Engagement Coordinator Magnolia House Womens Shelter

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 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 73000 individuals and families including almost 13000 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 are in living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. Homeless (often mentallyill and substanceabusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

CAMBAs Magnolia House WomensShelter located in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn serves 200 single women at any given time. The majority of these clients are diagnosed with mental illness some dually with chemical addictions as well. CAMBA operates Magnolia House and otherhomeless shelters funded by New York City Department of Homeless Services. Each shelter offers clients a supportive structured therapeutic safe and drugfree facility. Homeless (often mentallyill and substanceabusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing.

Position: Engagement Coordinator

Reports To: Assistant Program Director

Location: 1424 Herkimer Street Brooklyn NY 11233

What the Engagement Coordinator Does:

• Communicate effectively with clients direct reporting staff peers supervisors and funders.
• Provide direct interventions with the clients that are culturally appropriate and take into account the clients communication styles values and life experiences.
• Provide nondirect interventions that support the shelter team and increase communication between functions.
• Conduct and document oneonone supervision with one or more of the following staff; Recreation Coordinator Adult Literacy Specialist Peer Counselors and the Employment Specialist in order to engage clients with the skills to obtain employment or enroll in vocational training programs with the ultimate goal to secure housing.
• Reinforce support and integrate traumainformed care deescalation techniques and motivational interviewing interventions.
• Track and analyze incidents and assist in incident debriefings including; providing crisis management assistance interventions and follow up with clients who have patterns of maladaptive behaviors and education for staff on how to manage incidents from a traumainformed perspective.

Minimum Education/Experience Required :

• Bachelors degree (e. g. B.A. B.S.W. and two years of applicable experience; Masters Degree preferred. (A license is required of these Masters Degrees: Social Work (LMSW or LCSW) Mental Health Counseling Counseling/Guidance Art Therapy).

Other Requirements :

• May be required to become First Aid/CPR certified.
• May be required to become certified in prevention.
• Obtain Train the Trainer CPI certification in NonViolent Crisis Intervention within 90 days of hire
• Obtain NYS Peer Specialist Certification within 90 days of hire
• Bilingual preferred.

Compensation:$51500$56650 annually

When salary ranges are listed the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and includes but is not limited to experience education budget and/or program size internal equity skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: Fulltime 35 hours per week)
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 socioeconomic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.