Program Coordinator - Intergenerational Program

SAGE is the world’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ+) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older people, and provides cultural competency training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations, largely through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and its growing social enterprise SAGECare.

Summary:

The Program Coordinator promotes, enhances, and leverages the resources of the Bronx SAGE Center, for the wellness and well-being of LGBT older adults. Secures and coordinates programs offered by staff, consultants, and volunteers. Engages in outreach/inreach to cultivate an active and engaged pool of participants and attendance at events. Collaboratively ensure with other staff that the program meets contract deliverables as defined by NYC Department for the Aging (DFTA). Special focus in creating intergenerational programs at SAGE Center Bronx. Maintains accurate service delivery and other pertinent data.

Responsibilities:

·      Ensure and facilitate delivery of diverse array programming for LGBT

older adults at SAGE Center Bronx; proactively solicit suggestions from current and prospective participants and also ensure the provision of mandated programming

·      Ensure, develop strategies, and facilitate intergenerational Programs

as well as build deep engagement with community-based organization to create an intergenerational hub at SAGE Center Bronx at the Pride House.       

Coordinate with SAGE specialists, consultants, contracted instructors

and volunteers to implement daily curriculum at Bronx SAGE Center

· Conduct outreach with local LGBT constituencies and other community resources, to (1) build attendance at SAGE events through printed materials (flyers, calendar), word of mouth, social media, and other available means, and (2) seek input/participation in programming

·     Collaborate with pertinent staff to evaluate needs of diverse groups of

LGBT older adults and respond with innovative, evidence-based interventions

·      Collaborate with Site Manager and Administrative Assistant to ensure

collection of client and service unit statistics and entry into regulatory and agency databases; provide monthly data reports to Site Manager

·      Conduct on-going assessment of actual vs. projected

service units to ensure DFTA targets for SAGE Center Bronx are met

· Complete administrative paperwork and assist in DFTA reporting process

·      Attend pertinent conferences and in-services training sessions that

contribute to professional enrichment of staff and innovative programming

·   Represent SAGE Center Bronx at community events (e.g. health fairs, pride festivals)

·      Perform other duties as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or other helping profession, plus similar or related salaried experience; the degree requirement may be waived if applicant possesses substantial experience
• Possess or be able to acquire NYC Food Handlers license
• Experience performing community outreach, including creating and implementing targeted outreach plans. Experience collaborating with other CBO’s, and producing/implementing community – based programming.
• Ability to travel on public transport to outreach locations
• Computer-proficient; ability to learn pertinent regulatory and agency software and database programs
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to perform multiple tasks while maintaining appropriate level of customer service
•  Flexible and dependable

Preferred qualifications:

• Tactile understanding of issues facing LGBT, older adults, people of color, and other marginalized communities
• Cultural and linguistic competency to enable effective communication among diverse groups of Participants
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus but not necessary

Department: SAGE Centers

Status:   Full Time          

Location: SAGE Center Bronx

Schedule:  Monday-Fridays 35 hours (occasional weekends)

Salary Range:  $53,000-$58,000

Reports to:   Director of SAGE Center Bronx of the Crotona Pride House

Benefits: SAGE offers an attractive benefits package.

HOW TO APPLY:  Click here to begin the application process. Contact careers@sageusa.org if you have any questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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status, marital or family status, family medical history or genetic

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with respect to all matters concerning employment.