Recreational Coordinator, Park Slope Women's Shelter

CAMBA•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community organization dedicated to building an inclusive New York City by providing integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. They operate shelters for single adults and families, offering supportive, structured, therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facilities. The Park Slope Shelter for Women specifically serves 100 MICA (mentally ill chemical abusing) women in Brooklyn.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.S.W.) and two years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience.
May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
May be required to become certified in overdose prevention.

Nice To Haves

Licensed Master’s degree in Art Therapy preferred.
A license is required of these Master's Degrees: Social Work (LMSW or LCSW), Mental Health Counseling, Counseling/Guidance, Art Therapy.
Bi-lingual preferred.

Responsibilities

Organize and lead therapeutic/recreational activities to enhance the social development of individual group members.
Plan and organize social/peer support/ADL events or groups to promote wellness and recovery, including developing skills to improve mental health, physical health, resistance to alcohol and other drug use and self-advocacy.
Facilitate and/or teach physical education, arts, music, or drama.
Plan and organize activities to maximize program contract's goals and performance targets.
Plan and organize activities within the facility and the community including volunteers, to maximize the program contract’s goals and performance targets.
Plan, coordinate and facilitate social/peer support events, including group facilitation for clients.
Design and produce aesthetic visuals for public spaces of the shelter which reflect cultural, seasonal and programmatic themes.
Maintain and post a weekly and/or monthly calendar of all client programmatic activities occurring internally and externally.
Input client data using the DHS CARES database, as needed.
Escort clients, as needed.
Communicate effectively with clients, direct reporting staff, peers, supervisors, and funders.
Encourage teamwork among direct reporting staff as well as among peers.
Troubleshoot client and direct reporting staff problems and make decisions in accordance with program policies, procedures, and protocols.
Work with direct reporting staff to improve work performance through client feedback, training, weekly documentation of one-on-one supervision of staff.
Motivate, coach and counsel direct reporting staff to excel.
Overcome resistance to change from clients, direct reporting staff, and supervisors/funders.
Administer constructive discipline to direct reporting staff, as needed.
Manage own time effectively and coordinate program activities to maximize time of direct reporting staff.
Monitor clients' progress toward their goals and document via progress notes.
Lead and participate in administrative and staff meetings as requested.
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/semester/annual reports to CAMBA management and/or to funders.
Review and sign timesheets.
Prepare performance appraisals for direct reporting staff.
May prepare marketing materials for the program.
May reach out and market the program to the community in order to develop additional resources for the program.
May conduct initial intake or assessment of clients.
May have direct client service/program responsibilities in addition to the above.