Early Childhood Career Coordinator

Description:

MISSION

Children need to spend their most critical years with dedicated, educated, trained, and well-compensated individuals in order to thrive. The New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute leads the work to establish and implement an early childhood workforce system to ensure funding, standards and competencies, career development resources, qualifications and credentials, professional development (training and strengths-based coaching), and program quality assurance and improvement for individuals who work with young children throughout New York. Housed at the City University of New York, the Institute is a fast-paced, dynamic public/private partnership that is committed to the early childhood workforce across New York State.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Career Development Center (CDC) supports individuals who are entering or are in the early childhood workforce. The CDC provides information, resources, initiatives and advisement for college planning, State certification and credentialing, career development and career progression. Reporting to the Director of Career Development and Higher Education, the Career Coordinator will support the leadership and manage the organizational needs of the Career Development Center as well as lead services, including but not limited to career advisement within the Career Center. The Career Coordinator will be motivated, detail-oriented, and an enthusiastic individual with the ability to take initiative, use sound judgement, and exercise discretion and tact.

Responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Career Advising 

• Meet with early childhood professionals in small groups and one-on-one for needs assessment, advisement, and support.
• Compile information and research from a wide variety of diversified sources for the purpose of contributing to and preparing reports and other critical communications tools.
• Facilitate internal and external communications including, but not limited to, managing central program e-mail and hotline calls, providing access to resources, and technical assistance.
• Prepare a wide variety of written materials (e.g. correspondence, agendas, minutes, event programs, bulletins, etc.).
• Develop workshops and present to small groups based on identified needs from early childhood professionals.
• Maintain manual and electronic documents, files, and records (information databases, etc.) to provide current information and/or historical reference to assist with project management.
• Support the unit’s social media needs and activities in coordination with Institute staff.

Program and Project Management 

• Support off-site career center coordinators and advisors.
• Provide guidance, support, and supervision to other Career Advisors in coordination with the Director.
• Coordinate team meetings.
• Manage the team’s local and statewide event calendar; lead coordinators and advisors through planning and implementation of events.
• Lead the career center career and college fairs, including planning, recruitment and implementation.
• Manage the logistics of the career center conferences and other events in conjunction with the Project Associate.
• Provide back-up administrative support as needed for the Career Development Center.

Other Duties

• Attend staff meetings and trainings as required.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: