Workforce Readiness Coordinator

Life & Workforce Readiness Coordinator

Reports To:

Regional Operations Director

FLSA Status:
Part-time/Non-Exempt up to 29 hours per week.

* Hours are typically Monday through Friday; 1:00pm - 6:30pm*

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina (BGCSENC) is a youth development

organization committed to enabling all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their

full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Serving children and teens through Club sites in

Southeastern NC, BGCSENC offers safe, inclusive, and enriching environments that promote academic

success, healthy lifestyles, and good character and citizenship.

The Life & Workforce Readiness Coordinator is responsible for leading, coordinating, and implementing comprehensive life readiness, leadership development, and workforce readiness initiatives, with a primary focus on middle and high school members. This position supports the development of career pathways, employability skills, financial literacy, workforce exposure opportunities, leadership development, and post-secondary readiness programs. The Coordinator oversees workforce readiness programming, manages grant deliverables and reporting requirements, supports teen employment opportunities, builds community and employer partnerships, and ensures high-quality implementation of BGCA programs, including Career Launch, Money Matters, Diplomas to Degrees, and other workforce development initiatives.

• Life & Workforce Readiness Programming
• Design and implement Life & Workforce Readiness programming, ensuring programming reflects a developmental progression that builds:
• Foundational life skills for elementary youth (K–5)
• Leadership development and career exploration for middle school youth (6–8)
• Career pathways and post-secondary readiness for high school youth (9–12)
• Deliver programming that strengthens life and employability skills, including communication, teamwork, professionalism, problem-solving, goal setting, and responsibility.
• Ensure that middle and high school members have access to college- and career-readiness experiences, including postsecondary exploration, planning, and transition readiness.
• Strengthen work-based learning pathways, including internships, paid work opportunities, job shadowing, and employer-connected experiences.
• Lead scholarship initiatives that support post-secondary access and career pathways, including scholarship processes, communications, and recipient support.
• Create meaningful leadership opportunities for youth through peer leadership roles, service-learning projects, and youth-led initiatives.
• Partnerships & Grant Management
• Maintain strong partnerships with BGCA, school districts, employers, higher education institutions, and community organizations that support BGCSENC's Life & Workforce Readiness priorities.
• Collaborate with the Resource Development team on grant applications, grant administration, reporting requirements, and funder deliverables.
• Build and maintain a network of stakeholders and employers who can provide mentorship, skills development, experiential learning opportunities, internships, and employment pathways for members.
• Training, Coaching & Staff Support
• Support the onboarding of Club staff by providing orientation to Life & Workforce Readiness program expectations, resources, tools, and timelines.
• Mentor Club staff on BGCSENC's Life & Workforce Readiness curriculum, expectations, and implementation strategies.
• Identify and support opportunities for workforce-readiness programming for staff and volunteers.
• Program Management
• Complete program evaluations and youth workers' performance tracking.
• Compile monthly program reports reflecting activities, attendance, participation, and outcomes.
• Coordinate guest speakers, workplace tours, career fairs, job shadowing experiences, and community workforce events.
• Identify local workforce needs and help develop talent pipelines that benefit both Club teens and local employers.
• Data, Evaluation & Impact
• Support implementation of program quality frameworks related to Life & Workforce Readiness, ensuring consistency, fidelity,…