Youth Workforce Development Specialist

NYC Administration for Children's Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) seeks a Program Associate to support the Workforce Development team within the Office of Youth Success Services, focusing on employment readiness for ACS-involved youth. Under supervision, you will help track referrals, enrollments, and eligibility information to maintain strong participation rates.

You will liaise with foster care, prevention and juvenile justice partners; coordinate employer events; manage correspondence and data entry; prepare

Qualifications

• High school graduation or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" above.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with foster care, prevention services, and juvenile justice providers to collect timely feedback and updates for data tracking.
• Help coordinate logistical details for employer luncheons, job fairs, and community outreach efforts.
• Handle daily correspondence, routing emails and phone calls from partners, youth, and parents, and providing key program information as related to available workforce development programs.
• Perform routine data entry across the workforce team maintaining internal tracking systems accurately and efficiently.
• Prepare materials for and assist during presentations and tabling events onsite and at community-based organization locations.
• Update and manage enrollment tracking databases, streamlining data entry for youth workforce programs to support monitoring program progress updates.
• Coordinate and schedule workforce events for internal and externals partners. Liaise with support staff to coordinate scheduling of program activities, youth workshops, or outreach events.
• Perform other related tasks as needed.

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

3 years experience in community work

Job description

NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) seeks a Program Associate to support the Workforce Development team within the Office of Youth Success Services, focusing on employment readiness for ACS-involved youth. Under supervision, you will help track referrals, enrollments, and eligibility information to maintain strong participation rates.

You will liaise with foster care, prevention and juvenile justice partners; coordinate employer events; manage correspondence and data entry; prepare