Internship & Career Coordinator

Good Shepherd Services•Brooklyn, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Internship & Career Coordinator prepares students for internships and future opportunities. She/he develops and manages internships in sectors that meet students� interests. He or She works as a team with other Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) staff to provide students with educational and career resources, support and guidance.

Requirements

Bachelors� degree and at least 1 year experience working with adolescents/youth adults in education/employment related fields required.
Strong group facilitation or teaching skills required.
Statistical and narrative record keeping accountability required.
Ability to work with diverse staff and students and network with diverse employer constituents.
Excellent verbal and written communication.
Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based, youth development perspective.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
Experience developing internships for youth preferred.
Candidates with Administrative, Hiring, Budgeting, Creating Workshops, Community Organizing and Community Partnership skills are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

Facilitate skill/competency-building employment/internship preparation classes and workshops for students in the YABC.
Provide job and career counseling to students.
Support students� growth by providing continuous feedback and resources to meet the student�s needs.
Collaborate with advocate counselors and social worker.
Recruit students to participate in the LTW internship opportunities.
Monitor LTW students to facilitate greater retention on internships.
Develop internships (in person and/or remote) in diverse range of employment fields, to match students� skills, maturity levels, and experience.
Provide guidance to employers on maximizing internship experiences by working effectively with adolescents.
Facilitate seminars for students that focus on building students� skills in semester long preparation classes at YABC.
Facilitate workshops on employment/Internship readiness to students.
Assist with out-of-school issues and provide crisis intervention as needed
Track, evaluate and report on multiple aspects of program operations.
Meet regularly with staff from other LTW sites to share learning, compare approaches and develop new program ideas.
Travel locally and within the NYC area 1-2 times a week for site visits with existing partners and to develop new sites for our participants to intern at.
Perform other duties as assigned.