Recreational Coordinator- The Kensington Family Shelter

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 more than 72,000 individuals and families each year at our 100 locations, including 10,000 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 live in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA operates six transitional housing facilities for families with children experiencing homelessness funded by New York City Department of Homeless Services. Each facility offers clients a supportive, structured, therapeutic, safe, and drug-free environment. We provide comprehensive case management and housing placement services to ensure that families move to permanent housing as quickly as possible. Recreation and evidence-based programming is also available to enhance the services to the families, school aged children as well for parenting support and support to young adults.

Position: Recreational Coordinator
Reports To: Director of Social Services
Location: The Kensington Family Shelter

What The Recreational 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 services in accordance with program goals, targets, and performance outcomes and all CAMBA and program policies, procedures, and protocols; including the following:

What Does a/the Recreation Coordinator Do: 

• Organize and lead recreational/ADL activities to enhance the social development of individual group
  • Facilitate and/or teach physical education, arts, music, or drama.
  • Plan and organize activities to maximize program contract 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.
• 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 policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Design, organize and lead safe, engaging and age appropriate activities that promote youth development and family bonding
• Design a diverse range of recreational, social, educational and therapeutic activities tailed to specific age groups, such as arts and crafts, games, educational workshops tailored to different age groups such as young children, teens and parents.
• Coordinate off-site field trips, seasonal gatherings, holiday celebrations and community fairs
• Foster family cohesion and positive social interaction by encouraging active participation from parents and children
• Collaborate with social service team and clinical team to meet the needs of participants by developing programming that aligns with therapeutic goals reinforced in client’s independent living plan, aiming to boost self reliance and life skills.
• Secure local partnerships, security in-kind donations and compile local resource guides for affordable recreation.
• 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.
• Maintain attendance logs, track program goals, update calendars and 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.
• Ensure compliance with DHS policies governing facility access, visitor management, client confidentiality, information sharing, photography, and recording while conducting recreation programming and events.
• Safeguard the confidentiality and privacy of clients by preventing the unauthorized disclosure of client information, shelter residency, or personally identifiable information in accordance with DHS and CAMBA policies.
• Coordinate recreational activities involving volunteers, vendors, community organizations, and outside partners while ensuring all visitors comply with DHS facility access and security procedures.
• Monitor recreation activities to ensure no unauthorized photography, video recording, audio recording, or live streaming of clients occurs within the facility, and immediately address and report violations in accordance with DHS procedures.
• Respond appropriately to requests for client information or facility access from visitors, media, law enforcement, or outside agencies by following DHS procedures and notifying facility leadership when required.
• Protect the integrity of client records and information entered into DHS CARES and other agency systems by complying with all applicable confidentiality and information-sharing requirements.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment by enforcing DHS facility access and privacy procedures during all recreational programming and community events.
• 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.
• Prepare flyers, resources, and 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 time

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's Degree and one (1) year of direct experience preferred OR
• Associate's degree and three (3) year of direct experience OR
• High school diploma or equivalent and six (6) years of direct experience; or

Applicants currently enrolled in a program and on track to complete the minimum required education, license, and/or certification within the next three months, and who meet the minimum experience requirements, are encouraged to apply. However, employment is contingent upon satisfying requirements for the position.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIRED

• Four (4) years of applicable experience.

PRE AND / OR POST EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:             

• Bilingual (English & any other language) preferred.

Compensation: $44,000 - $48,000 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.

CAMBA and CAMBA Housing Ventures are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.  We value a diverse & inclusive workforce and do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), or other applicable legally protected characteristics.