Success Coach

Chinese-American Planning Council•New York, NY

1d•$24 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The Success Coach supports CPC Education and Career Services’ Project Gateway, which provides high school youth with leadership and advocacy opportunities, college access workshops and trips, group mentoring, social-emotional learning, career readiness coaching, and guidance with SYEP applications. The role supports afterschool program activities and events, helps students with college and financial aid applications and college-trip planning, and assists with outreach, recruitment, enrollment, and SYEP YY workshops. The Success Coach also helps with program administration, records, inquiries, audits, closeouts, and site visits. The position is based at Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, New York, is full-time, and provides 35 hours per week, with occasional weekend hours as needed. The role is supervised by the Deputy Director.

Requirements

Experience working within youth and/or workforce development is required.
Cultural competence and ability to provide services sensitively to participants’ cultural heritage and traditions, life experiences, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Excellent written, communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for working with immigrant and low-income communities and youth development.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and virtual platforms such as Zoom, Teams, and Webex.
Willingness to travel to worksites via public transportation.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in education, social work, counseling, or a related field is a plus.
Bilingual in English and Chinese and/or Spanish.

Responsibilities

Support the planning and implementation of afterschool program activities and events, including college readiness, mental health, leadership, and advocacy skills.
Provide group or one-on-one support to students with college applications, financial aid applications, and college-trip planning.
Conduct outreach, recruitment, and enrollment of community members to meet program allocation.
Assist with SYEP YY workshops, including planning and facilitating work-readiness training, interactive project-based learning workshops, and program orientation.
Comply with DYCD and Robin Hood policies and administrative procedures.
Provide support and troubleshooting for program-related inquiries.
Assist with program audits, closeout, and site visits administered by DYCD and Robin Hood.
Attend staff meetings and trainings as required by CPC and DYCD/Robin Hood.
Assist with program administration, including data entry and compiling, filing, organizing, and maintaining worksite and participant folders in hard-copy or digital form.
Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Deputy Director.