COORDINATOR, LAUNCH INTERNSHIP
- Employer
- Denver Public Schools
- Location
- Denver, CO, US
- Salary
- Competitive
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- Job Category
- Administrator, Specialist / Coordinator
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CAREER CONNECT
Far Northeast
Traditional 200 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $40,566- $49,273
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Supports individuals, teams and/or departments through facilitating and regulating a series of activities and work streams. Carries out specific tasks based on established procedures, to ensure a broader set of priorities and objectives are met. Primary focus on execution of assigned tasks in a specific area of responsibility, with a non-technical scope and a high degree of customer service.
The Launch Internship Program provides high school students the opportunity to apply classroom learning in the world of work. The Launch Internship Coordinator is a school-based liaison between the school district, business partners and the Career and College Success central office team. The Launch Internship Coordinator provides the support, training and guidance needed to ensure students successfully engage in professional internships in a variety of industries.
- Provides administrative support and assists in carrying out specific activities, such as: distribution of materials, process documentation, conducting trainings, organizes and submits reports, coordinates responses, develops procedures, and maintaining records and files.
- Assesses and troubleshoots, escalates problems and interacts with stakeholders across the district to resolve problems related to area of responsibility. Exercises discretion to make exceptions to policy. Documents exceptions for compliance record keeping and reporting.
- Ensures appropriate key stakeholder involvement in planning, goal-setting, and implementation to achieve buy-in of work products. Ensures purposeful, positive and professional interactions and relationships with all stakeholders.
- Identifies process inefficiencies and proposes solutions, identifies opportunities through external research on trends in resources, programs, and services and internal research with stakeholders, and supports improvement efforts in order to ensure smooth execution with appropriate participation and support across the district.
- Conduct outreach events and meet with students individually to assess interest in and readiness for professional internship opportunities; assist with Launch Program application process.
- Deliver Career and College Success Skills Training curriculum in the classroom and/or in workshop format during Skills Training conference. Act as teacher-of-record for internship course; submit grades and reports in Infinite Campus as need or coordinate with qualified teaching staff. Facilitate intern seminars during summer session.
- Conduct internship site visits to identify intern successes and/or performance issues; facilitate development of performance plan when needed. Assist with meaningful closure of internship if internship if discontinued due to intern performance.
- As directed by school leadership, provide occasional support for planning, execution, and logistics for DPS career exploration, mentoring, and youth apprenticeship program recruitment and activities.
- Utilize data collection platforms such as Salesforce and Infinite Campus to track program participation. Work in collaboration with Career and College Success team to evaluate results for continued program improvement
- Obtain/maintain small activity bus certification in order to operate small activity bus for all Career and College Success events and assist in the exchange of bus with other Career and College Success schools.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- 2 years of experience in Youth development, urban education, non-profit management, social work, psychology, or related field.
- CTE Work-Based Learning Credential.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, web-based databases and Outlook.
- Highly developed time management and organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines.
- The ability to take responsibility for one\u2019s own performance.
- Work collaboratively with others on a team.
- High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
- Strong facilitation and classroom management skills is a must.
- Must demonstrate desire and ability to work effectively with urban youth in both individual and group settings.
- Ability to work independently in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision is preferred.
Education Requirements:
- Associate's Degree in Human Services, Psychology, Business, or Education.
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Psychology, Business, or Education is preferred.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
Far Northeast
Traditional 200 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $40,566- $49,273
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Supports individuals, teams and/or departments through facilitating and regulating a series of activities and work streams. Carries out specific tasks based on established procedures, to ensure a broader set of priorities and objectives are met. Primary focus on execution of assigned tasks in a specific area of responsibility, with a non-technical scope and a high degree of customer service.
The Launch Internship Program provides high school students the opportunity to apply classroom learning in the world of work. The Launch Internship Coordinator is a school-based liaison between the school district, business partners and the Career and College Success central office team. The Launch Internship Coordinator provides the support, training and guidance needed to ensure students successfully engage in professional internships in a variety of industries.
- Provides administrative support and assists in carrying out specific activities, such as: distribution of materials, process documentation, conducting trainings, organizes and submits reports, coordinates responses, develops procedures, and maintaining records and files.
- Assesses and troubleshoots, escalates problems and interacts with stakeholders across the district to resolve problems related to area of responsibility. Exercises discretion to make exceptions to policy. Documents exceptions for compliance record keeping and reporting.
- Ensures appropriate key stakeholder involvement in planning, goal-setting, and implementation to achieve buy-in of work products. Ensures purposeful, positive and professional interactions and relationships with all stakeholders.
- Identifies process inefficiencies and proposes solutions, identifies opportunities through external research on trends in resources, programs, and services and internal research with stakeholders, and supports improvement efforts in order to ensure smooth execution with appropriate participation and support across the district.
- Conduct outreach events and meet with students individually to assess interest in and readiness for professional internship opportunities; assist with Launch Program application process.
- Deliver Career and College Success Skills Training curriculum in the classroom and/or in workshop format during Skills Training conference. Act as teacher-of-record for internship course; submit grades and reports in Infinite Campus as need or coordinate with qualified teaching staff. Facilitate intern seminars during summer session.
- Conduct internship site visits to identify intern successes and/or performance issues; facilitate development of performance plan when needed. Assist with meaningful closure of internship if internship if discontinued due to intern performance.
- As directed by school leadership, provide occasional support for planning, execution, and logistics for DPS career exploration, mentoring, and youth apprenticeship program recruitment and activities.
- Utilize data collection platforms such as Salesforce and Infinite Campus to track program participation. Work in collaboration with Career and College Success team to evaluate results for continued program improvement
- Obtain/maintain small activity bus certification in order to operate small activity bus for all Career and College Success events and assist in the exchange of bus with other Career and College Success schools.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
- 2 years of experience in Youth development, urban education, non-profit management, social work, psychology, or related field.
- CTE Work-Based Learning Credential.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, web-based databases and Outlook.
- Highly developed time management and organizational skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Effectively handle multiple demands and competing deadlines.
- The ability to take responsibility for one\u2019s own performance.
- Work collaboratively with others on a team.
- High degree of integrity in handling confidential information.
- Strong facilitation and classroom management skills is a must.
- Must demonstrate desire and ability to work effectively with urban youth in both individual and group settings.
- Ability to work independently in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision is preferred.
Education Requirements:
- Associate's Degree in Human Services, Psychology, Business, or Education.
- Bachelor's Degree in Human Services, Psychology, Business, or Education is preferred.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
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