Community Resource Specialist
About The Position
The Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) is a non-profit, multi-service organization focusing primarily on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Yorkville and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational. Under the supervision of the Community Resource Coordinator, the Community Resource Specialist assists with community outreach and engagement activities meant to promote food security, housing security, socialization, financial security, and health access. The Community Resource Specialist will work on a team to facilitate community needs assessment, food pantry distribution, outreach and wellness checks, and other program activities and initiatives.
Requirements
- High School or High School Equivalency Diploma required
- Experience working with Community Members
- Comfortable with making home deliveries
- Good communication skills both listening and following directions
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Publisher
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to work in Indoor/Outdoor environments in various weather conditions
- Ability to walk, climb stairs, carry and deliver packages of food
Nice To Haves
- some college or experience preferred
- Bilingual English/Spanish or English/Chinese is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assist in all aspects of the distribution of nutritional food packages to eligible clients, including, but not limited to, stocking shelves, assisting with deliveries, and conducting intake and assessment.
- Assist with packaging food items
- Delivering pantry bags to community members as per the assigned route
- Maintain an accurate log of deliveries
- Perform data entry to support the flow of data and statistics for internal reporting and contract requirements.
- Conduct Community Needs Assessment of older adults living in public housing and surrounding communities.
- Provide assistance with case assistance needs such as intakes and registrations, Telephone reassurance, shopping assistance, and simple benefit and entitlement applications.
- Track data associated with support calls
- Support homebound older adults.
- Provide support to aging services programming
- Provide assistance to Community Resource Coordinator
- Perform other duties as requested.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
