Job Title: Program Coordinator
PVN ID: LA-2301-005336
Category: Managerial and Professional
Location: LAGUARDIA C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Division of Adult and Continuing Education at LaGuardia Community College is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator for the Mother Cabrini for the Community Health Workers Training Certificate (CHW) in the Workforce Development Department. Individuals participate in this program in order to prepare themselves for employment as Community Health Workers. Through the program, students earn a certificate and an opportunity to continue their education with CUNY by earning nine college credits towards an Associate’s degree in Human Services at LaGuardia, while also receiving internship experiences, career development support, and connections to healthcare industry employment opportunities. The current version of the program offered combines Community Health Worker Training with English for Speakers of Other Languages education in order to open up access to the field for immigrant communities.

Under the direction of the Community Health Worker Training Manager, the Program Coordinator is responsible for recruitment and assessment, case management and student support, curriculum review, collaborating with internship sites, and administrative support for the program. Among different responsibilities of the Program Coordinator are intake and screening activities, communication with students, coaching students and connecting them to resources, onboarding students to training and internships, tracking student outcomes, and providing career counseling focused on community health work, as well as guiding students through a variety of courses, internships, and employment opportunities in the community.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Manage the recruitment and assessment of program applicants via information sessions, reading assessments, and in-person interviews.
  • Communicate information to applicants regarding the intake process.
  • Collaborate with the other staff to provide support to students to aid retention in the program via in-person, phone, email, Zoom, and virtual communications. Provide coaching and encouragement to students; connect students to resources needed; and trouble-shoot barriers to success with students.
  • Work collaboratively with LaGuardia’s Center for Immigrant Education and Training (CIET) and other departments as well as community and employer partners to ensure goals are met
  • Support Training Manager in curriculum development and review and teacher supervision to ensure effective instruction.
  • Collect and manage student data; track student progress, including attendance, grades, internship hours completed, and employment.
  • Provide administrative support for program activities

 

 

Other Duties

  • Other duties as assigned

 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
  • Three (3) years’ experience in working with unemployed or underemployed New Yorkers in a training, education, or workforce development program.
  • Two (2) years’ experience providing counseling, coaching, or case management services
  • Knowledge of the public and community health field
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Good technology skills, with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office including MSWord and MS Excel spreadsheets
  • Demonstrated interest in working with diverse communities and supporting the success of underserved populations
  • Flexible and able to work some evening and/or weekend hours
  • Experience providing health education, harm reduction, or community health services a plus
  • Experience working with young adults and English language learners a plus.
  • Bi-lingual a plus

This is a grant-funded position, currently funded until December 2023, with the possibility of renewal.

To apply please visit www.rfcuny.org/Careers and submit an application online. Please provide a cover letter and resume.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Workforce Development
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$60,000.00 - $60,000.00
Closing Date
Mar 10, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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