Program Coordinator Brooklyn NY

Title: Program Coordinator, ARCHES Brownsville Reports To: Vice President of Justice Initiatives Location: 1709 St. Mark's Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11233 Hours: 35 Hours/Week; Exempt Salary: $55,000-$61,000 / Year JOB SUMMARY: The Program Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the ARCHES Brownsville site.

ARCHES is an innovative, curriculum-based group mentoring intervention that helps young adults between the ages of 16-24 and on probation transform attitudes and behaviors that have led to criminal activity. Major Duties: Supervise implementation of Arches Program consistent with contractual mandates, standards and procedures set by GSS and Department of Probation (DOP) Create opportunities for participants to maximize their potential through engaging programming, high expectations, and quality services Develop and implement processes that ensure integration of participant feedback in program planning Recruit, screen, hire and supervise Mentors.

Ensure program utilization meets contractual goals Coordinate DOP technical assistance Ensure that staff participate in all required DOP meetings Ensure that mentoring groups maintain proper mentor/young adult ratios and fidelity to the Arches model Schedule weekly mentoring groups and individual one-on-one secessions with mentees Lead case conferences & staff meetings Develop on-call schedule Serve as liaison with DOP, having at minimum weekly contact with Probation Officers Complete and provide narrative and statistical reports to Good Shepherd administrative departments and public funders as needed.

Monitor and manage program budget Ensure proper staff usage of internal and external databases Participate in agency work groups and committees. Represent Good Shepherd Services at relevant external meetings.

Qualifications

BA/BS in related field preferred. Prior supervisory experience Solid understanding of youth development principals and education. Experience and comfort working with court-involved young adults Ability to work from a strength-based, non- judgmental approach Solid group work skills, familiarity with cognitive-behavioral interventions, and/or evidence-based practice, preferred Proficiency using word processing, spreadsheet and databases Excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral and written communication skills.

Must be available to work flexible, non-traditional schedule, which in addition to weekdays may include emergency on-call and weekend hours Sense of humor a plus