Assistant Program Director of Work Based Learning

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

The Assistant Director of Work-Based Learning is responsible for the development and execution of the workforce development and internship component of programming including conducting vocational assessments, facilitating career readiness workshops, and cultivating internship placement sites and relationships. The Assistant Program Director is responsible for providing day-to-day supervision of students enrolled in the Work Based Learning program and supporting the Program Director in supervision of staff members. The Assistant Program Director assists with all components of program compliance.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in the development of programs, including establishing and adapting programs as needed, and assure program goals are in alignment with agency mission and needs of clients.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge in order to consistently evaluate program adaptation and/or expansion in correlation with existing needs.
• Conducts vocational assessments for applicants by utilizing background information and work experiences.
• Develops an individual employment (and/or education) plan with participants.
• Provides ongoing group and individual vocational-related counseling and/or training to enrolled clients.
• Develops internship opportunities in various professional and technical workforce areas while cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with site supervisors.
• Works in collaboration with other program staff and stakeholders to develop workshop and internship experiences that meet the needs and interest of program participants.
• Facilitates career readiness workshops, career fairs, and other experiences to develop work readiness skills of participants.
• Meet performance expectations/metrics, as defined for the position within program.
• Assists the program director in leading program staff to success by sharing supervisory and administrative responsibilities as necessary.
• Maintain a constant presence throughout the program to ensure quality of service at all time.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervise program participant interns and other internship-related staff members.
• Assist Program Director with program oversight including supervisory and administrative responsibilities as assigned.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Human Services, Counseling or related field.
• Bilingual in one or more of the following: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali and others, may be required depending on client needs.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with adolescents and young adults in a vocational or human services setting.
  
  
  

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M/F/D/V

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