Learn & Earn - Youth Specialist

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania • Pittsburgh, PA

40d • $20

About The Position

Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is a nonprofit organization that funds job
training, education, and other community programs by selling donated clothing
and household items in Goodwill stores and online. We offer life-changing work
on a mission-minded team. We are 1,000 working as one and each of us is
essential to helping our community thrive. For three years running, Goodwill has
been named to Forbes’ list of America’s “Most Inspiring Companies”.

We offer a wide range of career opportunities ranging from entry-level to
management in retail, human services, and administrative fields. Learn more
about working at Goodwill. [http://www.goodwillswpa.org/work-at-goodwill] You
can help. We can show you how.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

Learn & Earn is a $4.5 million collaborative effort of Partner4Work (P4W) the
City of Pittsburgh, and Allegheny County to offer paid summer work experience to
youth through a 6-week paid work experience
program. The Learn & Earn program
partners with several community organizations including Goodwill of SWPA.
Goodwill’s program engages twenty-six employer sites that offer work experience
to participating youth.

The program aims to instill the value of work while offering an opportunity for
at-risk youth to explore their future career interests. Goodwill engages
community employers to provide employment opportunities, based on 14 career
tracks that are growing or trending in the Pittsburgh/ Allegheny County area:
customer service, education, community development (government and nonprofit),
health care, human services, information technology, insurance, park management,
public works, recreation, public safety, labor/trades, financial/banking/legal,
and marketing.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Learn & Earn Youth Specialist will provide job readiness training and proper
work technique at summer worksites.
The Learn & Earn Youth Specialist will
teach socialization skills through the completion of job and task analysis as
well as implementing necessary educational, behavioral, and/or developmental
supports.
This position will be responsible for teaching curriculum and
monitoring youth progress at worksites during the program.
The Learn & Earn
Youth Specialist will utilize positive motivational strategies and techniques to
ensure the needs of the youth are met and goals are implemented

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent AND 1 year of experience required.
• must be related to working with at risk youth 14-21 years of age.
• Candidates are expected to provide current valid clearances (Child Abuse Clearance, FBI Fingerprints Clearance, and PATCH) prior to first day of employment.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing work-site agreements and preparing or completing agency payroll/timesheets
• Provide on the job training on proper work techniques and socialization skills through job and task analysis
• Assist youth in establishing routines that promote independence
• Deliver, compile and input weekly timesheets for participants and maintains accurate program files and records both manually and electronically.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED