Employment Specialist

The Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) and Learning to Work Center at Thomas Jefferson Campus High School is an evening educational/youth development program that provides New York City high school students an alternative pathway to graduation. The program combines academic classroom instruction, tutoring, career exploration, case management, work readiness training, and subsidized internships. Students attend classes Monday through Saturday and earn elective credit for paid internships. Primary location: Medgar Evers College.

Responsibilities

• Recommends qualified candidates for paid internships.
• Monitors job postings.
• Contacts qualified candidates for scheduled interviews.
• Follows up on the status of all applicants in the interview process.
• Updates all candidate status changes as candidates go through the interview process.
• Collects and reviews paperwork of internship participants and prepares written reports related to participant status.
• Counsels candidates on proper work readiness and other work-related processes and procedures.
• Responsible for LTW weekly workshops and arranges for external presenters on a weekly or monthly basis.
• Manages day-to-day operations of programs to assist students in obtaining their employment and training needs and other community resources.
• Develops and monitors system of information and data collection related to outcome measures.
• Supervises workgroups and/or special projects (e.g., business day, assessment committee, etc.).
• Responsible for daily attendance outreach of assigned caseload.
• Responsible for conducting individual check-in meetings with every student on their caseload.
• Arranges for and/or participates in program presentations (e.g., civic and school groups, community organizations, etc.).
• Recruits businesses to become involved in the Young Adult Learning to Work Center through listing jobs and conducting on-site recruitment.
• Assists in the daily student advocate responsibilities of the YABC Youth Development Model.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned and deemed necessary by CBO Director for functionality of the overall program.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (minimum).
• Minimum 4 years career exploration experience, preferably with youth between the ages of 17–21.
• Experience within a high school or post-secondary setting highly preferred.
• Must be available to work 12:30 PM – 8:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Fridays.
• Must be fingerprinted.

Pay

Salary range: $45,000 – $50,000 per year.

Schedule

Monday–Thursday: 12:30 PM – 8:30 PM; Friday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.