Education Specialist (SYEP/WLG)

Chinese-American Planning Council•New York, NY

5d•$26 - $29

About The Position

Reporting to the Program Director, the full-time Education Specialist will focus on maintaining existing relationships with community partners and stakeholders while creating new ones. The Education Specialist will also provide support in program guidelines outlined by DYCD.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling or related field
A minimum of 2 years’ experience working within the fields of youth and/or workforce development
Must be culturally competent and provide services in a manner sensitive to participants’ cultural heritage and traditions, life experience, sexual orientation and gender identity
Excellent organizational and communication skills
Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for working with immigrant and low-income communities, and youth development
Knowledge of MS office applications and virtual platform such as Zoom, Teams and Webex
Willing to travel to worksites via public transportation
Willing to occasionally work weekends and/or evenings

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish, Mandarin, or Cantonese

Responsibilities

Act as a liaison between CPC and worksites / industry partners
Follow up with existing worksites to ensure their continued participations
Develop new partnerships with variety sectors and industries
Conduct and facilitate work readiness training, interactive project-based learning workshops and program orientation
Meet with Director and other staff regularly to assess participants’ progress and challenges
Comply with all DYCD policies and administrative procedures
Provide support by responding to program related inquiries, matching participants to worksites, and site monitoring
Conduct participant/worksite surveys and evaluations; and assisting with audits and site visits from DYCD
Attend staff meetings trainings as required by CPC and DYCD
Assist with administrative aspects of the SYEP program with data entry, compiling, filing and organizing worksites and participants folders
Support the SYEP and WLG program in all 3 locations.
Mentoring and keeping track of student progress
Collaborate with school-based programs during the school year and support as needed
Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Program Director