track outcome data to monitor participation, identify individuals at risk of disengaging, and coordinate timely re-engagement and problem solving.
• Work with program leadership and partners to improve referral processes, align services with school calendars, identify service gaps, and strengthen pathways into high-demand, living-wage careers.
• Create and facilitate presentations, information sessions, application workshops, career-exploration activities, employer visits, and family engagement opportunities.
• Represent The Children's Cabinet in school meetings, partner meetings, community coalitions, employer events, and workforce-development activities.
• Follow grant, contract, school-site, confidentiality, safety, and organizational requirements and contribute to required program reports.
• Participate in training and professional-development opportunities to maintain current knowledge of educational and skilled-trades pathways.
• Perform additional duties as assigned to support participants, program goals, and the agency's mission.
  
  Minimum Qualifications Needed:
  
  Knowledge of:
• Skilled-trades career pathways, industry-recognized credentials, apprenticeships, and work-based learning
• CTE, ABE, high-school-equivalency, and postsecondary enrollment pathways
• School district structures, school calendars, student-support systems, and effective collaboration with educators and administrators
• Common barriers affecting students and young adults pursuing education, training, and employment
• Community resources and supports related to transportation, education, employment, basic needs, and financial assistance
• Computer applications, databases, Microsoft 365, and the ability to learn new technology and systems
  Ability to:
• Build strong, credible relationships with students, families, school personnel, training providers, employers, and community partners
• Explain complex requirements clearly and help participants meet deadlines and follow through on commitments
• Manage multiple participants, partner relationships, school sites, and timelines while maintaining accurate records
• Work independently, take initiative, solve problems, and provide timely updates to program leadership
• Express ideas clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, and facilitate presentations and workshops
• Work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds using a strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach
• Travel regularly among schools, training sites, employer locations, and community events
• Perform job duties that include prolonged computer use and occasionally lifting or carrying materials weighing up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation
  
  Special Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, social work, workforce development, business, public administration, or a related field.
• A combination of education and directly related experience may be considered in place of degree.
• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in education, student services, workforce development, career navigation, youth development, case management, apprenticeship, or a related field.
• Experience working directly with high-school-age youth, opportunity youth, or young adults and helping them complete education, credential, or employment processes.
• Experience collaborating with schools, school districts, postsecondary institutions, training providers, employers, or community partners.
• Knowledge of WCSD, Nevada CTE programs, ABE requirements, and regional apprenticeship or skilled-trades opportunities is preferred.
• Must be able to pass a complete background check.
• Must possess a valid Nevada driver's license, maintain a clean driving record, and provide proof of insurance when using personal vehicle for company business.
• Work requires occasional evening and weekend hours.
  The Children's Cabinet is an equal opportunity employer and encourages persons to apply regardless of their race, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, color, religion, national origin, age, handicap, familial status, political affiliation, or beliefs.It is the policy of The Children's Cabinet, Inc. that all employees are employed at will of both the employee and The Children's Cabinet.

Program Coordinator expectations: Collaboration/Advocacy/Respect/Inclusion/Strengths
1. Planning and Coordination: Program Coordinators are responsible for planning, organizing, and coordinating day to day program operations. This includes developing timelines, setting goals, and ensuring that all activities are executed efficiently.
2. Communication: Effective communication is essential for a Program Coordinator. They need to communicate with team members and participants to ensure everyone is informed about program activities, expectations, and updates.
3. Team Management: Program Coordinators oversee a team of staff and/or volunteers involved in implementing the program. This may involve assigning tasks, providing guidance and support, and ensuring that everyone is working towards the program's objectives.
4. Leadership: Program Coordinators are expected to guide their individual team members to understand their program outcomes, agency policies and procedures, and agency culture.
5. Budget Knowledge: Depending on the program, Program Coordinators may be responsible for providing input on programmatic needs and knowing their budgets and allocating resources appropriately. This could involve monitoring expenses and ensuring that the program operates within its financial constraints in conjunction with their Program Manager.
6. Quality Assurance: Must be able to use program data to identify if programs are meeting objectives and goals as well as review data to identify missing or inconsistent data.
7. Evaluation and Reporting: Program Coordinators assess the effectiveness of the program by collecting and analyzing data, feedback, and other relevant information. They will use this data to improve program implementation. They are responsible for preparing reports for their Program Managers so they may analyze to support continuous improvements.
8. Problem-Solving: Program Coordinators must be able to identify issues or challenges that arise during program implementation and develop solutions to address them promptly and address with their Program Managers. This requires critical thinking, creativity, and the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.