Assistant Director - Brooklyn, United States - Brooklyn Community Services

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Position:
Assistant Director - 2 CornerStone Sites in Brownsville and Fort Green


Reports to:
Cornerstone Site Director


Location:
Seth Low - 137 Belmont Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11212 and Farragut - 228 York Street Must be able to work across 2 sites - travel required


Hours:
Full Time 35 hours per week - All work on site; no remote work available; Must be able to work evening weekday shifts, and Saturdays and Sundays


School Year:
Tues - Fri, 2pm-10pm and Sat, 10am -6pm


Summer:
Weds - Fri, 3pm to 11pm and Sat & Sun, 3pm to 11pm


Salary Range:
$40,000 - $40,000


FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt


Position Summary:


Founded in 1866, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) empowers children and families to reach their full potential, strengthen families, and foster self-sufficiency in adults. With programs in more than 25 locations, BCS serves more than 20,000 individuals a year.

Cornerstone Programs provide academic and recreational opportunities to children, teens and adults in NYCHA community centers. The Cornerstone program is offered every weekday from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 5:00pm, and extended hours during the summer and school holidays. BCS Cornerstone Programs are located in Brownsville, Fort Greene, and Coney Island.

Position Summary:


In conjunction with the Site Director, supervises staff and participants in the community center. Oversees the day-to-day activities of the center.

Assists Site Director in creating high quality experiences that are aligned with the BCS philosophy:
planning, organizing, developing, scheduling, enforcing rules, and evaluating recreation/educational activities in the center.


Responsibilities:

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Supervises Group Leaders, Activity Specialists and custodial staff. Provide them with regular supervision through observations and feedback
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Develops staff schedules, enforcing rules, and evaluating recreation/educational activities in the center.
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Assists with hiring, training, supervising, scheduling and evaluating center staff.
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Schedules the community center facilities and supervises conditions of the facilities such as set-ups and breakdowns of facility equipment and resources.
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Manages crisis as needed including, handling mental health issues.
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Facilitate mediations and conflict resolutions sessions between participants and parents as needed.
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Assist in carrying out other aspects of the program including planning trips, celebrations, and leadership activities.
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Develop one on one relationships with the participants, parents, and community partners
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Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

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Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Counseling, Child Development or Elementary Education encouraged to apply
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Must be able to multitask, be detail oriented, and flexible.
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Must have the ability to be timely, dependable and youth driven
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to de escalate tense situations
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Must be artistically creative in the form of dance, poetry, art, drama, or forms of expression
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Excellent leadership, supervisory and team-building skills, including the ability to motivate
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Ability to align staff efforts to changing priorities and approaches,
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Ability to set goals and motivate staff to meet those goals and delegate responsibilities
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Must manage staff performance to ensure effective service delivery in accordance with organizational goals and program contracts.

BCS requires that all employees entering the workplace be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless an exemption is granted as a medical or religious accommodation.
**BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

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