Intro/Program Description: Goddard and Isaacs Center have strategically aligned—the culmination of a series of conversations between our leaders over the course of the last few years. As institutions we have a lot in common: we’re both community-based organizations that work closely with public housing tenants; we’re members of United Neighborhood Houses, the umbrella organization for historic settlement houses across the city.

The Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) is a non-profit, multi-service organization focusing primarily on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Yorkville, and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational.

Purpose of Position: The Isaacs Center is looking for a highly motivated individual to coordinate employment preparation workshops and activities and develop internship programming that supports the overall goals of the Education and Workforce program. In collaboration with the Engagement and Success team, this role supports program strategy building employment pipelines through the engagement of current participants and alumni, as well as NYCHA residents within the Isaacs/Holmes development and surrounding communities

Schedule: Monday through Friday, weekends may be required for special one-off events.

Salary: $42,000 - $45,000

Goddard Riverside and Isaacs Center follow the CDC and NYS recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and are now requiring all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they have a qualified exemption.

Workshops and Event Facilitation & Lesson Planning

• Develops and facilitates professional development workshops which prepare our participants for employment opportunities including internships and apprenticeships that match the participants’ skills, work experience, training, and interests.
• Support the coordination of on and off-site activities, visits, and workshops for participants including scheduling, securing space, transportation, food, etc in coordination with Business Developer.
• Work alongside Engagement & Success team to plan and execute college and career fairs, panels, etc
• Host monthly resume development workshops for current and prospective clients

Client Engagement and Support

• Develop engagement strategies to connect with young people between 16 – 24+ who reside in the Isaacs Houses/Holmes Towers NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority)
• Track data and participant progress via Salesforce
• In collaboration with the Business Development team and Alumni Coordinator, evaluates and matches participants with employment placements.
• Monitors and supports the on- going engagement of participants at their placements.
• Supports all departmental recruitment, engagement, and retention efforts.
• Identifies career advancement opportunities and pathways within three primary growing labor market sectors (Human Services, Health Care, and Hospitality and Food Services) – and supports the placement and on-going growth of participants within those pathways.
• Remains current on local hiring and labor trends, including job fair participation, staff development opportunities, and training.
• Understands funder goals and uses data to document consistently and accurately, in real time, all participants, employer contacts, activities, and outcomes into Isaacs Centers data base (Salesforce)
• Collaborates with Advance and Earn program leadership to support credential attainment, and continuing education for GED and advanced training participants Page 2 of 2 Employment Specialist - EDWF
• Assist with collecting and inputting all necessary data and provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
• Attend staff meetings, team meetings, and content meetings, as required
• Other duties as requested

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Must have 1-2 years professional experience in an office setting
• High degree of attention to detail
• Superior organizational skills, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Should possess a demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with staff and clients.
• Exceptional ability to adapt approach according to the needs of the client.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in community organizing and working with young adults (16-24) and older. communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A Working knowledge: Basic understanding of youth development & older adults
• General knowledge: Sufficient knowledge of social media management
• Thorough knowledge: A thorough understanding of NYCHA Tenant Associations, East Harlem and beyond.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Ability to work outdoors, weather permitting
• Essential physical requirements, such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing.
• May require light physical effort/lifting, up to 20 pounds of promotional materials/equipment
• May be required to work weekends/nights at special events
• Some travel required within the five boroughs for meetings and site visits

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any position. Employees may be requested to perform job related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.