Work Experience Coordinator

Goodwill-of-Southwestern-Pennsylvani; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia is seeking a Work Experience Coordinator to develop and oversee work-based learning opportunities for participants in Human Service programs. You will liaise between program staff and employer partners to align activities with workforce development goals.

In collaboration with the Director of Business Engagement, you will cultivate employer partnerships that expand opportunities and strengthen pipelines, supporting

Job description

Description

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania and North Central West Virginia is a nonprofit organization that funds job training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one and each of us is essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has been named to Forbes' list of America's "Most Inspiring Companies".

We offer a wide range of career opportunities ranging from entry-level to management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. Learn more about working at Goodwill. You can help. We can show you how.

DIVISION OVERVIEW:

Goodwill SWPA's Human Services division is responsible for making Goodwill's overarching vision a reality: enhancing people's dignity and quality of life by strengthening communities and helping those with barriers to employment reach their full potential through workforce education and support. The Human Services division fulfills this mission providing high quality, outcome-oriented services for program participants by utilizing a comprehensive service delivery model covering a broad array of social programs.

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

Within the Human Services Division is the Business Engagement department, a subsection of the Workforce Development Department. Business Engagement is responsible for advancing Goodwill SWPA's workforce development mission, by managing relationships with employers within agency territory. The department oversees the full cycle of these relationships, beginning with identifying employer partnerships, developing the relationship, and both maintaining and expanding the partnership for the benefit of program participants.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Work Experience Coordinator is responsible for developing, coordinating, and overseeing work experience opportunities for participants enrolled in Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania's Human Service programs. Serving as the primary liaison between program staff and employer partners, this position creates and maintains work-based learning opportunities that support participant skill development, employment readiness, career exploration, and successful transitions into competitive employment.

Working directly with the Director of Business Engagement, the Work Experience Coordinator supports Goodwill of SWPA's strategic workforce development and business engagement initiatives by cultivating employer and community partnerships that expand participant opportunities and strengthen workforce pipelines. The coordinator collaborates across programs to ensure work experience activities align with organizational goals, participant needs, labor market demands,