Internship Placement Specialist

Maintain professional relationships with students and student confidentiality. Develop, create and/or request internship and job opportunities for students (obtain as much information on the position as possible). Research and maintain accurate contact data for all existing and prospective employer/Internship contact information. Regularly initiate contact with potential employers that are seeking interns in the NY Metro area. Market CAMBA's internship placement services to new and existing employers. Build and maintain a list of internship openings in various industries. Share internship openings with other internship developers in the internship shared database system, if you are unable to fill position. Identify students who meet the qualifications for open positions. Match students to internships based on their qualifications. Inform students of the job duties, responsibilities and all appropriate details regarding open positions. Review students' resumes to ensure professionalism and accuracy and send resumes to potential employers. Schedule interviews and coordinate between student and hiring manager. Prepare students for interviews with specific employers including conducting mock interviews. Facilitate Job Readiness Seminars, pre-placement orientations, and other workshops as needed. Request feedback from employers regarding students' interview. Collect LTW Agreement Forms for each student. Collect and send all new hire paperwork for each student to Human Resources Department. Enter student's internship start/end dates and internship hours worked into database (such as Client Track). Make bi-weekly phone calls to employers to ensure that CAMBA's students are satisfactory employees, to resolve problems that may interfere with performance, and to encourage employers to call CAMBA if a problem should arise. Create narrative case notes regarding student progress at each point of contact using Client Track. Update Internship bulletin board bi-monthly using creative and innovative methods. Follow-up with students after interviews to get feedback and establish next steps. Once a student is hired, periodically request documentation to verify placement and retention. Create internship timesheet vouchers and submit voucher to payroll bi-weekly. Visit each internship site at least one time per month to ensure that interns are satisfactory employees. Participate in case conferences with program staff and students regarding student progress. Provide ongoing communication with Young Adult Career Advisors concerning students. Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports. May update student information (resumes sent, interviews, employment, and retention) in computerized student tracking systems. May interview students to evaluate work history, skills, education, training, compensation needs, and other qualifications. Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over time.

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 73,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are in living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.