LTW Assistant Director-Internship Coordinator

LTW Assistant Director-Internship Coordinator

Arturo A Schomburg Satellite Academy amp Bronx Regional H - Bronx, NY 10459

Salary Range $60,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary/year

Position Title

LTW Assistant Director & Internship Coordinator

Department

LTW
07

Site/Location

Arturo

A. Schomburg Satellite Academy

1010 Rev James A Polite Ave, Bronx, NY 10459

Job Classification

Non-Exempt/ Full-Time

Salary

$60,000

Reports To

LTW Program Director

MISSION STATEMENT

East Side House cares for the individuals, families, and communities we serve by expanding opportunities to live more fulfilling lives through education, career, and supportive services.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/ Objective

East Side House (ESH) is a community resource in the Bronx and Northern Manhattan. We believe education is the key that enables all people to create economic and civic opportunities for themselves, their families, and their community. ESH's LTW Programs aligns with our mission by providing high quality programs and services within community centers and school partnerships.

ESH is directly responsible for the administration 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. ESH works in transfer schools, serving students who struggled in a traditional high school setting. The program is designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Work in tandem with Program Director to ensure that the partnership between East Side House and the DOE site is in good standing.

• Ensure Admissions criteria and intake goals are being met by conducting intake interviews with students and family members and / or facilitating orientations.

• Help supervise advisors to ensure that attendance outreach is completed daily, home visits are done when necessary, and student logs stay current. Ensure that post-secondary support and college exploration is also incorporated into student engagement.

• Manage Alumni events and data tracking

• Provide trainings on Advisory Curriculum Development and support lesson planning aligned with Common Core Standards.

• 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.

• 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.

• Maintain ongoing contact with employers to learn of new internship and/or employment needs as well as problems arising from existing placements.

• Reach the minimum number of internship enrollments as requested

• Assist students in developing and achieving life/career goals that are assessed throughout LTW bi-weekly seminars and during individual career exploration.

• Assist students in job search, including resume and cover letter development, search strategies and interviewing skills.

• Refer students to academic and support services as needed.

• Attend administrative meetings, program trainings and staff development.

• Participate in civic and community building efforts and activities as assigned via East Side House Community Development.

• Ensure that all fiscal documents are being submitted in a timely manner, which include Bi-weekly internship payroll on Paycom.

• Maintain updated records of all fiscal transactions for the year, which include monthly LTW internship budget.

• Maintain updated records of interns, internship sites and intern placements.

• Assist in making purchase orders for student incentives and special events.

• Participate and help arrange field trips, special events and extracurricular activities.

• Maintain flexible hours and workdays, some overnight trips required.

• 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 and provide support when Director is present or unavailable in areas of program and staff management

• 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.

• Prepare and present curriculum to students on job readiness and related topics; facilitate interactive Seminars.

• Ensure the program establishes 3 to 5 new internship sites every year; while maintaining necessary partnership contracts in order.

• Provide case management services for the students in the program.

• Attend meetings with staff to review students' progress and discuss appropriate trainings and intervention plans. Actively participate in initiatives, affiliations, coalitions, etc. that pertain to East Side House's mission.

• Participate in assigned…