Parks & Recreation Job ID No 199354

Civil Service Title: Community Associate Level: NA

Title Code No: 56057 Salary: $44,000 – $52,000

Office Title: Outreach Coordinator/Partnerships for Parks Work Location: TBD

Number of Positions: 2

Partnerships for Parks (PfP) is a joint program of NYC Parks and the City Parks Foundation (CPF), helping New Yorkers work together to make neighborhood parks thrive. We strengthen our diverse, growing network of dedicated park volunteers and groups by creating opportunities for them to celebrate their parks and accomplishments, access resources, become more effective leaders in their communities, and work with government to affect decisions about their parks.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and maintain contact with individuals and community groups committed to parks in assigned districts.

• Assist in the organizational development of parks groups and community building initiatives.

• Provide advice, technical assistance and resources to parks groups.

• Interact with local institutions and Community Boards to facilitate communication around community involvement in neighborhood parks.

• Work closely with Parks and CPF to identify goals and set priorities related to community involvement.

• Develop knowledge of Parks and CPF and the ways communities can interact with divisions and programs.

• Provide timely information and reports to Parks, CPF and Partnerships regarding community involvement.

• Update and maintain records of individuals, community groups and organizations on Partnerships’ database.

• Support It’s My Park, Partnerships Academy, People Make Parks and other priority programs and initiatives of PFP.

• Work closely with other Outreach Coordinators and Storehouse staff to manage supply inventory and distribution related to park volunteer projects.

• In coordination with Partnerships staff and community partners, organize and staff park volunteer projects as needed.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

1. High School diploma or equivalent and three years of experience in community work or community centered activities in an area related to duties described above, or

2. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to “1”above.

Residency in New York City, Nassau, Orange, Rockland, Suffolk, Putnam or Westchester counties required for employees with over two years of city service. New York City residency required for all other candidates.

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS

1. Bachelor’s degree.

2. Interest or background in community organizing, environmental issues, urban planning, or city government.

3. Ability to work with diverse constituencies, both internal and external to Parks and CPF.

4. Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills.

5. Ability to work independently and initiate projects.

6. Proficiency in computer software including Microsoft Word and Excel.

7. Ability to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.

8. Multi-lingual a plus.

9. Valid New York State driver license.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call the Personnel division at 212-830-7851.

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POST DATE: 04/01/16 POST UNTIL: 04/22/16* Job ID#: 199354

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. *Posting period extended to 04/22/16. Previous applicants to this posting are still under consideration and need not reapply.

THE CITY OF NEW YORK / PARKS & RECREATION ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS

Overview: Be a part of a dynamic team that is creating workforce development opportunities for employers and jobseekers along the working waterfront in Southwest Brooklyn. The Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC) is seeking a Career Advisor for the newly created Brooklyn Industrial and Transportation Workforce 1 Center (ITC). The candidate will work closely with SBIDC’s longstanding community, business, and government partners to create a critical workforce development resource for Brooklyn-based industrial and transportation businesses and local jobseekers. The Career Advisor works to assist job seekers with their career development and their job search, and helps to secure employment for them in collaboration with the Account Manager. This person will be the primary point of contact for jobseekers, and will provide assistance not only with job placement, but also with referrals to partner organizations for additional services, education, and training opportunities.

Primary Responsibilities

The Career Advisor will:

• Lead orientation sessions for new jobseekers, with support from the Intake Coordinator/Administrator
• Assist job candidates in exploring career paths
• Identify current job openings that match candidates’ skills and interests
• Review resumes and assess candidates’ eligibility for specific job openings
• Assist candidates in preparing or revising resumes
• Conduct workshops to help build candidates’ skills and improve their chances of employment
• Develop and grow win-win partnerships with organizations serving job seekers
• Follow up with candidates to obtain placement information and provide retention support
• Input data into database and generate reports on job placement and retention results
• Provide referrals to outside organizations for additional services, training, or education

Skills and Qualifications

• BA or BS degree
• At least 2 years’ case management, social work, or other human services experience a big plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Ability to work well with a diverse client base
• Ability to create partner relationships
• Fluency in Spanish or Mandarin a big plus.

Salary

$42k – $50k depending on experience

How to Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to Karen-Michelle Mirko, Director at Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC), to kmirko@sbidc.org. Please include Career Advisor in the subject line.

Anticipated Start Date 5/1/2016

AFT Connecticut has an opening for an experienced Field Representative who is intelligent, self-motivated, and willing to work hard for social justice and the labor movement. This position will support local leaders and with member and community organizing, grievance arbitrations, collective bargaining, workshops and related work as directed by the AFT Connecticut President.

AFT Connecticut is a democratic labor union of 30,000 members who seeks, with passion and integrity, to create a way forward for the labor movement in Connecticut. We dedicate ourselves to ensuring economic, educational, and social justice; and providing a collective voice for workers and their families. We organize, educate, and empower our members to protect their rights, wages, and benefits. The position will be based in Rocky Hill Connecticut. Experience with private sector unions is a plus.

Qualifications/Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Experience in working with and speaking before workers and labor leaders
• General knowledge of the union movement, union structure, the collective bargaining process, and current issues facing unions
• Experience in negotiations, arbitration, contract administration, and organizing
• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to work independently, solve problems, and self-manage time and priorities
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout CT regularly and out of state occasionally.
• Willingness to work irregular hours including evenings and weekends.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team of union staff and elected member leaders
• Strong listening, speaking, and writing skills
• PC-based computer literacy.
• Automobile and valid driver’s license required.

Compensation

Competitive salary based on experience. Generous benefits include full family insurances, 401K, and paid time off benefits.

Please email a cover letter, résumé, and letters of reference to jbrady@aftct.org. No phone inquiries.

