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New York, NY, US
30+ days ago Requisition ID : 2057
Salary Range : $62,000.00 To 63,000.00 Annually
DEPARTMENT : Youth & Community Development
REPORTS TO : Site Director
Salary : $62,000 - $63,000 / annually
LOCATION : Lower East Side, Manhattan
SCHEDULE : Direct Services : Full Time (35 hours / week) (Monday Friday & occasional Saturdays : must be flexible with work hours 11pm-7pm / 12pm-8pm)
DATE : March 2024 (Position based on Funding and Performance)
PROGRAM SUMMARY : Project S.O.L. Speak Out Loud : Health and Human Services for LGBTQ youth, their families & communities
- Provide a safe, supportive space in which youth & young adults can explore their feelings, learn communication skills and gain a sense of self-identity, and develop self-esteem
- Promote leadership development & skill building
- Provide a nurturing environment to assist LGBTQ youth and their families
- To educate the broader LES and NYC community on LGBTQ issues
This position is performance-based and it is also contingent on funding availability. Grand St. Settlement is committed to providing and upholding safe, inclusive, and equitable spaces for LGBTQIA+ staff members.
All gender identities and all orientations are encouraged to apply.
JOB SUMMARY : Responsible for the day-to-day operation and implementation of Health & Human Services for LGBTQ youth, families and community initiatives.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS :
- Bachelor’s degree required (psychology, social work / counseling)
- Must have knowledge of and complete comfort with LGBTQ population and issues
- Ability to engage young people and adults in educational activities
- Experience building trust and sustaining solid relationships with LGBTQ youth and young adults
- Experience managing staff
- Excellent organizational skills
- Strong sense of staff-client boundaries
- Good problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Must be detail oriented and have the ability to demonstrate good follow through skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Recruit, hire, train, and supervise Peer Educators and stipend program
- Create a comprehensive curriculum dedicated to LGBTIA advocacy
- Provide leadership and appropriate mentorship to staff to ensure appropriate youth development culture.
- Selects and oversees consultant to work with TGNC youth
- Coordinates part time staff schedules and program activities; Supervises and provides leadership to part time staff and consultant
- Identify opportunities for expanding adolescent sexual health services at Grand St. Settlement
- Managing budget with input, collaboration and guidance by supervisor
- Work collaboratively with other GSS staff to schedule various initiatives, programs, workshops and events
- Facilitate community education workshops for youth and adults
- Outreach to other youth-serving agencies, CBO’s and schools
- Facilitate street outreach around NYC (Christopher St. Pier, etc.)
- Supervise program participants and coordinate activities and field trips
- Implement and facilitate activities and support groups for program participants and their families
- Attend all necessary trainings and conferences for program effectiveness
- Ensure that goals, objectives, and contract deliverables of all contracts and grants requirements for program are met and documented accurately (monthly reports, data entry, etc.)
- If selected for this position, applicant must obtain NYC Dept. of Health fingerprint clearance and State Central Registry (SCR) clearance (fees may apply);
ability to maintain State Central Registry (SCR) clearance and fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
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