The Youth Employment Specialist will initiate employment programming and activities for youth participants between the ages of 16 and 24. The Youth Employment Specialist will assess and develop youth participant employment skills and establish employment/career goals. This position will be expected to maintain attendance and participation records, and monitor youth participant progress toward their individual and program goals. A core activity is case management to motivate and assist participants in employment attainment.

This position will have a primary assignment on the Newburgh campus, however, travel between the college's two campuses and other sites is required as needed.

Education Required: Associate's degree or higher

Experience Required: Two (2) years of experience utilizing Youth Development principles to provide case management and advocacy for under-resourced youth and their families.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Bachelor's degree
• Experience in managing programs for out of school youth and young adults
• Previous training in Positive Youth Development Principles
• Familiarity with the functions of the Career One Stop Operating System
• Ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with supervising
• personnel, coworkers, all constituents and the public
• Strong technology skills specifically experience with Learning Management Systems,
• education applications, and social media
• Perform well under pressure, within time constraints, with a high degree of accuracy,
• Diplomacy and confidentiality
• Highly motivated
• Ability to coordinate work flow while dealing with multiple projects and deadlines
• Ability to present complex information and data in coherent fashion
• Bilingual skills

Deadline for Applying: Open until filled

Position begins ASAP

Salary: $22 per hour for no more than 24 hours per week. This is a grant funded position and is contingent upon the availability of continued grant funding.

Orange County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or any other category protected by law. The College adheres to all federal and state civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in public institutions of higher education. Inquiries regarding this non-discrimination policy may be directed to: Iris Martinez-Davis, Civil Rights Compliance Officer, 115 South Street, Middletown NY 10940, (845) 341-4662, iris.martinezdavis@sunyorange.edu.