The Urban Justice Center (UJC) is a nonprofit legal organization dedicated to advocacy on behalf of New York City’s most vulnerable residents. The mission of UJC’s Safety Net Project (SNP) is to advocate for economic justice for no and low income New Yorkers. We conduct direct legal services, litigation, research, and policy advocacy to preserve and expand access to safety net programs and ensure government accountability.

We seek an Advocate to represent individuals experiencing legal problems in accessing public benefits such as cash assistance, SNAP (Food Stamps), Medicaid, and eviction prevention grants. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Interviewing individual clients to assess their public benefits problem
• Helping clients understand the government public benefits system
• Developing and implementing outreach efforts
• Writing extensive referrals
• Staffing legal clinics throughout NYC food pantries and soup kitchens
• Representing clients at administrative hearings
• Engaging in advocacy with Cash Assistance and Non-Cash Assistance Centers
• Conducting all work necessary to ensure on-going receipt of public benefits for clients
• Once trained, training advocates in the community and internally

Successful candidates must have strong organizational and administrative skills, the ability to quickly learn about New York City’s complex welfare system, an aptitude for tenacious negotiation and advocacy, a desire to work with New Yorkers living in poverty, and the ability to respond sensitively to the urgent needs of clients. A college degree is required and strong written, verbal, and organizational skills are essential. Conversational Spanish is required.

Salary begins at $34,000 and is commensurate with experience. Generous vacation, medical and dental benefits are provided. The position is for one year with the potential for extension if funding allows. This is a bargaining unit position represented for collective bargaining purposes by the National Organization of Legal Services Workers, UAW, Local 2230.

People of color, LGBT individuals, individuals who have personal experience with poverty, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Urban Justice Center is an equal opportunity employer.

How to apply:

Please submit a cover letter and resume via email to snphiring@urbanjustice.org with “Benefits Advocate Position” in the subject heading. JD Applicants will not be considered. We regret that due to high volume, we are unable to respond to inquiries and will contact only those candidates selected for consideration. Please do not contact us via telephone or fax.

Department: Development & External Relations

Start Date: June 2016

Hours: Part time (June – July) Full time (August – December); Temporary to permanent

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Program Overview:

Volunteers play an important role at Henry Street Settlement, helping us to provide enhanced services and maintain our facilities.

Each year more than 1,500 individuals participate in volunteer activities at Henry Street’s 17 program sites, as well as in our school-based programs. Volunteers come from all over the city and sometimes beyond. They are community members, corporate employees, young professionals, college students and parents. Opportunities include, but are not limited to, participating in special events with seniors, helping job seekers strengthen their interview skills and resumes, greening our grounds, supporting childhood education and painting our facilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred.
• 2-5 years’ experience in a not-for-profit organization either as a staff member or volunteer.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• · Strong project management and event planning skills. Ability to coordinate multiple projects at one time.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a professional and timely manner with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience working with volunteers or serving as a volunteer a plus.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Comfort with public speaking.
• Overall flexibility and ability to work under pressure.
• Familiarity with social service programs.
• Familiarity with the corporate sector preferred.
• Available to work evenings and flexible hours as needed.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word. Experience with Raiser’s Edge a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Support the day-to-day management of Henry Street Settlement’s volunteer program for a temporary period from June-December 2016 (Part-Time in June and July, Full-Time afterwards). Potential for this position to evolve and grow into a permanent position.
• · Support and maintain excellent internal and external partnerships and relationships.
• Build and maintain the calendar of corporate volunteer projects based on programmatic needs and availability, including proactive preparation for the busy holiday season (November-December).
• Plan and implement corporate volunteer events with the Volunteer Program Associate. This may include developing project budgets, ordering supplies, coordinating project details with corporate contact and program staff, supervising projects and volunteer groups, collecting and maintaining data in Raiser’s Edge, documenting volunteer events with photographs and write-ups for our website, and handling acknowledgments.
• Help respond to ongoing new inquiries from prospective corporate partners and individual volunteers in a timely manner and follow up appropriately to determine potential fit and onboard new volunteers and partners. Maintain record of communications and ensure appropriate follow up with numerous prospective volunteers.
• Track in-kind program donation needs with the Volunteer Program Associate, including tracking programmatic needs, soliciting and picking-up goods, evaluating and inventorying goods, managing distribution to programs, documenting goods as received, and writing in-kind donation acknowledgements.
• Coordinate individual volunteering with the Volunteer Program Associate, including posting new positions, recruiting, tracking, and reporting.
• · Maintain accurate and complete records and activity reports on volunteer participation.
• · Prepare and/or review all writing related to the volunteer program, including sections of reports to funders and volunteer acknowledgement letters.
• Supervise the Volunteer Program Associate.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.

Henry Street Settlement offers excellent benefits and is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Program

How to apply:

To Apply email Cover Letter and Resume to jobs@henrystreet.org

In the subject line, please indicate “Volunteer Program Coordinator” AND the website the position was found.

Small northeast Bronx community development organization seeking a full time tenant/community organizer. Principal duties include conducting building and neighborhood outreach, holding regular meetings with tenants to identify and prioritize outstanding landlord relations issues, helping tenants develop self advocacy, organizational and leadership skills, work with tenants and neighborhoods to build a stronger sense of community, create and conduct workshops relating to housing rights and responsibilities, individual tenant counselling, maintain strong records of work activities.

Must possess Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of directly related experience, be bilingual fluent (English/Spanish), able to work in diverse environments understanding complex relationships. Familiarity with NYCHA housing and leadership issues very helpful. Some evenings necessary.

How to apply:

Please send resume, cover letter references and salary requirements to bronxhiring@yahoo.com