Youth Development Coordinator Project Gateway
Youth Development Coordinator Project Gateway
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ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION
Founded in 1965 the ChineseAmerican Planning Council Inc. (CPC) aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American immigrant and lowincome communities. Today CPC is the nations largest Asian American social services agency and offers more than 50 programs at over 35 sites throughout New York City including early childhood education schoolage care youth services workforce development community services and senior services. CPC strives to be the premier social service and leadership development organization. In 2017 CPC launched Advancing Our CommUNITY its organizationwide strategy to expand services to address persistent needs and emerging trends and to improve leadership skills among staff and community members. In 2022 our core programs and emergency services reached 200000 people living in all five boroughs and all 51 city council districts. In the summer of 2022 CPC was recognized as the number one Chinese American organization in New York City to recommend to a Chinese immigrant looking for inlanguage and culturally competent resources according to a recent survey. This accomplishment is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff. (For more information please visit: SUMMARY
CPC Project Gateway provides high school youths from participating schools advocacy opportunities to practice and grow their leadership skills college access workshops and filed trips to help students get back on track for college group mentoring services to build social and emotional learning skills among students and coach them for career readiness skills as well as providing guidance for SYEP applications.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist and guide high school students with their short and longterm goals (academically financially or professionally) with a focus on college.
- Planand facilitatecollege workshops (FASFA CUNY SUNY and Out of State applications personal essays and scholarships).
- Connect and engage with colleagues across ECS to support college access within all ECS programs.
- Offer workshops for parents and family members to familiarize them with topics relating to future planning with and for their child.
- Work in partnership with Operations and Data Specialists to ensure tracking and reporting of benchmarks and outcomes.
- Develop and implement an outreach recruitment enrollment and retention plan to meet the outcomes and deliverables as outlined by our funders.
- Fulfill other duties as assigned by the program director.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors Degree required; Bachelors in Education Social Work Counseling or related field preferred.
- A minimum of 1 year experience working within the fields of youth and/or workforce development.
- College access experience preferred.
Skills and Competencies:
- Skilled at workshop planning facilitation and engagement of youth.
- Must be culturally competent and provide services in a manner sensitive to participants cultural heritage and traditions life experience sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Excellent written communication interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Strong work ethic and demonstrated passion for working with immigrant and lowincome communities and youth development.
- Knowledge of MS office applications and virtual platforms such as Zoom Teams and Webex.
- Willingness to travel to worksites via public transportation.
- Bilingual in English and Arabic Chinese Spanish Russian and/or Haitian Creole.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS OVERVIEW
- $25.28 $30.22per hour; 35 hours per week with occasional weekends as needed
- CPC offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to generous paid time off (holiday sick and vacation time) Medical Dental Vision Basic Life Insurance Coverage Commuter Benefits and a 403(b) Retirement Plan
COVID19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS
CPC has been committed to two goals: 1 keeping staff and community members healthy and safe and 2 continuing to safely provide services to community members. CPC no longer mandates COVID vaccination but vaccines and boosters are highly encouraged for all our staff and community members.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested individuals should submit their resume along with a cover letter addressed to Grace Wang when applying online via CPCs website: or selected online job boards. All documents should be submitted as one single file. Applicants may reach out to with any questions or further inquiries.
CPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CPC values a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women BIPOC immigrants LGBTQ individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
