Job Title: Employment Specialist
PVN ID: ME-2108-004142
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE

Job Description

General Description

The Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) and Learning to Work Center at Thomas Jefferson Campus High School is an evening educational/youth development program that provide New York City high school students an alternative pathway to graduation. Students enrolled in YABC also include young adults who chose to leave daytime classes due to circumstances such as employment or adult responsibilities. YABC offers students an opportunity to participate in a non-traditional educational program geared toward helping them prepare for a high school diploma and making critical career choices (i.e. college, employment or vocational training). This unique program combines academic classroom instruction, tutoring, career exploration, case management, work readiness training, and subsidized internships. Students attend classes Monday through Sunday. In addition to YABC students accumulating credits toward graduation at an accelerated rate, they receive an elective credit for participating in paid internships. Our overall goal is to provide the students with internships that provide them with the skills necessary to pursue their individual career goals. Once all of the credits toward graduation have been completed students obtain a local and or regents diploma from their sending school.   

 

Other Duties

Qualifications

  • Recommends qualified candidates for paid internships
  • Monitors job postings.
  • Contact qualified candidates of scheduled interviews.
  • Follow-up on the status of all applicants in the interview process.
  • Update all candidate status changes as candidate goes through interview process.
  • Responsible for the collection and review of paperwork of internship participants and prepares written reports relative to participant status
  • Counsel candidates on proper work readiness and other work related processes and procedures.
  • Responsible for LTW weekly workshops and arranges for external presenters on a weekly or monthly basis.
  • Manages day-to-day operations of program to assist students in obtaining their employment and training needs and other community resources.
  • Develops and monitors system of information and data collection related to outcome measures.
  • Supervises workgroups and/or special projects (e.g. business day, assessment committee, etc.)
  • Arranges for and/or participates in program presentations (e.g. civic and school groups, community organizations, etc.)
  • Recruits businesses to become involved in the Young Adult Learning to Work Center through listing jobs, and conducting on-site recruitment
  • Assist in the daily student advocate responsibilities of the YABC Youth Development Model. Other duties as assigned and deemed necessary by director for functionality of the overall program.

The ideal candidate will possess a minimum bachelor’s degree in a related field. Minimum 4 years employment placement experience preferably with youth between the ages of 17-21. Experience within a high school or post-secondary setting is highly preferred.

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
SPCD
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$35,000.00 - $40,000.00
Closing Date
Apr 19, 2023 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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