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About the Role
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is seeking a part-time Community Coach for its Coney Island Jobs Plus Program. This role is vital for informing residents about available services, motivating them to participate, and helping them build skills to increase their incomes. The program aims to provide comprehensive employment services to residents in designated public housing developments.
Responsibilities
- Market the Jobs Plus program to residents through various methods including door-to-door, social media, and events.
- Conduct home visits, office visits, and phone contact as directed.
- Act as a liaison between residents and the Jobs Plus team, providing information and addressing challenges.
- Assist in hosting resident orientations and workshops.
- Collaborate with staff and partners on outreach strategies.
- Inform residents about employment, training, education, and economic development opportunities.
- Assist with surveys to understand community priorities and identify resident needs.
- Provide input on strategies to encourage work and community engagement.
- Serve as a mentor to residents, offering informal peer-to-peer coaching.
- Assist in planning and implementing internal and external events, job fairs, and programs.
- Market the Jobs Plus Earned Income Disallowance (JPEID) program and other incentives.
- Attend staff meetings and trainings.
- Complete required documentation and maintain organized filing systems.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Must be a NYCHA resident residing in Surfside Gardens, Coney Island Houses 1, or Coney Island Houses 1 (Site 4&5) developments in Brooklyn.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Well-respected within the local community.
- Working knowledge of the local community.
- Resourceful and committed to improving the community.
- Willing to build on existing relationships to engage neighbors.
- Sociable and able to engage others in conversation.
- Ability to understand and carry out simple instructions.
- In some cases, the ability to speak Spanish may be required.
Skills
- Marketing
- Outreach
- Community Engagement
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Event Planning
- Collaboration
- Problem-Solving
Location
- Coney Island, Brooklyn
Work Type
- Part-time
- Temporary
- Occasional evening and weekend work
Experience Level
- Less than 2 years of city service
- 2 years or more of city service
Education Level
- No formal education requirements
Salary/Compensations
- Employees with less than 2 years of city service: $18.56 per hour
- Employees with 2 years or more of city service: $20.82 per hour
- $30,000 to $40,000
- USD 34974 - USD 39237
About the Company
- The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is committed to increasing opportunities for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers by providing safe, affordable housing and facilitating access to social and community services.
- NYCHA's Department of Resident Economic Empowerment & Sustainability (REES) develops and implements programs, policies, and collaborations to support residents' economic opportunities.
- NYCHA was awarded a $3.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to bring a Jobs Plus Program to Coney Island, Brooklyn.
- The HUD Jobs Plus Program is a comprehensive, place-based employment model offering services to work-able residents.
Equal Opportunity
- The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.