Success Coach (Project Gateway)

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

Founded in 1965, the Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc. (CPC) aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities. Today, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services agency and offers more than 50 programs at over 35 sites throughout New York City, including early childhood education, school-age care, youth services, workforce development, community services, and senior services. CPC strives to be the premier social service and leadership development organization. In 2017, CPC launched Advancing Our CommUNITY, its organization-wide strategy to expand services to address persistent needs and emerging trends and to improve leadership skills among staff and community members. In 2022, our core programs and emergency services reached 200,000 people living in all five boroughs and all 51 city council districts. In the summer of 2022, CPC was recognized as the number one Chinese American organization in New York City to recommend to a Chinese immigrant looking for in-language and culturally competent resources according to a recent survey. This accomplishment is a testament to the incredible work and dedication of our staff. (For more information, please visit: https://www.cpc-nyc.org/)

PROGRAM SUMMARY

CPC Project Gateway provides high school youths from participating schools advocacy opportunities to practice and grow their leadership skills, college access workshops and filed trips to help students get back on track for college, group mentoring services to build social and emotional learning skills among students, and coach them for career readiness skills as well as providing guidance for SYEP applications.

ESSENTIAL 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, etc.
• Provide group or one-on-one support to students on college application, financial aid application, and planning of college trips, etc.
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent required
• Experience working within youth and/or workforce development required

Skills and Competencies:

• 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.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS OVERVIEW

• $20.00 - $24.00 per hour; 15 – 25 hours per week with occasional weekend hours as needed
• CPC offers eligible part-time staff members mandatory benefits, including paid New York State sick time

COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS

CPC has been committed to two goals: 1) keeping staff and community members healthy and safe and 2) continuing to safely provide services to community members. CPC no longer mandates COVID vaccination, but vaccines and boosters are highly encouraged for all our staff and community members.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested individuals should submit their resume, along with a cover letter addressed to Grace Wang, when applying online via CPC’s website: https://www.cpc-nyc.org/jobs or selected online job boards. All documents should be submitted as one single file. Applicants may reach out to careers@cpc-nyc.org with any questions or further inquiries.

CPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CPC values a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages women, BIPOC, immigrants, LGBTQ , individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.

Salary : $20 - $24