08/11/2026
San Luis Valley BOCES
Vacancy Notice
Workforce Development & Youth Internship Coordinator – AmeriCorps Member
Living Allowance:
Up to $40,800 for the 1,700-hour service term
Position: In-person
Full-time AmeriCorps service position
1,700-hour service term
Regular travel throughout the San Luis Valley required
Benefits:
● Segal AmeriCorps Education Award upon successful completion of the service term
● Health insurance for eligible full-time AmeriCorps members
● Professional development and training opportunities
● Student loan forbearance and interest accrual support for qualifying loans
● SNAP eligibility for individuals who qualify
● Access to Alpine Achievers Initiative resources, programming, and member support
Position Summary:
San Luis Valley BOCES is seeking a Workforce Development & Youth Internship Coordinator – AmeriCorps Member to support member school districts across the San Luis Valley through the development, coordination, and expansion of high-quality work-based learning, internship, career exploration, and career-readiness opportunities for youth.
The Coordinator will serve as a regional connector among students, schools, employers, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community partners. The position will help identify and develop internship and work-based learning opportunities, prepare students for successful participation, coordinate student placements, support host sites, and monitor student experiences.
The position supports SLV BOCES's efforts to strengthen regional workforce-development pathways and increase student access to meaningful career exploration and work-based learning opportunities, particularly in rural communities where access may otherwise be limited.
This position provides:
● Employer and community partnership development
● Student internship and work-based learning placement
● Individual and small-group career-readiness support
● Internship-site monitoring and student support
● Regional workforce-development coordination
● Collaboration with schools, special education, and vocational rehabilitation partners
● Career exploration and workforce-development events
● Program documentation, monitoring, and evaluation
This is an AmeriCorps-supported service position hosted by San Luis Valley BOCES through the Alpine Achievers Initiative – Career Pathways AmeriCorps Program. The AmeriCorps member expands BOCES's capacity to develop and coordinate workforce-development opportunities and does not replace existing BOCES, school-district, or partner-agency employees.
Key Responsibilities:
Identify businesses, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and other community partners interested in providing internship, career-exploration, and work-based learning opportunities for San Luis Valley students.
Build and maintain positive relationships with employers and community partners throughout the region and conduct outreach to potential internship and work-based learning host sites.
Help employers understand the purpose, expectations, and benefits of providing high-quality work-based learning experiences for youth.
Work collaboratively with school counselors, career and technical education personnel, special education staff, and other designated school personnel to identify students interested in internship and work-based learning opportunities.
Meet with students to identify career interests, strengths, goals, skills, and areas for development.
Assist students in exploring available internship and work-based learning opportunities and match students with appropriate opportunities based on interests, readiness, abilities, transportation, location, scheduling, and host-site availability.
Coordinate communication among students, families when appropriate, schools, BOCES, and host-site supervisors.
Assist students and host sites with the onboarding process and communicate expectations regarding attendance, schedules, workplace conduct, safety, communication, and professional behavior.
Provide individual and small-group career-readiness support to participating students, including workplace expectations, professional communication, resume development, job applications, interviewing, workplace problem-solving, teamwork, time management, dependability, initiative, and self-advocacy.
Help students identify their strengths, interests, career goals, and potential postsecondary education and training pathways.
Provide ongoing encouragement and support as students navigate challenges associated with their work-based learning experiences.
Help students reflect on their experiences and connect workplace learning to future education, training, and career goals.
Conduct regular visits to internship and work-based learning sites throughout the San Luis Valley.
Maintain regular contact with participating students and host-site supervisors and monitor student participation, attendance, engagement, and overall experience.
Help students and employers identify and resolve routine communication or workplace-readiness challenges and communicate significant concerns to appropriate BOCES or school personnel.
Promote safe, supportive, developmentally appropriate, and meaningful work-based learning environments.
Support host sites in understanding appropriate expectations for youth interns.
Assist with transitions or reassignment when a placement is determined to be inappropriate or unsuccessful, in coordination with BOCES personnel.
Collaborate with special education personnel, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, school counselors, transition personnel, and other partners to increase access to meaningful work-based learning experiences for students with disabilities.
