Internship Coordinator - BHSLCS - Alternative High School

Position:
Internship Coordinator Transfer High School

Program/Department:
Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service

Reports to:

Program Director

Work Location:

300 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205

Hours:

Full Time 35 hours per week - Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm This position is fully in-person and does not offer any remote work. Travel Required.

Salary Range: $51,000 - $56,000

FLSA STATUS:
Non-Exempt

Brooklyn Community Services is one of Brooklyns first and largest non-sectarian social services agencies. BCS, which presently serves more than 10,000 individuals annually, is committed to a broad and diverse range of services including education and child care; services to strengthen families; and services to foster self-sufficiency for adults.

Brooklyn High School for Leadership and Community Service is a small, academically rigorous, full-time New York City Department of Education Transfer School designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school. BCS is directly responsible for the administration of the schools Learning-to-Work Program, which enhances the schools academic component by offering additional academic support, career and education exploration, work preparation, skills development, and internships.

About the Program:
The Learning to Work (LTW) initiative is a collaborative partnership between the NYC Department of Education and community-based organizations designed to support over-age, under-credited students in earning their high school diploma. LTW provides a comprehensive approach that combines case management, academic support, postsecondary planning, career exploration, and paid internships to help students develop the skills, knowledge, and experiences needed for college, career, and lifelong success.

Responsibilities:

* Develop and oversee the implementation of the work readiness and internship programs at l BHSLCS.

* Maintain a caseload of 20+ participants, supporting their academic, career, and personal goals through individual and group sessions.

* Collaborate with advocate counselors and directors to ensure comprehensive student support.

* Recruit students to participate in LTW internship opportunities and monitor their progress to promote retention and success.

* Assist interested students with completing the required documentation to enroll into the internship program.

* Facilitate orientation workshops for students interested in participating in the internship programs.

* Develop and cultivate internship and job opportunities in the community through outreach calls and visits to employers, aligning opportunities with students skills, maturity levels, and experience.

* Provide individualized job and career counseling to support students professional growth.

* Conduct daily attendance outreach to ensure student engagement.

* Monitor and track the attendance, academic and employment progress of assigned participants; initiate outreach to absent students via phone calls

* Conduct weekly seminars throughout the school year focusing on career and work readiness skills for all Internship program participants aligned with CDOS requirements.

* Prepare and deliver job readiness curriculum, including résumé/cover letter development, interview skills, and job search strategies.

* Provide individualized job and career counseling, including continuous feedback and resources tailored to student needs.

* Monitor student academic performance and deliver timely support and interventions to promote achievement.

* Collaborate with teachers to identify student needs and implement individualized support plans.

* Document all student interactions in Apricot and Kinvolve, ensuring accurate and timely data entry.

* Enter and maintain all required student information in BCSs internal database system (Apricot).

* Maintain accurate and confidential student records.

* Provide immediate crisis intervention support as needed, including mediation support to address urgent student needs and ensure appropriate follow-up.

* Monitor student behavior in hallways to maintain a safe, respectful, and orderly school environment, and support teachers…