Youth Employment & Internship Specialist (Evening)

RFCUNY; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

RFCUNY, based at Medgar Evers College in New York, seeks a program coordinator for the Young Adult Borough Center and Learning to Work Center. The role focuses on recruiting for paid internships, monitoring postings, and guiding youth through interviews and paperwork, with a strong emphasis on work readiness and community partnerships.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and has at least four years in youth career exploration, preferably in education settings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Minimum 4 years career exploration experience with youth.
• Available to work between 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Fridays. Fingerprinted.

Responsibilities

• Recommends qualified candidates for paid internships.
• Monitors job postings.
• Contact qualified candidates for scheduled interviews.
• Follow-up on the status of all applicants in the interview process.
• Update all candidate status changes as candidate goes through interview process.
• Responsible for the collection and review of paperwork of internship participants and prepares written reports related to participant status.
• Counsel candidates on proper work readiness and other work-related processes and procedures.
• Responsible for LTW weekly workshops and arranges for external presenters on a weekly or monthly basis.
• Manages day-to-day operations of programs to assist students in obtaining their employment and training needs and other community resources.
• Develops and monitors system of information and data collection related to outcome measures.
• Supervises workgroups and/or special projects ( e.g. business day, assessment committee, etc.).
• Responsible for daily attendance outreach of assigned caseload.
• Responsible for conducting individual check-in meetings with every student on their caseload.
• Arranges for and/or participates in program presentations ( e.g. civic and school groups, community organizations, etc.).
• Recruit businesses to become involved in the Young Adult Learning to Work Center through listing jobs and conducting on-site recruitment.
• Assist in the daily student advocate responsibilities of the YABC Youth Development Model.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned and deemed necessary by CBO Director for functionality of the overall program.

Skills

Career exploration

Youth development

Interviews

Work readiness training

Data collection

Program coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

RFCUNY, based at Medgar Evers College in New York, seeks a program coordinator for the Young Adult Borough Center and Learning to Work Center. The role focuses on recruiting for paid internships, monitoring postings, and guiding youth through interviews and paperwork, with a strong emphasis on work readiness and community partnerships.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree and has at least four years in youth career exploration, preferably in education settings.