Urgently Need Wediko NY Internship Coordinator-Learn To Work Initiative in New York City, NY
Job title: Wediko NY Internship Coordinator-Learn To Work Initiative
Company: The Home for Little Wanderers
Job description: Description :
The Wediko NY Internship Coordinator works at a 9-12th grade transfer school coordinating our student internship program funded by the Learning to Work initiative. The Coordinator works with students to place them at paid internships both in-school and with community partners, and collaborates with the Wediko team to oversee hiring, onboarding and supervision. Bilingual Spanish required.
How You'll Be Making a Difference
- Responsible for maintaining and managing all LTW related data
- Expected to attend Wediko NY at The Home and LTW Professional Development opportunities
- Facilitates individual- and group-based trainings to build skills, competency, and professionalism
- Oversee and conduct application, interview, and onboarding to parallel a real-world employment process
- Match students with internships appropriate to their interests, maturity, and skill level
- Perform regular site visits to monitor student intern performance
- Model professional behavior, communication, and presentation
- Provide guidance to students addressing performance issues and encouraging interns to self-advocate when needed
- Maintain and develop professional partnerships to provide internships that build skills within a variety of employment fields
- Facilitate workshops on resume building, interview skills and career readiness
- Administer HR documentation, timesheets, performance contracts and other necessary paperwork
- Facilitate communication between students, families, partner organizations and school staff
- Assist with issues of school- and internship- nonattendance
- Provide crisis counseling, mediation, and social-emotional support as needed
- Participate in staff meetings and staff development opportunities
- Collaborate on interdisciplinary team of Wediko and school staff to create and monitor individualized plans to support student progress
- Occasional evening and weekend hours required
- Bachelors Degree required, advanced degree in the Social Sciences, Public and/or Education Policy Administration (e.g., MSW, M.S. Ed, MPA/P) a plus.
- 3 years experience providing school-based direct service or residential treatment
- 1-3 years experience with job development, staff supervision, human resources, or other relevant areas
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to approach challenges in a supportive and creative manner
- Excellent organizational skills
- Commitment to working from a strengths-based perspective
- Commitment to ongoing learning and development, proven use of supervision to improve practice
- Bilingual Spanish required
- Salary range is $45,000-$55,000
- Generous time off including up to 20 days per year for new full-time employees, plus 11 holidays, 5 sick days, and 2 personal days
- Health and Dental Insurance that is effective immediately upon hire
- Extensive training to new staff
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400 per fiscal year
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- And more!