Posted: 10/21/2015

Location: Portland Metro

Closing Date: open until filled

Industry: Education, Nonprofit, Social Services

Type: Full Time

Description:
Impact NW is a social service non-profit organization whose mission is to help people achieve and maintain self-sufficiency and to prevent and alleviate the effects of poverty. Impact NW is looking for passionate individuals that support our mission is to help people prosper through a community of support.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:
Urban Opportunities serves the most at-risk youth in the community: those that are from homeless and low-income families, in foster care, adjudicated, or attending high schools with high drop-out rates and large minority populations. Our three-month curriculum focuses on job skills such as resume-writing, creating employment opportunities through partnerships with local businesses and college and career exploration. We currently work closely with students at Jefferson, Roosevelt, Madison, Parkrose, Gresham, Centennial, Franklin, David Douglas, and Reynolds High Schools and the Metropolitan Learning Center. Last year, 98% of participating students told us that Urban Opportunities had given them an increased knowledge of finding a job—and half of these students were placed in on-the-job employment training internships!

JOB SUMMARY:

The Urban Opportunities Program Coordinator is responsible for the instruction, coordination, general implementation and daily oversight of Urban Opportunities Sector Pathway programming and services for youth referred from the Career Connect Network (CCN) in Multnomah and Washington counties. Youth will be ages 16 to 24 who were previously disconnected from school or at risk of dropping out. Primary responsibilities include implementation of work-based curriculum and learning, supervision of project-based activities, coordination of off-site learning activities, academic support and tutoring, student tracking, outcome attainment, and contract compliance. Supports people of all genders, race, ethnicity and backgrounds. This is a limited term duration position with the possibility of long-term extension.

Location: Dancing Tree Family Center 10055 E Burnside Portland 97216
Hours: 40 hours/week
Wage: $16.41 -$18.77/hr

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of experience and training that would likely meet the following requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a human services field;
Minimum of three (3) years experience in human services, social work, education, or related field;
Minimum one (1) year supervisory and program oversight experience;

Application Guidelines/Contact:
HOW TO APPLY:
To learn more about this position and apply online, please click on the link below:
https://impactnw.org/main-navigation/about-impact-nw/jobs/ and search for Job ID # 19503

To learn more about the different program and services Impact NW offers, please visit the website at: www.impactnw.org

Salary:
$16.41 -$18.77/hr

Application Url:
https://impactnw.org/main-navigation/about-impact-nw/jobs/