LTW Assistant Director

EAST SIDE HOUSE SETTLEMENT•New York, NY

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The George Washington Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) is an alternative afternoon and evening program designed to meet the educational needs of high school students who are behind in credit or have adult responsibilities that make it hard to attend school during the day. Students attend YABCs part-time/full time in the afternoon or evening to earn a high school diploma. The YABC program is designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school. East Side House Settlement is directly responsible for the administration of each school’s Learning-to-Work Program, which enhances the school’s academic component by offering additional academic support, career and education exploration, work preparation, skills development, and internships. Under the supervision of the Program Director, with latitude for independent judgment, the Assistant Director will be responsible to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required, but not limited to:

Requirements

B.A/ B.S.W. with at least two years’ experience with youth-related work
Excellent verbal, analytical, writing, communication, organizational skills
Strong interpersonal skills and time management skills
Flexible and adaptable
Ability to work in a team oriented environment and multi-task
Demonstrated knowledge of community service/ development
Knowledge and experience in WordPerfect/ Microsoft Word / Google Suite, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other applications.
Clearance by the Department of Education (DOE)
Any COVID-19 related clearances as needed, if needed.

Nice To Haves

Previous supervisory experience strongly preferred
Experience working in a school building preferred

Responsibilities

Work in tandem with Program Director to ensure that the partnership between East Side House and the DOE site is in good standing
Provide direct support for the Program Director in areas of staff management and development, as well as oversee, and administer, the LTW internship program
Help supervise advisors to ensure that attendance outreach is completed daily, home visits are conducted when necessary, and student logs stay current. Ensure that post-secondary support and college exploration is incorporated into student engagement. Conduct regular documentation audits via Salesforce, Civic App, and other databases
Conduct intake interviews with students and family members. Interviews may need to be conducted remotely via Department of Education approved platforms
Help advise a caseload primarily of students participating in the Learning to Work (LTW) program, and provide added support in their academic, career and personal goals. Some individual and group work will require usage of remote platforms, or be socially distant
Ensure that all fiscal documents are being submitted in a timely manner, which include: bi-weekly internship payroll on Paycom and data reports to program funders
Maintain updated records of all fiscal transactions for the year which include: monthly LTW internship budget
Maintain ongoing contact with employers to learn of new internship and/or employment needs as well as problems arising from existing placements
Solicit, develop and cultivate internship and/or job opportunities within the community including use of calls and visits to employers to maintain internship partner’ relations
Reach the minimum number of internship enrollment by February 1
Establish liaisons with corporate and nonprofit organizations for identification of employment and internship opportunities, and to provide workshops and mentoring opportunities for students including coordination with other community youth employment assistance programs
Assist students in developing and achieving life/career goals that are assessed throughout LTW weekly seminars and during individual career exploration
Prepare and present curriculum to students on job readiness and related topics; facilitate interactive seminars (resume and cover letter development, interview skills, job search and search strategies).
Ensure the program establishes 3 to 5 new internship sites every year while maintaining necessary partnership contracts in order
Maintain database tracking and reporting of each student’s progress and measurable outcomes including timely entry of case notes of weekly meetings and incidents, and employment
Assist in making purchase orders for student incentives and special events
Managing alumni events and alumni data tracking
Refer students to academic and support services as needed
Attend administrative meetings, program trainings and staff development
Participate in civic and community building efforts, initiative, coalitions, and activities as assigned via East Side House
Participate and help arrange field trips, special events and extracurricular activities
Actively participate in assigned staff development trainings, team meetings, and program meetings
Provide suggestions for program improvement and implementation
Other duties as assigned