Coordinator of Work-Based Learning Initiatives

ABOUT NEW SETTLEMENT 

The Crenulated Company Ltd. dba New Settlement Apartments (“New Settlement”) is a community-led, mission-driven settlement house rooted in the Bronx. For more than 35 years, New Settlement has worked with youth, families, residents, and community members in the Southwest Bronx to build resilience, expand opportunity, and strengthen neighborhoods through after-school education and youth development, workforce development and college readiness, health, fitness, and wellness programming, community organizing for better housing and safer schools, and arts, creative expression, and community-building initiatives. 

Rooted in the Bronx, New Settlement stands with community members to break systemic barriers, advance justice, promote leadership, and strengthen neighborhoods. By ensuring agency around education, employment, housing, wellness, and creative expression, New Settlement helps cultivate an equitable society where individuals and families have the power to use their voice to create the change they wish to see.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Community School Director, the Coordinator of Work-Based Learning (WBL) Initiatives develops, coordinates, and evaluates work-based learning experiences that prepare students for postsecondary education, careers, and the workforce. The Coordinator serves as the primary liaison between students, school staff, employers, families, and community partners to ensure students participate in meaningful career-connected learning opportunities while meeting program, school, and grant objectives. The Coordinator also works directly with students to assess career interests and readiness, provide career guidance and coaching, and facilitate placement in employment, internships, volunteer opportunities, job-shadowing experiences, and other work-based learning activities that support students' academic and career goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties and responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Provide individualized career exploration, coaching, and workforce readiness support to students, including assistance with resume development, interview preparation, job search strategies, and professional skill development.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and continuously improve the Work-Based Learning (WBL) program in alignment with organizational, school, and grant requirements.
• Develop and maintain partnerships with employers, community organizations, workforce agencies, and postsecondary institutions to identify, secure, expand, and coordinate employment, internships, volunteer, job shadowing, workplace visits, career-connected learning opportunities, and other work-based learning opportunities for students
• Assess students' interests, skills, and career goals and connect them to appropriate employment, internship, volunteer, and other work-based learning opportunities.
• Monitor and support students throughout their work-based learning placements, maintaining regular communication with students and site supervisors to ensure successful participation and achievement of learning objectives.
• Track student placements, participation, outcomes, and partner engagement activities, and prepare reports as required by school, program, and grant requirements.
• Facilitate career readiness and certification instruction, including resume writing, mock interviews, workplace professionalism, communication, employability skills, OSHA, Food Handler, and other industry-recognized credentials.
• Conduct employer outreach, internship site visits, and ongoing communication with students and employer partners to monitor progress, provide support, and address workplace concerns.
• Collaborate with school administration, counselors, teachers, special education staff, families, and community partners to promote equitable access, student success, and alignment between career goals and academic planning.
• Assist students in applying for external Work-Based Learning opportunities, including SYEP and other workforce development programs
• Maintain accurate program records; track student participation, worksite evaluations, certifications, and program outcomes; prepare required reports; and ensure compliance with organizational, school, and grant requirements.
• Develop measurable student learning objectives, assess program effectiveness, and use data to drive continuous improvement.
• Participate in team meetings, professional development, school events, and perform other duties as assigned.

Related-Certification Class Instruction

• Review and evaluate curriculum for related certification classes such as OSHA and Food Handler.
• Develop curriculum for both general-related and specific-related instruction; link efforts with other career and technical education staff to provide specific-related instruction.
• Develop outcome-based, measurable student objectives.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 2-3 years of experience working with youth.
• Certifications (e.i OSHA + Food Handler Certified) preferred but not required.
• At least three (3) years' experience working with adolescents in an urban environment, providing services that reduce barriers and facilitate educational success and social-emotional well-being.
• At least three (3) years' experience providing outcomes-oriented supervision and professional development to a team of youth development specialists.
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong rapport with youth populations and their families.
• Familiarity with various test prep and social-emotional learning curricula.
• Familiarity with NYS high school graduation requirements and experience with the college application and financial aid application processes.
• Bilingual is a plus.

We value diverse pathways to professional success. Candidates who have developed the required knowledge, skills, and abilities through a combination of education, work experience, training, military service, certifications, or other relevant experiences will be considered, even if they do not possess a Bachelor's degree.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND POLICY AGAINST DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT  

The Crenulated Company Ltd, dba New Settlement Apartments (New Settlement) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military or veteran status in accordance with applicable federal laws. In addition, the Company complies with all applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.  

New Settlement does not tolerate unlawful harassment of employees based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or military or veteran status or in any other group protected by federal, state or local law. Improper interference with the ability of the Company’s employees to perform their expected job duties is not acceptable.  

 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  

This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other essential functions expected of an employee. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of you as an employee. You may be asked to perform other duties as required.