Program Coordinator

TITLE: Program Coordinator (Project SOL)

DEPARTMENT: Youth & Community Development

REPORTS TO: Site Director

Salary: $25-28/hour

LOCATION: Lower East Side, Manhattan

SCHEDULE: Direct Services: Part–Time 12pm-6pm (30 hours/week) (Monday – Friday & occasional Saturdays)

DATE: January, 2025 (Position based on Funding and Performance)

PROGRAM SUMMARY: Project S.O.L. [Speak Out Loud]: Health and Human Services for LGBTQ youth, their families & communities

• Provide a safe, supportive space in which youth & young adults can explore their feelings, learn communication skills and gain a sense of self-identity, and develop self-esteem
• Promote leadership development & skill building
• Provide a nurturing environment to assist LGBTQ youth and their families
• To educate the broader LES and NYC community on LGBTQ issues
  
  

This position is contingent on funding availability from the city of New York. Grand St. Settlement is committed to providing and upholding safe, inclusive, and equitable spaces for LGBTQIA staff members. All gender identities and all orientations are encouraged to apply.

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for the day-to-day operation and implementation of Health & Human Services for LGBTQ youth, families and community initiatives.

Education, Experience And Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (psychology, social work/ counseling)
• Must have knowledge of and complete comfort with LGBTQ population and issues
• Ability to engage young people and adults in educational activities
• Experience building trust and sustaining solid relationships with LGBTQ youth and young adults
• Experience managing staff
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong sense of staff-client boundaries
• Good problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to demonstrate good follow through skills
• Excellent computer skills (MS Word/Excel)
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Bilingual a plus (Spanish)
  
  

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Recruit, hire, train, and supervise Peer Educators and stipend program
• Selects and oversees consultant to work with TGNC youth
• Coordinates part time staff schedules and program activities; Supervises and provides leadership to part time staff and consultant
• Identify opportunities for expanding adolescent sexual health services at Grand St. Settlement
• Work collaboratively with other GSS staff to schedule various initiatives, programs, workshops and events
• Facilitate community education workshops for youth and adults
• Outreach to other youth-serving agencies, CBO’s and schools
• Facilitate street outreach around NYC (Christopher St. Pier, etc.)
• Supervise program participants and coordinate activities and field trips
• Implement and facilitate activities and support groups for program participants and their families
• Attend all necessary trainings and conferences for program effectiveness
• Ensure that goals, objectives, and contract deliverables of all contracts and grants requirements for program are met and documented accurately (monthly reports, data entry, etc.)
• Implement key objectives of the 5-year strategic plan
  
  

If selected for this position, applicant must obtain NYC Dept. of Health fingerprint clearance and State Central Registry (SCR) clearance (fees may apply); ability to maintain State Central Registry (SCR) clearance and fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.

EOE