Career Pathways Coordinator

Are you seeking an opportunity to impact students' lives positively? Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options For Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for individuals who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated, and inspiring.

Who We Are:

Options for Youth (OFY) is a network of free, non-profit public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn't see in themselves. For over 35 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student's vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to the development of a young person's social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we're looking for.

We are devoted to creating a team of diverse people and encourage anyone passionate about education and excited about what we do to connect with us! To learn more about our schools, visit us at


Pay Range:
$29.70 - $36.57 - Hourly - Depending on Experience

Job is:

Certificated

Our Ideal Candidate Will:

• Meets one-on-one with students (and parents, if required/desired) to discuss post-secondary goals; assists teachers in creating individualized plans for students to reach their goal(s) and track students in the case management system.
  
  
• Coordinates workshops or seminars quarterly to help inform students and teachers of their post-secondary options and equip students with specific skills required for post-secondary life (i.e., interviewing skills, filling out job or college applications, etc.) and coordinate internal marketing of credit enrichment events.
  
• Creates timely hand-outs (or posters) for teachers and students regarding requirements for specific student options.
  
• Identify WIOA eligibility, train internal regional staff on WIOA requirements, coordinate WIOA orientation appointments, and act as the primary contact for WIOA, CTE, and vocational programs and local partners.
  
• Coordinates, plans, and advertises Workforce Events (Engineering and Design Challenges & Business and Entrepreneurial).
  

You'll Need The Following Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS Degree
  
  
• California 30-day Substitute permit preferred
  
  
• Bilingual - Spanish preferred
  

Company Benefits and Perks:

• We offer a comprehensive benefits package to full-time staff, including accrued wellness hours, holiday pay, medical, vision, and dental coverage, incentives, and an employer-matched retirement plan.
• Staff opportunities to chaperone students on experiential learning trips to amazing places like Italy, China, Cuba, and Ireland, as well as in-country trips to DC, a ranch in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and a farm in Northern California.
• We regularly hold social functions to foster a genuine camaraderie that enhances teamwork. At our company-wide award functions, we recognize the talent and dedication of the people who make our school and our students successful.