Employment Coordinator

Our client, a community-based youth services organization in the Bronx, is seeking an Employment / Internship Coordinator to support Bronx Restore, an innovative two-year initiative serving youth and young adults ages 13–25. This role will focus on developing employment, internship, education, and vocational opportunities while working closely with a multidisciplinary team to support participants throughout their career and personal development.

The ideal candidate is a resourceful, relationship-driven professional who enjoys connecting young people with meaningful opportunities and building strong partnerships with employers, schools, training providers, and community organizations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives in a community-based environment and wants to make a direct impact on the career pathways and long-term success of young people.

Compensation: $59,000

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain relationships with employers, internship sites, vocational programs, schools, training providers, and community partners.
• Identify and create meaningful employment, internship, vocational, credentialing, and educational opportunities for participants.
• Conduct employment and work-readiness workshops, soft-skills training, and career development programming.
• Provide individualized employment coaching, including resume and application assistance, interview preparation, workplace-readiness support, and career planning.
• Assess participant strengths, interests, barriers, and readiness and contribute to individualized service planning.
• Match participants with appropriate employment and internship opportunities based on their goals, skills, and readiness.
• Manage participant employment and internship timesheets and monitor attendance and participation.
• Manage internship worksites and maintain consistent communication with site supervisors.
• Promptly follow up with participants who are not attending, signing in, or successfully participating in their placements.
• Monitor participant performance and retention and proactively address workplace challenges before placements are lost.
• Assist participants with HSE/education, vocational training, certifications, licensing, and other career pathways.
• Collaborate with Mentor Advocates and the Program Manager regarding participant goals, barriers, referrals, engagement, and case-management needs.
• Facilitate and co-facilitate program groups and participate in home visits, community visits, and other program activities as needed.
• Maintain accurate records related to participant contacts, employment, internships, education, placements, attendance, and retention.
• Participate in supervision, case conferences, team meetings, and program evaluation and data-collection activities in collaboration with university researchers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Workforce Development, Social Work, Education, Business, Criminal Justice, or a related field preferred;
  relevant professional experience may be considered.
• Experience in workforce development, internship coordination, employment services, youth development, or case management preferred.
• Strong relationship-building and employer-development skills with the ability to establish and maintain community partnerships.
• Excellent facilitation, networking, communication, documentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience working with justice-involved, high-risk, or underserved youth is a plus.
• Resourceful, proactive, and comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work in community-based settings and participate in home visits and other off-site program activities as needed.