College and Career Pathways Coach P/T

Brooklyn Public Library seeks a P/T College and Career Coach to serve as a guide for a young adult aged (17-24) cohort through college and career preparation. Will be responsible for designing and implementing interactive workshops that will prepare young people for the college experience, specific career sectors and the application of transferable skills via a capstone project.
 
Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver weekly, engaging workshops that cover of relevance in college and career preparation.
• Conduct intakes and engage in 1:1 and whole group assessments.
• Coordinate and facilitate college campus tours, worksite visits and class visits from a variety of professionals.
• Work collaboratively with the Bridge instructor to support a student led capstone project.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Human Services or related field preferred.
• Minimum two years experience working with at risk youth in case management or work readiness capacity
• Superior organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• Energetic group facilitator
• Expertise in working with diverse populations and working collaboratively in a team setting would be a plus.

Required:

• cover letter
• resume
• writing sample: email requesting a guest to visit  the YALP classroom.  Email should capture benefits the visit would have on both the guest and the students to inspire a professional to agree to the visit.

Visit BPL’s career page at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/about/careers and click on the position title link to apply.

This is a grant funded, part time position. Salary: $30.00/hr, 19 hrs/week.
Schedule:  Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 1:30pm  & Wednesday and Friday 10am to 4pm