Career Pathways Manager

Since 1893, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston have played an essential role in opening doors and creating opportunities for young people across this city. For every youth in Boston and Chelsea, Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston are a life-changing force for opportunity and empowerment that enables future talent to reach their full individual potential as productive citizens and leaders, inspired to make a difference in the Greater Boston community.
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The Teen Career Pathways Manager leads the implementation of BGCB’s youth workforce readiness strategy at the Club and prepares teen members for employment, career exploration, and future educational and career opportunities. The position provides career coaching, job-readiness programming, case management, work-based learning opportunities, and life-skills development while ensuring teens and families receive clear and consistent information about Ready to Work opportunities.

The Teen Career Pathways Program Manager works closely with Club leadership, the Ready to Work team, employers, schools, and community partners to connect teens to meaningful career-development and employment experiences.

Commitment to Excellence in Workforce Readiness, Career Development, and Teen Engagement

• In partnership with the Ready to Work team and other Club staff, facilitate workforce readiness programming that includes skill development, career exploration, industry-recognized certifications, and high-quality work-based learning experiences.
• Provide individual and group career coaching to help teen members identify interests, develop career goals and plans, and prepare for employment and future opportunities.
• Lead and coordinate teen outreach, recruitment, and enrollment into Ready to Work programming.
• Support intern success through ongoing coaching, performance feedback, professional development, and encouragement around future education and career goals.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of Ready to Work University curriculum, workshops, and events.

Employer Partnerships and Work-Based Learning

• Develop and maintain productive relationships with employers and workforce partners that support teen employment and career-development opportunities.
• Identify and assess new employer and community partnerships that expand workforce readiness and work-based learning opportunities for teens.
• Coordinate and oversee school-year and summer internship opportunities, including systems and processes that support teen participation and effective Club and employer engagement.
• Maintain positive and productive relationships with teens, families, employers, schools, Club staff, community organizations, and other workforce partners.

Program Operations, Evaluation, and Continuous Improvement

• Evaluate workforce readiness programming and use participant feedback, outcomes, and program data to strengthen delivery and improve teen experiences.
• Identify gaps in workforce readiness programming, resources, and service delivery and collaborate with appropriate staff and partners to address them.
• Maintain current knowledge of effective practices and trends in youth workforce readiness, career development, leadership, life skills, and youth development.
• Support accurate and timely payroll-related processes and documentation for on-site Club interns.
• Meet annual Ready to Work Program Standards and related program goals, reporting, and documentation requirements.

Staff Support, Training, Communication, and Collaboration

• Provide workforce…