Support communication among students, schools, BOCES, employers, families when appropriate, and participating partner agencies.
Provide supplemental career-readiness coaching and workplace support and help students strengthen self-advocacy and workplace communication skills.
Assist BOCES in identifying regional workforce trends, employer needs, and emerging opportunities for youth.
Help connect BOCES member districts with businesses, agencies, and organizations that can provide career-exploration and work-based learning experiences.
Promote collaboration among school districts, employers, workforce-development organizations, and community partners.
Support regional career fairs, employer-engagement activities, career-exploration events, and other workforce-development initiatives.
Help identify gaps in internship and work-based learning opportunities by geography, career pathway, student population, or industry sector and contribute to strategies for increasing equitable access throughout the San Luis Valley.
Maintain accurate records of internship and work-based learning opportunities, student placements, employer participation, site visits, and program activities.
Collect participation, output, and outcome information and assist with evaluating student and employer experiences to identify program successes, barriers, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Maintain current employer and community-partner contact information.
Maintain accurate AmeriCorps service-hour records and required documentation.
Maintain confidentiality and protect student information consistent with BOCES policies and applicable requirements.
Participate in required Alpine Achievers Initiative and AmeriCorps orientation, training, supervision, and professional-development activities.
Meet regularly with the designated BOCES supervisor and maintain effective communication with BOCES and Alpine Achievers Initiative staff.
Serve as a positive representative of San Luis Valley BOCES, Alpine Achievers Initiative, and AmeriCorps.
Qualifications:
High school diploma or GED required.
Must be at least 18 years of age by the beginning of service unless otherwise permitted under AmeriCorps requirements.
Must meet applicable AmeriCorps citizenship or residency eligibility requirements.
Must successfully complete required federal, state, and National S*x Offender Public Registry background checks.
Interest in workforce development, education, career and technical education, youth development, community development, or a related field.
Strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students, educators, employers, public agencies, nonprofit organizations, families, and community partners.
Ability to work effectively with youth and provide encouragement, coaching, and career-readiness support.
Ability to coordinate multiple students, placements, partners, schedules, and deadlines.
Ability to work independently while maintaining regular communication with supervisors and partners.
Professionalism, flexibility, initiative, reliability, and strong communication skills.
Ability to navigate sensitive conversations with students, families, educators, and employers while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
Valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and appropriate automobile insurance required.
Ability and willingness to travel regularly throughout the San Luis Valley.
Commitment to completing the full 1,700-hour AmeriCorps service term and all required AmeriCorps and Alpine Achievers Initiative training, professional development, and program requirements.
Service Location & Travel:
The Coordinator will serve primarily from San Luis Valley BOCES offices in Alamosa, Colorado, with regular travel throughout BOCES member school districts and communities across the San Luis Valley.
Service may occur in a variety of settings, including:
● BOCES offices
● Middle and high schools
● Employer and internship locations
● Public agencies
● Nonprofit and community organizations
● Career and workforce-development events
Because of the rural and geographically dispersed nature of the San Luis Valley, regular regional travel is an essential component of the position.
AmeriCorps Service:
This is a full-time, 1,700-hour AmeriCorps national service position hosted by San Luis Valley BOCES through Alpine Achievers Initiative.
The member will receive a living allowance of up to $40,800, distributed throughout the established service term in accordance with AmeriCorps and Alpine Achievers Initiative requirements.
Upon successful completion of the service term and all applicable AmeriCorps requirements, the member may qualify for a Segal AmeriCorps Education Award.
The position is designed to expand SLV BOCES's regional capacity to provide students with high-quality internship, career-readiness, and work-based learning opportunities. The AmeriCorps member will not replace an existing employee, fill an existing vacant employee position, substitute for an absent employee, or assume responsibilities that are legally required to be performed by licensed or employed personnel.
How to Apply:
Please submit an application and two current letters of reference to:
San Luis Valley BOCES
2261 Enterprise Dr.
Alamosa, CO 81101
or to:
Cindy Squires
[email protected]
Applications may be picked up at the BOCES office or downloaded at slvboces.org.
Questions about the position?
Please contact Katrina Ruggles at [email protected].
San Luis Valley BOCES is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
