Crew Manager

Title:                           Crew Manager

Unit:                           Atlas Workforce Program

Salary:                        $72,000 to $78,000

Reports to:                 Program Director (Transitional Jobs)                       

Status:                        Full Time; Regular, Exempt              

Location:                    502 East 163rd Street, Bronx, NY 10451

Days/Hours:               Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm

Organization Overview:

The Fortune Society, Inc. (Fortune) has been working for over 54 years in service to our mission: to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. The organization has evolved into one of the nation’s preeminent reentry and justice-informed service organizations, providing formerly-incarcerated people with the skills and wrap-around services needed to break the cycle of crime and incarceration and to build productive lives in their communities.

Fortune has grown steadily over the years to an agency just under $94 million in annual budget with just under 600 staff. We anticipate that we will keep growing, both in size and in depth of service. Fortune has a dual mission: both advocacy and service. The advocacy portion of our mission focuses on building a more just criminal legal system and reducing the barriers to reentry into society. The service side of Fortune has evolved to encompass a broad range of programs that started with employment and education and now includes a robust array of services, among them: alternatives to incarceration, supervised release, court advocacy, discharge planning within correctional facilities, licensed substance use and mental health treatment, a housing continuum ranging from emergency and transitional through permanent congregate and scattered site housing, assistance in obtaining benefits, a care management unit, HIV services, a food and nutrition program, and an arts program. Each service we provide is informed by the needs of the population we serve.  Fortune currently serves approximately 18,000 people a year. Our participant population mirrors the incarcerated population in being approximately 85% male and over 90% people of color. Our program models are recognized, both nationally and internationally for their quality and innovation.

Position Summary

As a Crew Manager operating under the guidance of Fortune, you will play a pivotal role in leading and supporting Crew Liaisons and Coaches. Your responsibilities will span supervising day-to-day operations at crew sites, ensuring adherence to the principles and policies set by UWNYC. This role demands an energetic, flexible, and collaborative leader who can positively and effectively guide transitional workers with a trauma-informed and restorative justice approach.

The position requires the Crew Manager to have a knowledge of criminal justice practices, restorative practices, and workforce programming, and the ability to regularly evaluate transitional employment aspects of programming for quality assurance, professional development, and program expansion. 

Mission and Fit

Embodies Fortune’s mission and values and will be an effective member of the team in furthering both. The candidate should exhibit compassion and understanding for our participants (wherever they are in their re-entry process) and embrace Fortune’s core value that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.

Attention to Detail

The CM must demonstrate competency to develop systems and processes to organize and keep track of information or work progress; is routinely conscientious, thorough, accurate and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; and recognizes trends, detects inconsistencies, and determines essential details. Ability to multi-task is preferable.