Assistant Director, Pink Houses Cornerstone Program

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 180integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 72000individuals and families each year at our 100locations including 10000 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 administers services at the Albany Community Center Boulevard Community Center Brevoort Community Center Cypress Hills Community Center Howard Community Center Penn Wortman Community Center Pink Houses Community Center Sheepshead Bay Community Center Stuyvesant Gardens Community Center and Van Dyke Community Center in Brooklyn. All Cornerstone programs are run in partnership with other community organizations to provide education recreation cultural activities health information and screenings youth leadership and social services to the neighborhoods students their families and other residents. Activities and services are available after school evenings and on weekends.

Position: Assistant Director

Reports To: Supervisor II

Location: Pink Houses Cornerstone Program - 2702 Linden Blvd Brooklyn NY 11208

What Does the Assistant Director Do:

Program Operations and Facility Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the Cornerstone Center across all program hours including after-school evening weekend and school-holiday programming for elementary middle school high school and adult participants.

• Serve as second-in-command to the Program Director and act on the Directors behalf in their absence.

• Ensure that all programming runs as scheduled and is safe structured engaging and aligned with the DYCD Cornerstone program design contract requirements and CAMBA standards.

• Ensure weekend services operate as contracted with adequate staffing activity plans supplies and supervisory coverage on site.

• Coordinate program schedules activity offerings and space usage across all age groups to maximize participation and efficient use of the facility.

• Manage and support front desk operations including participant sign-in and sign-out procedures visitor procedures and security desk coverage.

• Oversee the use of shared spaces and coordinate facility scheduling among CAMBA programming co-located partners.

• Conduct regular facility walkthroughs and report maintenance repair and safety concerns to NYCHA and CAMBA facilities staff for resolution.

• Ensure that all participants staff partners and vendors follow site rules safety protocols and program expectations.

• Respond to incidents conflicts and emergencies and follow all CAMBA NYCHA and DYCD protocols including required incident reporting.

• Maintain a strong visible presence on site to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for participants families and community members.

• Lead recruitment and outreach efforts so that the program meets or exceeds contracted enrollment for every age group served including elementary middle school high school and adult participants.

• Develop and carry out a year-round outreach plan that includes tabling canvassing within the surrounding NYCHA development school-based outreach flyer distribution social media and word-of-mouth campaigns.

• Oversee the intake process ensuring that participant applications registration packets consent and media release forms and emergency contact information are complete accurate and collected on time.

• Establish and maintain partnerships with co-located organizations vendors contracted providers and community-based partners that expand the services available at the center.

• Plan and carry out community events including family nights holiday events resource fairs community days and back-to-school events in partnership with co-locators NYCHA and neighborhood organizations.

• Ensure timely and accurate data entry in DYCD Connect including participant enrollment activity schedules staff information attendance and program updates.

• Maintain attendance records sign-in and sign-out sheets activity logs incident reports and program documentation in audit-ready condition.

• Support preparation for DYCD site visits program monitoring internal audits and contract reviews and assist in responding to findings.

• Assist with participant surveys youth outcome data collection and program evaluation activities.

• Track program supplies & submit purchase requests in accordance with CAMBA procedures.

• Supervise schedule and support assigned Group Leaders and Activity Specialists ensuring active engagement and proper facilitation of activities.

• Monitor staff performance during program hours and address performance and conduct issues.

• Hold regular individual and team supervision provide coaching and feedback and contribute to performance evaluations.

• Assist with recruiting interviewing onboarding and training program staff.

• Lead and participate in staff meetings and contribute to continuous program improvement.

• Communicate regularly with the Program Director and leadership team regarding operations enrollment partnerships challenges and successes.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Education Licenses and/or Certifications Required:

• High school diploma or High School Equivalency

Minimum Experiences and Skills Required:

• Three (3) years experience in a youth program of comparable size

• Good written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

• Proficiency in Outlook Word and Excel.

• Computer literacy in other Microsoft Office Suite products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in education social work human services or a related field.

• Experience working in a DYCD-funded program such as Cornerstone Beacon COMPASS or SONYC.

• Experience working within NYCHA developments or with resident associations.

• Experience supervising part-time or seasonal staff.

• Bi-lingual English and Spanish or another language spoken in the community served.

Pre and/or Post Employment Requirements:

Successfully complete and maintain all required background checks and clearances throughout employment as required by applicable federal New York State and New York City regulations and as outlined in the pre/post-employment requirements. Failure to maintain required clearances may result in removal from duties involving children and/or further employment action.

• New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Sex Offender Registry (SOR) clearance

• New York State Central Register (SCR) clearance for child abuse and maltreatment

• New York State Staff Exclusion List (SEL) clearance

• New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) clearance as applicable

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting as required

• DOE Personnel Eligibility Tracking System (PETS) clearance as applicable

• Submit medical tuberculosis (TB) test results as part of the onboarding process.

• S-95/F-07 exam and FDNY Certificate of Fitness obtained within two (2) weeks of hire

• Completion of the required health and safety trainings listed below within the first week of employment:

• Foundations in Health and Safety (5 hours)

• Building on Foundations in Health and Safety (5 hours)

• Identifying and Responding to Anaphylaxis: Elijahs Law (1.5 hours)

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Trauma-Informed Practice (45 minutes)

• Mandated Reporter Training (2 hours)

• Getting Ready to Work with Youth Training (30 min)

Compensation : $27.40 hourly

Status: Full-time
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 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.

Required Experience:

Director