Internship Coordinator - 2024/2025 School Year

About Mastery:
Founded in 2001, Mastery Schools is a public charter network of 24 K-12 schools in Philadelphia and Camden, serving more than 14,000 students. 
At Mastery, we’re on a mission to provide all students with the academic and personal skills they need to succeed after graduation and pursue their dreams. Student achievement is not just a goal for our organization; it's the reason we exist, and every member of our team is dedicated to securing student success. We are also committed to pursuing equity, actively disrupting systemic racism, and addressing the disparities that limit our students' choices. 
Our culture is built on respect, service, and the belief that the success of our students, their families, and the communities we serve will help us achieve our mission. We foster a positive, open, and inclusive environment where honesty, humor, and continuous improvement are celebrated. 
Join us in creating a model urban school district that serves all students with excellence. Together, we can make a lasting impact.
This role is eligible for a $2,000 bonus as well as up to $5,000 for relocation expenses! The Opportunity: The Internship Coordinator (IC) is fully accountable for the success of the Internship Program including mentor accrual, mentor and student training, successful placement, support and progress monitoring and a connection to student’s career and college goals.  The IC is a combined Instructor and Administrator position and is a member of the school’s postsecondary team. The course taught by the IC also includes a college preparation component in which students learn about how to strengthen their presentation skills and portfolio to be competitive in college and the global economy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop productive relationships and partnerships with approximately 100+ mentorship sites from a wide variety of professional industries
• Build, maintain, and regularly communicate with a robust database of mentors and professional contacts to sustain the internship program for placements, site visits and Career Day
• Sustain mentor participation and satisfaction of the program
• Effectively market Mastery and the Internship Program across Mastery and the wider Philadelphia community
• Plan, coordinate, and host events such as Career Day, Mentor Appreciation Night and Mentor Breakfasts, Exhibition Night
• Lead students through Exhibition Night preparation – assessing their own college and career readiness and presenting a plan of action to reach their goals
• Teach Internship Training and Practicum courses guiding students to understand resume writing and interviewing skills as well as workplace etiquette, roles and responsibilities
• Assist students in relating their abilities and interests to appropriate internship placements. Match approximately 100 students and 100 mentors for highest impact
• Coordinate field trips, guest speakers, mock interviews and transportation for Internship program
• Meet with students to review workplace progress and plans for graduation
• Track students’ progress in the internship classroom and during the practicum experience by conducting site visits and communicating with mentorship sites
• Support students to find, apply and access summer opportunities through pre-college programs and internships
• Reach goals of over 90% student mastery of program and over 95% mentor satisfaction/mentor continuation rates

Qualifications:

• Extremely strong organizational skills including detailed database work and event planning
• Ability to document students’ academic progress
• Ability to work and communicate effectively with students, teachers, administrators, businesses and organizations
• Strong understanding of workplace best practices of interviewing, resume writing, and professional communication
• Knowledge of public education and charter schools highly desirable but not required
• Excels in problem solving, has a sense of humor and has a desire to provide only the highest quality education for students

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) with one year of experience in education (urban education experience preferred)  
• School-based teaching experience for groups of 25-30 students, using curricula and designing lesson plans
• Strong administrative or business background that reflects strong management and communication and marketing skills

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to physically perform the essential duties of the role – either on-site or remotely, and to work in the environmental conditions required, such as: traveling to network campuses; maneuvering in office spaces (including standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, speaking lo