PRIMARY PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establish relationships with businesses, local workforce agencies, and higher education partners for the purpose of providing WBL experiences, related to program activities and development, develop work-based sites, work with Transition Specialist to implement transition plans for students exiting high school.
• Connect students to related career opportunities regarding on-and –off campus Work-Based Learning experiences. Foster leadership opportunities through community partnerships and work-based learning programs.
• Knowledge of current workforce / employment demand and industry trends.
• Supervise and monitor students in their internship, apprenticeship, and volunteer experiences to assess/evaluate their skill development, provide support and track appropriateness of workplace conditions. Ensure that the internship site(s) meet all NYS Department of Labor guidelines. (Paid Co-op internships).
• Monitor and assist in the maintenance of required documentation for registered WBL experiences. Collect and submit participant data or reports on scheduled deadlines in required format as per NYSED and/or Perkins Grant guidelines. Disseminate information on WBL to employers, parents, CCS staff and NYSED.
• Communicates /responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (parents, students, teachers, outside business/industries, community agencies, etc.) for the purpose of providing information as required to create internship opportunities for the students in various CTE programs.
• Maintain database of businesses/ industries willing to participate in work-based- learning.
• Contact business and industry regarding their employment and training needs to establish partnerships with our center.
• Prepare, review and edit written material as needed for correspondence, brochures and agendas.
• Collects and shares internships and WBL opportunities with CTE Teachers and students. Attends and participates in meetings, training and conferences as needed.
• Coordinate the development of school-based and work-based competencies.
• Host jobs fairs at the center to allow local industries to meet CCS students, organize and coordinate career-related events including career fairs, guest speakers, field trips and transition fairs.
• Plan Advisory Committee meetings(fall/spring) keep database of members, meeting minutes and support teachers with advisory committees as needed.
• Support teachers as needed in providing workshops to the student body regarding employability skills, resume writing, mock interviews, job applications and interviewing skills.
• Coordinate and evaluate student outcomes in an on-going manner and follow-up after students have exiting their CTE programs.