Program Coordinator

$24.50–$29.50 per hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Career Technical Education Foundation is a Sonoma County nonprofit that connects schools, employers, postsecondary institutions, and community partners to strengthen the path from high school to career. Founded in 2012, CTE Foundation invests in career-connected learning, work-based learning, and career pathway programs across the county's high schools.

Path to Purpose, CTE Foundation's countywide internship program, places high school juniors and seniors in structured internships with local employers. The Program Coordinator supports this work from student outreach and advising through employer recruitment and internship placement, as well as supports other pathway programming through sector collaboratives and countywide initiatives.

Reporting to the Director of Programs, the Program Coordinator works directly with young adults to provide personalized career development guidance, socio-emotional support, and access to work-based learning and internship opportunities. The Program Coordinator partners closely with school site staff, employers, post-secondary partners, and community-based organizations to help students identify their interests, build career-readiness skills, and connect with the resources needed to pursue their goals.

This role leads student workshops and orientations, conducts outreach and marketing to promote program participation, and represents CTE Foundation at school and community events. The Program Coordinator also supports employer engagement and internship placement, tracks and analyzes program data to inform continuous improvement, and provides specialized support to students participating in healthcare internships and training programs.

• Work with students to identify individual needs and career interests, collaboratively set goals, address challenges and barriers, and provide socio-emotional support.
• Provide career readiness support to students, including helping build effective resumes, explore diverse career opportunities, develop professional communication skills, and excel in interview preparation.
• Collaborate strategically with community resources and organizations to build and maintain a network of contacts for referring students to additional supports and services as needed.
• Help design and maintain a database to track student information, keep data accurate, current, and secure.
• Design and facilitate student workshops and orientations that build career readiness skills and introduce participants and their parents/guardians to program services, expectations, and opportunities.
• Coordinate a system to sustain relationships with program participants to support their transition to post-secondary or career.
• Co-design programs and tools with school and employer partners so work-based learning can expand to more students across Sonoma County.
• Build and share resources, such as handbooks, training guides, MOUs, and goal-tracking tools, so programs run consistently across schools.
• Help build strategies and opportunities for students to engage in professional development opportunities.
• Identify, recruit, and onboard internship hosts across industries in Sonoma County, matching opportunities to student interests and program goals.
• Train host-site supervisors so they’re ready to run a strong internship experience.
• Communicate directly with employers and student interns before, during, and after placements, and resolve issues as they come up.
• Share student, educator, and employer feedback in program design meetings, and propose ideas that improve the experience for students, educators, and employers.
• Elevate student voice by gathering feedback and identifying and amplifying student stories.

• Build and sustain collaborative relationships with school staff, including counselors, work-based learning coordinators, career specialists, teachers, and administrators.
• Co-develop and implement marketing and outreach strategies targeting students to raise awareness of and increase participation in program services.
• Promote internship opportunities to students through classroom presentations, career days, and targeted outreach events.
• Represent CTE Foundation at community events to build awareness of and drive participation in work-based learning initiatives.
• Attend school events for outreach purposes, as well as graduation ceremonies and other school…