Internship Program Coordinator

4 weeks ago


Watsonville, United States Digital NEST Full time

**Full Time**:100% FTE, 40 hours per week

**Compensation**:$20.19 - 30.77 per hour, non-exempt

**Benefits Overview**:Medical, vision, dental and life insurance, vacation and sick time off, paid federal holidays, and retirement plan (See full job description for more details).

**Organization Size**:50+ employees

**Reports to**:Career Services Director

**Location(s)**:Watsonville HQ Office or Salinas Center

**JOB OVERVIEW**:
Digital NEST is a workforce development center that has welcomed hundreds of youth from working-class, farmworker communities to develop the technical and professional skills they need to achieve their dreams. The NEST is proud to be a great place to get your career started and/or to expand your career to the next level. It is an exciting time for the NEST as we are on the precipice of expanding to a total of five communities across Northern California by the end of 2023. Digital NEST has centers in the heart of Watsonville, Salinas, Gilroy, Modesto, and soon to launch in Stockton.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Internship Experience (60%)**
- Provide support and advising to cohorts of 50-150 interns throughout their one-year internship to promote successful completion of the internship; including providing logístical support and resources, advising and referring interns to Digital NEST services, and collaborating with department leads and Career Services to troubleshoot challenges
- Coordinate the Internship onboarding process for new interns in collaboration with HR and bizzNEST Program Leadership, including scheduling, creating onboarding materials, and coordinating onboarding events
- In collaboration with department leads, monitor interns throughout their internship experience to ensure they are on track with their professional development, internship goals and responsibilities, and career materials (resumes and portfolios)
- Collaborate with department leads and Career Services to support intern offboarding process and transition to their next opportunity (job, internship, college/university)
- Maintain and update internship program information as necessary
- Collaborate with Director of Career Services and bizzNEST Leadership to evaluate individual and overall program performance on a regular and ongoing basis; use collected data and information to make needed improvements
- Travel to meet with interns at the five Digital NEST centers in the Monterey Bay and San Joaquin Valley region

**Program Recruitment and Application Process (30%)**
- Collaborate with HR, Department leads, and external partners (schools, colleges, nonprofits, etc.) to recruit bizzNEST applicants, including traveling to tabling and recruitment events
- Collaborate effectively with other departments including HR, Career Services, Finance, Programs, etc.

**Mentorship Program (10%)**
- Support execution of the Mentorship Program for bizzNEST interns, under guidance of the Employer Engagement Manager
- Collaborate with Employer Engagement Manager and Director of Career Services to match interns with professional mentors
- Track intern progress throughout the Mentorship Program and provide proactive support to troubleshoot challenges with participation and completion of the program

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- At least 3 years of professional experience in a nonprofit and/or corporate setting, with a focus on program coordination and/or event planning
- At least 3 years experience working in youth programming in program coordination, advising, mentorship, or similar fields
- Must have a driver’s license and a mode of transportation to travel to work locations ion a regular basis
- Independent self-starter with strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
- Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills; political acumen and tact in communicating with multiple stakeholders
- Experienced with data management and CRM databases
- Strong cross-functional collaborative skills; ability to interact with and relate well to others, and embodies a collaborative spirit
- Must be flexible; have a positive, can-do attitude; and have a strong desire to work in an industry that focuses on helping others
- Advanced proficiency with Google Workplace collaboration tools
- Basic proficiency with Powerpoint, Excel, WordPress, and graphic design
- Basic proficiency with a task management system, like Asana, preferred

**GENERAL REQUIREMENTS**
- Passion for the mission of Digital NEST and belief in upholding organization’s core values.
- Understanding of and sensitivity to issues of culture/ethnicity/race, gender, sexual identity, class/SES and immigration status.
- Ability to be an ally to people of color, women and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, queer, questioning and intersex individuals and their allies (LGBTQIA).

**_ NOTE: The job offer will be contingent upon the successful completion and passing of a background check._**

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