Manhattan Campus Manager, High School Program

Since 1848, The New Jewish Home has helped older New Yorkers live full and meaningful lives by providing outstanding health care and innovative programming. The New Jewish Home is a comprehensive, mission-driven nonprofit health care system serving older adults of all faiths, ethnicities, and income levels.

The New Jewish Home also has a workforce development program, SkillSpring. Since 2006, the SkillSpring program of The New Jewish Home has supported New York City youth and young adults from under-resourced schools  and areas in pursuit of careers in health care. SkillSpring is training the next generation of high-quality, culturally competent health care professionals while generating excitement and enthusiasm for career opportunities in health care serving older adults.

SkillSpring is currently looking to hire a Manhattan Campus Manager, High School Program. This role is full time and requires some mornings, evenings and Saturdays at multiple sites. Hours, days and locations fluctuate based on seasonal changes which is scheduled out in advance.

Job Summary:  The Manager is responsible for supervising, recruiting, training, counseling, and placing of high school program participants. This individual will serve as a liaison between TNJH and partner agencies and will manage and be responsible of a team consisting of a, specialist, teen advisors, interns and volunteers. This position will plan, coordinate and facilitate year round programming. The Manager will serve as a role model to participants enrolled and encourage them to consider future careers in healthcare.

Reports To: Senior High School Program Manager, SkillSpring

Duties and Responsibilities:

·       Recruits, interviews, and trains youth from partner high schools

·       Lead, plan, schedule and execute year round programming for program participants, including, but not limited to, STEM curricula, SAT preparation, clinical training, internships, intergenerational, recreation and professional development programming

·       Responsible for ordering and tracking program supplies

·       Responsible for managing assigned portions of program budget

·       Develop mutually beneficial relationships with partnering agencies such as schools and program vendors

·       Regularly submit reports with program outcomes. Accurately track data on a timely basis.

·       Recruit, Train, and Supervise Employees. Coach Employees in Career Planning & Professionalism.

Responsible for the scheduling of temporary and frontline staff

·       Provides youth participants with training and orientation to the program

·       Provides youth participants with social, emotional and career guidance

·       Assists in preparation of reports to partner schools and funders

·       Prepares and tracks performance evaluation/competencies for all youth participants

·       Supervises program participants on assigned nursing units

·       Plans curriculum for enrichment, educational and parent workshops.

·       Develops and implements college counseling, college trips and advisement programs as directed

·       Schedules and tracks rotating department internships and/or externships

·       Performs other related duties as required