Student Internship Programs Coordinator

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Dental Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

403(b) Retirement Plan with employer–M

Paid Time Off

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking an Internship Coordinator to manage the Wediko NY LTW Internship program. You will place students in paid internships, run paid certification courses, and help with hiring, onboarding, and supervision.

Responsibilities include recruiting high-schoolers, trainings, interviews, onboarding, matching internships, site visits, and facilitating career readiness workshops. Competitive benefits accompany this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree is required; advanced degree in the Social Sciences, Public and/or Education Policy Administration (e.g., MSW, M.S. Ed, MPA/P) is a plus.
• 3+ years experience providing school-based direct service or residential treatment.
• 1+ year of experience with job development, staff supervision, human resources, or other relevant areas.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice.

Responsibilities

• Recruit high-schoolers to student internship program.
• Facilitate individual- and group-based trainings to build skills, competency, and professionalism.
• Oversee and conduct application, interview, and onboarding to parallel a real-world employment process.
• Match students with internships appropriate to their interests, maturity, and skill level.
• Perform regular site visits to monitor student intern performance.
• Model professional behavior, communication, and presentation.
• Provide guidance to students addressing performance issues and encouraging interns to self-advocate when needed.
• Maintain and develop professional partnerships to provide internships that build skills within a variety of employment fields.
• Facilitate workshops on resume building, interview skills and career readiness.
• Administer HR documentation, timesheets, performance contracts and other necessary paperwork.
• Facilitate communication between students, families, partner organizations and school staff.
• Assist with issues of school- and internship- nonattendance.
• Provide crisis counseling, mediation, and social-emotional support as needed.
• Participate in staff meetings and staff development opportunities.
• Collaborate on interdisciplinary team of Wediko and school staff to create and monitor individualized plans to support student progress.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced degree in Social Sciences, Public and/or Education Policy Administration

Job description

The Home for Little Wanderers, Inc. in New York, NY is seeking an Internship Coordinator to manage the Wediko NY LTW Internship program. You will place students in paid internships, run paid certification courses, and help with hiring, onboarding, and supervision.

Responsibilities include recruiting high-schoolers, trainings, interviews, onboarding, matching internships, site visits, and facilitating career readiness workshops. Competitive benefits accompany this role.