Penn Wortman Cornerstone - Summer Camp Assistant Director

Job Details

Job Location: Brooklyn, NY 11207Position Type: SeasonalSalary Range: $22.64 Hourly

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  The person filling this position is expected, under general direction, to ensure the smooth day-to-day running and supervision of program, program facility and program related staff and services in accordance with all program goals, targets, and performance outcomes and all CAMBA and program policies, procedures, and protocols; including the following:

 

• Communicate effectively with participants, direct reporting staff, peers, supervisors, and funders.
• Plan and organize program activities to maximize program contract's goals and performance targets.
• Motivate, coach and counsel direct reporting staff to excel.
• Improve teamwork among direct reporting staff as well as among peers.
• Troubleshoot participants and direct reporting staff program problems and make decisions in accordance with program policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Work with direct reporting staff to improve work performance through participant feedback, training, and other appropriate mechanisms.
• Administer constructive discipline to direct reporting staff, as needed.
• Manage own time effectively and coordinate program activities to maximize time of direct reporting staff.
• Review all documentation related to program’s progress for accuracy, completeness, and clarity.
• Participate in administrative and staff meetings as requested.
• Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/semester/annual reports to CAMBA management and/or to funders.
• May review and sign timesheets.
• May prepare performance appraisals for direct reporting staff.

• May prepare marketing materials for the program.
• May reach out and market the program to the community in order to recruit clients.

• May have direct participant service/program responsibilities in addition to the above.
• May plan, coordinate and facilitate special events for participants and community members.

Task may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over time.

Qualifications

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) and/or equivalent experience.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Evening and Saturday hours required.
• Must obtain clearance from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Sex Offender Registry.
• Ability to maintain DCJS Sex Offender Registry clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• Must take S-95 test and obtain FDNY Certificate of Fitness within two weeks of hire.