LTW Assistant Director

Position Title

Assistant Director - Bronx Haven High School

Department

LTW Program

Site/Location

Bronx Haven High School -333 East 151st Street Bronx, NY 10451

Job Classification (HR Use Only)

Exempt / Non-Exempt

Full Time / Part-Time 

Salary Range

$55,000/year

Reports To

LTW Program Director

MISSION STATEMENT

East Side House cares for the individuals, families, and communities we serve by expanding opportunities to live more fulfilling lives through education, career, and supportive services.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Summary/ Objective

The Bronx Haven High School partnership is comprised of a full-time New York City Department of Education Transfer School designed to re-engage high school students who are over-age and under-credited or have dropped out of high school.

East Side House Settlement is directly responsible for the administration of each school’s Learning-to-Work Program, which enhances the school’s academic component by offering additional academic support, career and education exploration, work preparation, skills development, and internships.

Under the supervision of the LTW Program Director and Assistant Director, with latitude for independent judgment, advisors will be responsible for performing each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills and ability required, but not limited to

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Please note: Due to COVID-19, it is at the discretion and direction of the LTW Department Director to determine if any duties and responsibilities can be done remotely. Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work in tandem with Program Director to ensure that the partnership between East Side House and the DOE site is in good standing
• Provide direct support for the Program Director in areas of staff management and development, as well as oversee, and administer, the LTW internship program
• Help supervise advisors to ensure that attendance outreach is completed daily, home visits are conducted when necessary, and student logs stay current. Ensure that post-secondary support and

• College exploration is incorporated into student engagement. Conduct regular documentation audits via Salesforce, Civic App, and other databases
• Conduct interviews with students and family members. Interviews may need to be conducted remotely via Department of Education approved platforms
• Help advise a caseload primarily of students participating in the Learning to Work (LTW) program, and provide added support in their academic, career and personal goals. Some individual and group work will require usage of remote platforms, or be socially distant
• Ensure that all fiscal documents are being submitted in a timely manner, which include bi-weekly internship payroll on Paycom and data reports to program funders
• Maintain updated records of all fiscal transactions for the year which include monthly LTW internship budget
• Maintain ongoing contact with employers to learn of new internship and/or employment needs as well as problems arising from existing placements
• Solicit, develop and cultivate internship and/or job opportunities within the community including use of calls and visits to employers to maintain internship partner’s relations
• Reach the minimum number of internship enrollments by February 1
• Establish liaisons with corporate and nonprofit organizations for identification of employment and internship opportunities, and to provide workshops and mentoring opportunities for students including coordination with other comm