Career Coach

Position Title: Career Coach

Department: Youth Employment

Reports To: Director of Youth Employment

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Position Summary: 

The Part Time Career Coach will be responsible for providing day-to-day supervision of all Youth employment department services programs within assigned borough/PAL Center. Must be willing to travel throughout the five boroughs on trips with participants. Must have a flexible schedule and be available to attend local and out of state trips as well as some weekend events. The Career Coach must be well organized and must be proficient in reading, writing and critical thinking skills. Expected to maintain a clean, comfortable and welcoming environment for participants and visitors at all times.

Major Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Plan and implement overall program within a borough & PAL Center. Deliver educational, leadership, job readiness activities and special events for adolescents.

2. Ongoing recruitment, orientation and registration of participants, as needed.

3. Provide direct service including outreach, instruction and guidance.

4. Evaluate participant performance and achievement utilizing Youth Employment Department. tools

5. Maintain clear and organized records, including weekly schedules, daily attendance, student folders and case management reports.

6. Collect all necessary data for compliance with funding sources and internal systems.

7. Explore and make recommendations about opportunities to expand and improve programming.

8. Attend professional development and program improvement training sessions.

9. Maintain consistent communication with all relevant stakeholders.

10. Remain current regarding the best practices in the fields of workforce development

Education & Experience:

· Associate Degree Required

· Bachelor's Degree a plus

Skills & Knowledge/General Comments

· Demonstrated ability to run adolescent programs in compliance with funding sources and contracts;

· Previous Workshop Facilitation experience (Lesson planning a plus)

· Research, data entry and basic computer skills required. (Social Media and Marketing skills a plus)

· Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and roll out programs and initiatives;

· Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task with excellent follow through;

· Self-motivated and able to work efficiently and effectively under pressure;

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;

· Interest in providing quality educational and enrichment experiences to adolescents

Salary: $25.00-$30.00 per hour

· Active Listening: Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others

· Assertiveness: Ability to act in a self-confident manner to facilitate completion of a work assignment or to defend a position or idea

· Communication (Oral): Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word

· Customer Oriented: Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following established procedures

· Diversity Oriented: Ability to work effectively with people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type

· Empathetic: Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others

· Energetic: Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work

· Enthusiastic: Ability to bring energy to the performance of a task

· Presentation Skills: Ability to effectively present information publicly

· Tactful: Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.

· Friendly: Ability to exhibit a cheerful demeanor toward others

· Honesty / Integrity: Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace

· Decision Making: Ability to make critical decisions while following established procedures

· Team Builder: Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal SKILLS, ABILITIES,

· Experience: Three to five years related experience preferred

· Computer Skills: Strong computer skills in Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to learn new software packages.