Employer Engagement Manager
The Employer Engagement (EE) Manager will oversee the PIC’s relationship with employers on key initiatives such as the Mayor’s Summer Jobs Campaign, school-year internships, career exploration activities, and pathway partnerships. The Manager will reach out to Tech/IT/Digital Media and other STEM employers to connect them with BPS high school students and the schools they attend. In addition, the EE Manager will seek opportunities to connect BPS graduates to jobs and internships, while collaborating with the PIC’s workforce development team in support of industry sector convenings, the career centers, and the adult education and workforce system.
Postsecondary Career and Employment Specialist
The Postsecondary Career and Employment Specialist will be part of the Boston Private Industry Council’s (PIC) postsecondary initiative at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), a partnership between the PIC and BHCC. The PIC’s postsecondary initiative focuses on supporting Boston Public Schools (BPS) graduates to complete college at local campuses. The two Postsecondary Career and Employment Specialists will form a career coaching team that will provide a career development focus for the initiative. The team will help BPS graduates attending BHCC to identify and start on career pathways as they fulfill their Associate’s Degree requirements and ultimately help them to successfully transition from BHCC to career-oriented employment or to a 4-year college. The PIC career coaching team will offer scaffolded support, starting with career exploration, progressing to internships, and culminating in next-step placement upon graduation into either a job or a 4-year college.
HOPE Forward Postsecondary Coach
As a part of the Success Boston initiative, PIC postsecondary coaches provide college and career support to Boston Public Schools (BPS) graduates transitioning from high school to Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) in order to increase college persistence and completion rates. The HOPE Forward coaches will coach a caseload of about 75 students, with a particular focus on young men of color. Postsecondary coaches are responsible for student recruitment, transition support, persistence coaching, career awareness, program reporting, and collaborating within the PIC postsecondary team. HOPE Forward coaches also will work with BHCC student leaders who are young men of color, who will provide peer support for coached students and bring their experience and leadership into the Success Boston learning community. The work is part of a larger citywide initiative to improve college outcomes for BPS graduates, and the team is part of a policy and practice community that applies its learnings to increase college completion rates for BPS graduates, who are largely first-generation students of color.
Career Specialist
Based in one or more Boston public high schools, the Career Specialist recruits and prepares students for employment throughout the year and identifies work-ready students to make appropriate referrals. In coordination with the PIC’s employer engagement team, the Career Specialist supports students through selection processes and at worksites to make sure that they are meeting employer expectations and engaging in productive work-based learning experiences. The Career Specialist must be able to work effectively with youth, employers, teachers, school administrators, and PIC staff.