Tenant Activity Specialist (Corner House)

Goddard Riverside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 44,172 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside’s Corner House in Manhattan is seeking a Tenant Activity Specialist to plan and lead activity groups using a strengths-based, client-centered approach, to support social connections and maintain permanent housing. The role runs Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm, with salary between $44,172 and $51,000, based on experience and qualifications.

The position offers opportunities to work with adults who face housing instability, mental health, and co-occurring disorders, delivering

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead assigned activity groups using a strengths-based, client-centered approach.
• Support social inclusion, skill development, wellness, and recreation to reduce social isolation.

Job description

Organization Overview

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. The Isaacs Center focuses primarily on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Yorkville, and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational.

Program Description

Goddard Riverside’s Corner House provides affordable, permanent supportive housing for 34 previously homeless adults many of whom have mental illness, substance use, and other co-occurring disorders. Corner House provides on-site services include case management, entitlement assistance, medical and psychiatric care, substance use counseling, group activities, recreation, and 24 hour/7 day per week front desk security.

Position Summary

The Tenant Activity Specialist is expected to plan and lead assigned activity groups using a strengths-based, client-centered approach to support social support, inclusion, skill development, wellness, and recreation to reduce social isolation, to support the rehabilitation services provided and promote community among tenants and maintain permanent housing.

Schedule

Monday-Friday (9am-5pm)

Salary Range

$44,172 - $51,000

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.