Shelter Recreation & Wellness Coordinator

CAMBA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 46,350 - 49,440; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan with employer

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

The CAMBA Kensington shelter is seeking a Recreation Coordinator to oversee the day-to-day operation of recreational program staff and services, ensuring they align with program goals and CAMBA policies.

You will organize activities, coordinate volunteers, maintain client confidentiality, and communicate with staff and funders to support the program's targets and outcomes.

You will also input program data, prepare reports, and contribute to calendar planning and marketing materials as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Four (4) years of applicable experience required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional relationships with clients and uphold client confidentiality.
• Practice Universal Precautions / Standard Protocol & Procedures.
• Comply with all Federal, State, City and CAMBA security and privacy policies intended to protect the security and privacy of individually identifiable health information.
• Organize and lead recreational/ADL activities to enhance the social development of individual group members.
• 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

The CAMBA Kensington shelter is seeking a Recreation Coordinator to oversee the day-to-day operation of recreational program staff and services, ensuring they align with program goals and CAMBA policies.

You will organize activities, coordinate volunteers, maintain client confidentiality, and communicate with staff and funders to support the program's targets and outcomes.

You will also input program data, prepare reports, and contribute to calendar planning and marketing materials as needed.