Youth Career & Internship Specialist
The Youth Career & Internship Specialist at Confidential Client is responsible for developing and managing internship opportunities for high-risk youth aged 15-20, fostering career exploration and ensuring safe, meaningful work experiences. This role involves building employer partnerships, monitoring internship sites, facilitating career readiness workshops, and ensuring program compliance to support improved graduation outcomes for students.
About Careertakes
👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Admin.
Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.
What You’ll Do
This Confidential Client is hiring a Youth Career & Internship Specialist to develop and manage internship and career-readiness programming for teens (ages 15–20). You will build employer partnerships, secure and monitor internship placements, and run workshops that prepare students for successful work experiences.
- Meet with youth participants to assess career interests and align them with appropriate job sectors
- Develop, secure, and maintain internship opportunities for ~70 students annually
- Conduct site visits to confirm safe, compliant workplace conditions for youth
- Match students to placements based on interests, skills, and goals
- Monitor internship sites through regular visits to ensure supervision, engagement, and meaningful duties
- Collaborate with program staff to process timesheets and maintain accurate records
- Facilitate career readiness workshops, employer engagement events, and mock interviews
- Maintain program documentation, reporting, and compliance on schedule
Who You Are / Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Prior experience working with young adults (ages 15–20)
- Experience in job development, workforce development, or internship coordination strongly preferred
- Strong organizational, verbal and written communication, and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable conducting employer outreach and on-site evaluations
- Able to work on-site in Manhattan, NY and travel to local internship sites as needed
Role Details
- Employment type: Full-Time (35 hours/week), On-site
- Schedule: Typically weekday hours; some flexibility for employer events
- Location: Manhattan, NY (work is performed on-site)
- Pay: $29.00 – $30.00 per hour
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package included
- Hiring: You will be employed directly by the Confidential Client (Admin industry). Careertakes is the recruiting partner.
Why This Role Matters
You’ll create hands-on learning and employment experiences that help high-risk and low-income students build skills, earn income, and progress toward graduation and career goals. This role has direct impact on students’ future work readiness and long-term opportunities.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.
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