Job Developer

Responsibilities

• Arrange internship placements for program participants.
• Deliver academic and career counseling.
• Provide counseling aligned with the needs of program participants.
• Support the delivery of educational services through advisory and seminar sessions.
• Establish rapport with participants and help them define educational and career goals, including written postsecondary plans.
• Collaborate with businesses, corporations, and community-based organizations to develop internships and a broad range of employment opportunities.
• Connect participants to internship and employment opportunities and monitor their progress.
• Assist participants with resume development, job interviewing, and job readiness.
• Maintain a caseload and develop individual service plans with participants.
• Provide individual and group mentoring, as well as crisis intervention services.
• Conduct family outreach to engage students' support systems.
• Establish rapport with family members and assist in parent-teacher conferences.
• Monitor academic progress and attendance of participants within the caseload.
• Advocate for in-school remediation when appropriate and prepare necessary documentation, including LTW internship contracts, evaluations, and reports.
• Lead weekly advisory sessions.
• Lead weekly seminar sessions.
• Document contact with students electronically.
• Advocate for participants needing social services and care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary participant progress teams, interdepartmental meetings, case conferences, and mediations within the school.
• Collaborate with school administrators, teachers, and staff to provide student support when needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Bilingual proficiency preferred (Bengali, Cantonese, French, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Russian).
• Minimum three years of experience working with children and adolescents and providing counseling services.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Knowledge of adolescent development and youth development principles.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm for work, professionalism, and responsibility.
• Values providing outstanding service and working collaboratively in a team environment with school personnel.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• On-the-job training
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer contribution
• TransitChek
• Employee Wellness Program
• Voluntary supplemental insurance options

Salary

Salary range: USD 51,600 - 59,100 per year.

General requirements

All staff are expected to align with the mission, vision, and values of New York City Mission Society.