Career Pathways Coordinator (Title 1) - Options For Youth

Job Description

Are you seeking a career that will positively impact students’ lives?  Do you believe that every student should have the opportunity for success? If so, Options for Youth (OFY) is the place for you! OFY is looking for individuals who are outgoing, energetic, authentic, motivated, and inspiring. 

Who We Are:

Options for Youth is a network of free public charter schools offering students a flexible, personalized approach to learning. OFY saw the potential that struggling students couldn’t see in themselves. For almost 30 years, OFY has helped more than 135,000 students find their passion and pursue their dreams. OFY believes in fostering the student’s vision; inspiring students inspires us. We believe the student-teacher relationship is critical to developing a young person’s social, emotional, and academic well-being. If you believe this too, then you are the educator that we’re looking for.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Meets one-on-one with students (and parents, if required/desired) to discuss post-secondary goals; assists teachers in creating individualized plans for students to reach their goal(s) and track students in the case management system. 
• Coordinates workshops or seminars quarterly to help inform students and teachers of their post-secondary options and equip students with specific skills required for post-secondary life (i.e., interviewing skills, filling out job or college applications, etc.) and coordinate internal marketing of the summer events
• Creates timely hand-outs (or posters) for teachers and students regarding requirements for specific options for students.
• Identify WIOA eligibility, train internal regional staff on WIOA requirements, coordinate WIOA orientation appointments, and act as the primary contact for WIOA, CTE, and vocational programs and local partners
• Coordinates, plans, and advertises Workforce Events (Engineering and Design Challenges & Business and Entrepreneurial)

You’ll need the following minimum requirements:

• BA/BS Degree 
• California 30-day Substitute permit preferred 
• Bilingual - English and Spanish preferred

Hourly Range: 

$26.29 - $34.29 per hour depending on experience