Internship Coach (Summer) Share:

Responsibilities

Essential Duties:

1.Conductsoutreach,recruits,enrolls,andmaintainscaseloadofupto40youngadultclients withafocusonlowincomepeopleofcolor for access to internship opportunities.

2.Coordinatesoutreachanddevelopsrelationshipswithlocalemployersandcreatesmechanismsforclientstoaccessopportunities.

3.Plans andfacilitateslessonsonjobreadiness,employmentskills,and financial literacy

Job Duties:

-Conducting youth orientations and collecting/managing essential forms and paperwork

-Building relationships with assigned youth and potentially the partner agencies affiliated with the youth assigned

-Collaborates with Work Opportunities Training (WOT) team and other POIC departments to deliver services across program sites.

-Collaborates with employer partners to develop opportunities for clients of diverse skill levels to obtain work experience.

-Offering support services including clothing and transportation necessary for position requirements and to support successful job completions

-Teaching work readiness workshops following the New World of Work (NWOW) curriculum and financial literacy to help youth with the -soft skills- necessary to succeed in their work experience

-Documentsallclientinteraction,progress,participation,and data in workforce development-specific database system on a daily basis.

-Maintains detailed, organized, and updated files, in compliance with local and federal government contractors.

-Researchespromisingpracticesof serving low income clients and approaches to alleviating poverty to ensure program model is dynamic and responsive to client needs.

-Works in partnership with POIC-s community-based programs to address barriers to sustainable employment.

-Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance.

-Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.

-Respectfully takes direction from supervisor.

-Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

High School Diploma and one to two years- related experience and/or training working with youth, or equivalent combination ofeducationandexperience.Provenexperienceinworkforcedevelopmentandplacingclientswithmultiplebarriersinemployment. Familiarity with trauma-informed practice and strength-based approaches to working with clients preferred.Experienceworkingwithnon-profitsandwithingovernmentfundedsystemsispreferred.