Program Overview:
The Learning to Work (LTW) for Transfer Schools Program will provide services to students, ages 15-21 that are over-aged for grade, under-credited, and have spent at least one year in another high school to earn a high school diploma and gain valuable vocational and life skills supports. Using the Primary Person Model, each student will have a Young Adult Career Advisor who will: guide students towards removing barriers toward graduation, engage students in college preparatory activities, provide supportive services, and increase self-direction and self-sufficiency through meaningful career exploration experiences, including subsidized internship placements for 20% of the student population.
Position Overview:
What The Internship Placement Specialist Does:
The person filling this position is expected, under general supervision, to: (1) develop and maintain employer relationships with the goal of identifying and meeting their HR needs; (2) match appropriate students with appropriate internship openings and arrange for interviews; and (3) inform prospective employers and student applicants of the features and advantages of CAMBA's internship placement services; including:
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Maintain professional relationships with students and student confidentiality.
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Develop, create and/or request internship and job opportunities for students (obtain as much information on the position as possible).
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Research and maintain accurate contact data for all existing and prospective employer/Internship contact information.
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Regularly initiate contact with potential employers that are seeking interns in the NY Metro area.
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Market CAMBA's internship placement services to new and existing employers.
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Build and maintain a list of internship openings in various industries.
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Share internship openings with other internship developers in the internship shared database system, if you are unable to fill position.
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Identify students who meet the qualifications for open positions.
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Match students to internships based on their qualifications.
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Inform students of the job duties, responsibilities and all appropriate details regarding open positions.
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Review students' resumes to ensure professionalism and accuracy and send resumes to potential employers.
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Schedule interviews and coordinate between student and hiring manager.
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Prepare students for interviews with specific employers including conducting mock interviews.
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Facilitate Job Readiness Seminars, pre-placement orientations, and other workshops as needed.
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Request feedback from employers regarding students’ interview.
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Collect LTW Agreement Forms for each student.
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Collect and send all new hire paperwork for each student to Human Resources Department.
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Enter student’s internship start/end dates and internship hours worked into database (such as Client Track).
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Make bi-weekly phone calls to employers to ensure that CAMBA's students are satisfactory employees, to resolve problems that may interfere with performance, and to encourage employers to call CAMBA if a problem should arise.
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Create narrative case notes regarding student progress at each point of contact using Client Track.
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Update Internship bulletin board bi-monthly using creative and innovative methods.
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Follow-up with students after interviews to get feedback and establish next steps.
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Once a student is hired, periodically request documentation to verify placement and retention.
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Create internship timesheet vouchers and submit voucher to payroll bi-weekly.
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Visit each internship site at least one time per month to ensure that interns are satisfactory employees.
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Participate in case conferences with program staff and students regarding student progress.
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Provide ongoing communication with Young Adult Career Advisors concerning students.
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Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
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Enter student information (resumes, interviews, employment, and retention) in computerized student tracking systems.
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Conduct student interviews to evaluate work history, skills, education, training, compensation needs, and other qualifications.
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Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
Other Requirements:
- Ability to adapt to the culture and environment of a public school.
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Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from employers, students, funders, other organizations, and the general public. Ability to model the interviewing/presentation skills that students are expected to emulate.
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Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, decimals and percentages to practical situations.
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Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
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To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Internet software and Database software.
Pre and/or Post Employment Requirements:
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Must obtain Dept. of Education fingerprint clearance.
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Ability to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
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General pre/post-employment requirements.
