Career Readiness Manager - Queens Campus (2025/2026 School Year)

ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Career Readiness Manager at Urban Dove is tasked with leading the successful execution of Urban Dove’s Career Readiness Programs, reporting directly to the Director of College and Career Readiness. This role encompasses managing up to ten staff members, overseeing the Career Readiness curriculum, and coordinating internship opportunities. Adept in youth development leadership, the ideal candidate is committed to making a meaningful difference in underserved areas, prioritizing Urban Dove's Core Values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication. Additionally, the Career Readiness Manager supervises the Urban Dove HiRisers after-school program and summer camp, focusing on the growth and safety of camp staff and participants through sports, academic enrichment, and field trips, from a pre-camp orientation in June to a sleep-away camp finale in August.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage Career Readiness program, including workshops, school-based internships, and HiRisers after-school program and summer camp.
• Oversee the Career Readiness Associates and HiRisers youth staff, and coordinate with staff supervising interns.
• Evaluate and enhance Career Readiness workshops, events, and professional development for Career Readiness staff.
• Conduct regular staff meetings and address performance issues, focusing on improvement.
• Develop and update the career readiness curriculum and track workforce development data.
• Guide students towards workforce pathways and provide necessary intervention and counseling.
• Oversee the Summer Youth Employment Program, manage working papers, and offer job opportunities.
• Maintain workforce development databases and liaise with internship agencies and school sites.
• Organize and manage outreach, retention efforts for afterschool, recess, and summer camp participants.
• Coordinate and oversee special events, retreats, and camps in collaboration with program staff.
• Ensure departmental adherence to school and regulatory policies, including parent engagement.
• Manage department resources, monitor key school activities, and mentor a small group of students.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Be highly organized, responsible and positive role model for teenagers
• Experience in supervising and developing staff
• Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high quality work
• Be a flexible, skilled problem-solver and self-starter
• Commitment to the Urban Dove mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication
• Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
• Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently
• Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving youth

OUR MISSION:
Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.

OUR VISION:
Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.

EEOC:
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