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59th Street Women's Shelter - Assistant Director

Shelter- 59th Street Women's Shelter, 537 W 59th Street, New York, New York, United States of America

Req #1480

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Title: Assistant Director

Program: 59 thStreet Women’s Shelter

Salary Range: $75,000-80,000 annually

Program Overview:

The 59thStreet Women’s Shelter is a 200-bed, 24/7 emergency shelter for homeless women diagnosed with mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Our comprehensive services include case management, individual and group counseling, recreational activities, occupational therapy, and housing placement assistance. Additionally, a street-facing, on-site Article-28 Clinic provides primary care, and behavioral health care services.

Position Overview:

Under the general direction of the Program Director, with latitude for independent action, the Assistant Director coordinates with the Building Manager and the Director of Social Services to ensure that the day-to-day operations are up to but not limited to the standards of Project Renewal, Department of Homeless Services (DHS), and Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA); supervises Operations Coordinator, Shift Supervisors, and Residential Aides, making sure the shelter is staffed by them on a 24/7 basis in accordance with DHS guidelines, which include the necessary ongoing First Aid/CPR training, fire safety certification, and Opiate Overdose Prevention Training; oversees the activities providing for the safety of the residents and staff in the building; performs related work.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the Assistant Director include but are not limited to the following activities:

+ Monitors day-to-day activities to ensure there is a clean, safe, and secure environment provided for both clients and staff. Regularly tours the interior and exterior of the building to make sure conditions are in accord with established standards. Initiates corrective action if necessary

+ Ensures that required Incident Reports are prepared by staff and submitted to both Project Renewal and DHS staff in a timely fashion, providing all relevant information and documentation as soon as possible following the incident

+ Supervises Operations Department staff to ensure that services are being provided to the clients, security protocols are being followed, and that notations are being made in the designated logs.

+ Ensures that staff are provided training in required skills, including communicating and interacting with clients, security protocols and use of security equipment, record keeping and incident reporting

+ Monitors the implementation of the Shelter Emergency Plan, which includes conducting required Fire Drills three times a month; maintaining the records to have current certificates for Fire Safety Warden, scheduling staff for training as needed

+ Participates in case conferences in response to client complaints, using conflict resolution techniques to amicably resolve issues

+ Assists the Program Director in compiling information and documentation needed to defend a claim submitted by either a client and/or staff member

+ Performs other duties as assigned by the Program Director

+ Available to respond to emergencies on a 24/7/365 basis, especially after normal working hours, weekends, and holidays

Physical Activities

While performing the duties of this position, the Assistant Director must be able to navigate the 9-story facility by foot, climbing up and down the stairwells, in order to observe staff and see clients. Furthermore, the Assistant Director must stand to talk to clients and staff, sit for extended periods of time at the computer, reach or squat to get records from files.

Qualifications:

+ A Bachelor’s degree in social work, public administration, psychology, education, sociology, occupational or physical therapy, or other related human services fields with a minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience working with mentally ill individuals and/or homeless individuals with either a diagnosis of mental illness and/or a substance use disorder or managing a residential building providing services to homeless individuals. Two (2) years of the required experience must have been in a managerial or supervisory capacity; preferred.

+ An Associate’s degree in the aforementioned fields with four (4) years of experience and three (3) years having been in a managerial or supervisory capacity

+ A High School Diploma or GED equivalent with five (5) years of experience and four (4) years having been in a managerial or supervisory capacity

+ Bilingual or multilingual a plus

Preferred Certificates and Credentials

First Aid/CPR, Fire Guard certification F-02 and/or Fire Safety Coordinator F-80

Preferred skills:

+ Leadership: Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate staff to accomplish stated program goals and objectives while developing their individual and group skills.

+ Team building: Ability to develop and foster, through demonstration, a team spirit, enabling staff to overcome the challenges of providing needed services to a special client population.

+ Communication: Excellent oral, writing, and listening skills are a must.

+ Organizational: The ability to work well within a highly pressurized, deadline environment, while meeting the short- and long-term mandates of the program.

+ Interpersonal: An ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.

Computer: Knowledge of case management software as well as proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Other details

+ Pay Type Salary

+ Employment Indicator Regular

+ Min Hiring Rate $75,000.00

+ Max Hiring Rate $80,000.00

+ Shelter- 59th Street Women's Shelter, 537 W 59th Street, New York, New York, United States of America

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