Success Coach (Project Gateway)

$41,600 - $49,920/Yr

Chinese-American Planning Council - New York, NY

Part-time - Entry Level

New York, NY

Social Assistance

About the position

The Success Coach for Project Gateway at the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is responsible for supporting high school youths in developing leadership skills, preparing for college, and enhancing career readiness. This part-time role involves planning and implementing program activities, providing guidance on college applications, and facilitating workshops aimed at empowering students from immigrant and low-income communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in the planning and implementation of program activities and events for afterschool programs including college readiness, mental health, leadership and advocacy skills.
• Provide group or one-on-one support to students on college application, financial aid application, and planning of college trips.
• Outreach, recruitment, and enrollment of community members to meet program allocation.
• Assist with SYEP YY workshops including planning and facilitation of work readiness training, interactive projects-based learning workshops and program orientation.
• Comply with all DYCD/Robin Hood policies and administrative procedures.
• Provide support and/or troubleshooting to program-related inquiries.
• Assist with program audits, closeout, and site visits administered from DYCD and Robin Hood.
• Attend staff meetings trainings as required by CPC and DYCD/Robin Hood.
• Assist with administrative aspects of the program with data entry, compiling, filing, and organizing and maintaining worksites and participants folders (hard copy or digital).
• Fulfill other duties as assigned by the Program Director.

Requirements

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience working within youth and/or workforce development required.
• 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 low-income 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 Chinese and/or Spanish.

Benefits

• $20.00 - $24.00 per hour; 15 - 25 hours per week with occasional weekend hours as needed.
• Mandatory benefits including paid New York State sick time.