CRISIS COORDINATOR

City of New York; New York (NY); On-site; USD 54,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of New York is seeking a Crisis Coordinator to join the Department of Homeless Services. This role involves coordinating outreach to homeless individuals and engaging with various community agencies to provide support and services. The position requires strong community engagement skills and the ability to supervise outreach teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in community work or community-centered activities is required.
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience.
• Preferred: NYS Driver's License for fieldwork.

Responsibilities

• Guide inter-agency engagements with clients on the street and subway.
• Conduct canvases throughout the boroughs and engage clients.
• Supervise the daily operation of the 311 Service Desk.

Skills

Community engagement

Coordination

Triage

Supervision

Education

Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college

High school graduation or equivalent

Job description

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The Department of Homeless Services leads a 24/7/365 Street Homelessness Solutions - Joint Command Center (JCC) that conducts interagency rapid outreach deployment from a central location using precision mapping, client information, and rapid response to incoming notifications. This initiative partners existing homeless response and prevention programs with a series of new initiatives that have been designed to better identify, engage, and transition homeless New Yorkers to appropriate services and, ultimately, permanent housing.

The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting sixteen (16) Community Coordinators to function as Crisis Coordinators, who will:

• Guide inter-agency engagements with clients engaged on the street and subway level.
• Conduct canvases throughout the five boroughs both above ground and within the NYC subway systems.
• Engage clients, coordinate placements, complete reports.
• Triage with partner agencies and the DHS contracted outreach teams on clinical interventions.
• Offer services and provide assistance to all clients engaged on the street on real time strategizing with partnering agencies to overcome client or resource challenges.
• Receive, review, and dispatch 311 Service Request as needed.
• Supervise the daily operation of the 311 Service Desk.
• Supervise subordinate staff, manage staff’s time and leave, perform field supervision and all functions related to supervision.
• Supervise the Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement Street Action Teams.
• Review completed observation tools of field canvassers for corrective action plan.
• Escort clients to shelter placements and/or other appointments/activities.
• Create and maintain standard set of reporting dashboards.
• Develop and maintain liaison relationships with key contact entities, such as City Department of Transportation, Department of Buildings, Parks Dept., DSNY, State Department of Transportation and others; community boards; faith-based organizations, community-based organizations; and other organizations and individuals in defined areas to discuss and address neighborhood, community, and City-wide concerns and challenges regarding homelessness and homeless individuals.
• Provide timely and informative responses to external stakeholders.
  
  

COMMUNITY COORDINATOR - 56058

Minimum Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties described above; or
• High school graduation or equivalent and six years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to the duties as described above; or
• Education and/or experience which is equivalent to "1" or "2" above. However, all candidates must have at least one year of experience as described in "1" above.
  
  

Preferred Skills

• NYS Driver’s License - This position will require fieldwork that does include extensive walking, engagement of street homeless above ground and within the 462 NYC MTA subway stations.
  
  

Residency Requirement

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

, $54,100.00 – $62,215.00

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