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Recreation Coordinator, Park Slope Shelter for Women

CAMBA, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports, they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach almost 80,000 individuals and families, including almost 13,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. Homeless (often mentally‑ill and substance‑abusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

Park Slope Shelter for Women serves 100 MICA (mentally ill chemical abusing) women at the Park Slope Armory in Brooklyn.

Reports To: Assistant Prog. Director (Clinical)

What The Recreation Coordinator Does: The person filling this position is expected, under general direction, to ensure the smooth day‑to‑day running and supervision of recreational program staff and client advocate (peer counselor) staff and services in accordance with program goals, targets, and performance outcomes and all CAMBA and program policies, procedures, and protocols; including the following:

Maintain professional relationships with clients and client confidentiality

Practice Universal Precautions/Standard Protocol & Procedures

Comply with any and all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy polices intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information

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

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

Task may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over a period of time

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.S.W.) and two years of applicable experience and/or equivalent experience

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)

Other Requirements:

May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified

May be required to become certified in overdose prevention

Compensation $54,000- $56,000 annually

When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: Full‑time (35 hours per week)

Benefits CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio‑economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.

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