Worksite Monitor - SYEP

About Phipps Neighborhoods:

Phipps Neighborhoods, the social service affiliate of Phipps Houses, has been a catalyst for community growth and empowerment for over 50 years. Our mission is focused on creating safe, inclusive spaces where community members can access education, career opportunities, and economic pathways. Serving approximately 14,000 New Yorkers annually, we address barriers to educational achievement, economic security, and career stability through three key program areas:

• Education and School-Day Programs: Offering pre-kindergarten services, community schools, after-school programs, and college access counseling.
• Sector-Focused Training and Employment Placement Pathways: Providing specialized training, employment placement pathways, Summer Youth Employment, Work Learning Grow initiatives, and aiding residents in accessing new employment opportunities.
• Community & Economic Empowerment Services: Enabling community progress through community centers, resident services, food access, financial literacy programs, and support accessing benefits and wellness services.

We collaborate with government, corporate, and philanthropic partners to effect significant and lasting social change, fostering thriving communities.

Program description:

The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides New York City youth between the ages of 14 and 21 with paid summer employment for up to six weeks in July and August.  Participants work in entry-level jobs in a variety of industries. SYEP also provides workshops on job readiness, career exploration, financial literacy, and opportunities to continue education and social growth.

In collaboration with the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and the Department of Youth and Community Development, Phipps Neighborhoods is launching a school-based SYEP model that will strengthen New York City’s (NYC) workforce development system and help young people gain the support, educational credentials, and skills needed to succeed in today’s economy. This is an exciting opportunity to partner with high schools and help build lifelong.

Position Summary:

The Project-Based Learning (PBL) Facilitator will be responsible for facilitating the PBL workshops and activities for the school-based SYEP program for 14-15-year-old students. This is a part-time, temporary position.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing worksite assignments across programs based upon participants interests and experience.
• Report and complete regular participant and worksite monitoring notes through consistent, timely field work and follow up. Provide all updates in the appropriate databases.
• Monitor employer worksites and meet regularly with worksite supervisors to assess their satisfaction with each youth employee; complete regular worksite assessments.
• Monitor daily hours for participants, including timesheet collection, and report hours to the Payroll Manager for processing.
• Participate in regular staff meetings, staff training programs, supervisory sessions, and accept the responsibility for aiding the development of positive team relationships as requested.
• Provide ongoing support to program participants; provide referrals as needed.
• Attend professional development workshops and program events.
• Communicate with all staff, parents, youth and community members in a polite and respectful manner so as to represent the program in a professional way.
• Complete all necessary closeout tasks, including the collection of participant evaluations, worksite evaluations, and worksite surveys.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Employment and Engagement Manager and/or Managing Director.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/HSE required; some college preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with young adults.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to establish rapport.
• Ability to work independently with enthusiasm; a strong sense of focus; task-oriented, with a sense of urgency; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A strong sense of and respect for confidentiality involving both clients and fellow employees; non-judgmental, with a clear sense of boundaries.
• Capacity to work in a variety of settings with culturally diverse families and communities, with the ability to be culturally sensitive and appropriate.

Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.  Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.