Pt-time Career Readiness Program Coordinator (Summer 2019)

Posted by City of Philadelphia on April 30, 2019

AGENCY DESCRIPTION

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation connects the city’s residents to the natural world, to each other, and to fun physical and social opportunities. We manage historically significant Philadelphia events and special venues, and we work with communities and organizations, leading capital projects and introducing creative programming.

Project Summary
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation (PPR) is developing a new program to provide on-the-job coaching and career-readiness training to Summer WorkReady participants across 8 to 10 Parks and Recreation sites in Summer 2019. The program will be designed to prepare young people with the skills and experiences needed to identify and pursue their career interests. To do so it will be comprised of the following two components:

Onsite Job Coaching (Monday to Friday, morning session)
A team of 5 Career Readiness Coaches will support WorkReady participants across 10 sites to develop and strengthen the skills required to be effective camp counselors. Each Career Readiness Coach will provide instruction and support on best-practices in work readiness and youth development (2 days per week, per site). Activities will include, but not be limited to:

• Daily meeting with WorkReady participants to review key work goals and objectives, and reflect on success and areas for growth
• Opportunities for real-time skill assessment, goal setting, modeling, practice and reflection
• Weekly college + career coaching session (Friday afternoons, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.)

Career Readiness Coaches will partner with the Mayor’s Internship Program to provide weekly college and career readiness activities aligned to the Career Development Framework. Sample activities include, but will not be limited to:

• Exploring careers aligned to a young people’s interest, with a focus on career pathways within the City of Philadelphia broadly, and Parks and Recreation specifically
• Conflict resolution and teamwork
• Public speaking and mock-interviews
• Financial literacy

The program model will align to the Philadelphia Youth Network’s Career Development Framework and leverage support for best practice implementation from the Department of Human Service’s Out-of-School Time initiative.

Job Description
Philadelphia Parks and Recreation is seeking a Career Readiness Program Coordinator to plan, implement, oversee and evaluate the steps required to achieve the objectives of the Department’s 2019 Summer WorkReady Career Readiness Program. This is a seasonal position (35 hours/week for 10 to 12 weeks, beginning in June).

A key responsibility of this role will be to serve as the central point of information and coordination across PPR leadership and implementation staff, as well as other City and community partners.

A successful candidate for this position is capable of operating effectively in a dynamic environment, is skilled in project management involving multiple stakeholder groups operating in different locations and has a passion for building systems to support youth development.

Essential Functions

Program Design and Development

• Work with partners to identify and build consensus around specific program goals
• Codify essential components of the program, including roles and responsibilities of relevant staff and partners, overarching and weekly calendar of activities, design and implementation of assessment tools
• Oversee and document implementation of all program components.

Partner Coordination

• Facilitate collaboration across key City partners, including the Office of Workforce Development, the
• Department of Human Services, and the Mayor’s Internship Program.
• Facilitate collaboration with the Philadelphia Youth Network and other relevant external partners.

Career Readiness Coach Supervision and Management

• Provide daily oversight and support to 5 Career Readiness Coaches
• Develop and oversee orientation and ongoing professional development for Coaches

Evaluation

• Develop and implement a strategy and set of tools to evaluate the impact of the pilot on WorkReady participants
• Develop and implement a strategy and set of tools to gather and analyze ongoing feedback from all major stakeholders, including internal and external partners, Career Readiness Coaches and WorkReady participants

Communication

• Provide weekly communication updates to all relevant stakeholders
• Identify and act on opportunities to cultivate and share success stories during and at the end of the program to a broader audience within and beyond City government

Skills and Competencies

Philadelphia Parks and Recreation is looking for a highly motivated individual who possess the following skills and competencies:

• Advanced skills in project design, development and management
• Advanced skills in group development and training
• Advanced skills in program documentation and assessment
• Ability to thrive in a fluid, unstructured, entrepreneurial environment without formal training
• Ability to work autonomously while taking direction as needed
• Strong community engagement and facilitation skills
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral)
• Familiarity with City government, Summer WorkReady and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation is a plus, but not required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 3 years work experience in education, youth leadership, college and career readiness, or related field.
• Completion of forms for PA State Police Criminal background, PA Department of Public Welfare Childline and FBI clearance. Do not send in for clearances. Must submit through the Parks & Recreation Department.
• Applicants should send a resume and cover letter outlining their specific interest in and qualifications for the position.

Additional Information
Applicants should send a resume and cover letter outlining their specific interest in and qualifications for the position.

NOTE: Project Coordinator would work up to 35 hours per week over 12 to 14 weeks.

The City of Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not permit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, source of income, familial status, genetic information or domestic or sexual violence victim status. If you believe you were discriminated against, call the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations at 215-686-4670 or send an email to pchr@ phila.gov. For more information, go to: Human Relations Website: http://www.phila.gov/humanrelations/Pages/default.aspx

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