Career Development Coordinator

FORESTDALE INC. • Town of Perinton, NY

101d • $29 - $37

About The Position

The Career Development Coordinator is an energetic and enthusiastic staff member responsible for providing employment support to youth through the coordination of the Strong Futures Internship Program. This role oversees the program from start to finish, including coordinating with HR on intake, processing, and hiring of interns (25-30 interns per year), coordinating internship placements and maintaining communication with supervisors and mentors, managing schedules, assignments, work hours, and time sheets in ADP, conducting career assessments, counseling, and mentoring, facilitating employment workshops focused on career readiness and soft skills development, and monitoring the program’s goals and outcomes as well as reporting out on said goals and outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years workforce development experience working with 16–24-year-olds
• Flexibility with work schedule; availability to work at least 3 late evenings a week and 1 Saturday a month

Responsibilities

• Coordinate all aspects of the Strong Futures Internship Program
• Track and report on program outcomes and goals
• Connect youth with resources that support their individual career goals (e.g., educational/vocational programs, internships, trainings)
• Ensure youth engagement in workshops, trainings, and employment-related events
• Facilitate and teach weekly Career Club and career readiness workshops using the Columbia YA WORC curriculum
• Partner with internship/externship participants and supervisors to support progress toward goals
• Collaborate with internal staff to identify and address youth employment needs
• Assist in developing and facilitating Independent Living Skills workshops
• Match the interns with staff mentors
• Maintain accurate records, update databases, and submit required reports on time
• Support the department with the coordination of agency-wide and departmental events

Benefits

• Four weeks' vacation
• Medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance
• Pension plan
• 401(k), 7% employer contribution + 2% match
• Tax-deferred health care/dependent care/commuter plans

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree