Gesher Young Adult Program Coordinator

Position Overview

The Gesher Young Adult Program at the JCC provides afternoon programming for young adults who face physical, intellectual or mild emotional and behavioral challenges. We provide focused attention to each participant with an emphasis on growth and the development of life skills. Our participants learn the importance of teamwork, independence and relationship-building while enjoying the JCC’s multi-purpose rooms, dance studio, fitness areas, gymnasium, and swimming pool. We are seeking a highly motivated, caring, creative individual who can build a relationship with each participant and respond to their individual needs while doing fun, enriching, meaningful activities.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversees day-to-day program operations, including, but not limited to arrival and dismissal, snack time, opening and closing procedures in program space, activity schedule.
• Ensures programming and activities focus on program goals: building relationships/socialization, building life skills and promoting physical health and wellness.
• Provides support to Gesher participants as needed to assist in implementation of Employment Initiative.
• Works with JCC finance department to ensure program registrations and scholarships are completed.
• Works with JCC staff to coordinate and schedule use of pool, gym, fitness areas, and dance studio.
• Manages participant inquiry and intake process.
• Maintains inventory of program supplies and snacks.
• Communicates with JCC staff, parents/caregivers and others regarding program updates, schedule changes and special events.
• Serves as main point of contact for participant’s support staff and/or caregivers.
• Coordinates, leads and/or participates in daily activities including, but not limited to art, cooking, swimming, yoga, sports and technology.
• Provides individualized support based on a participant’s ability to complete a certain task.
• Ensures that each participant in the program is accounted for and is monitored.
• Demonstrates respect to all participants families, and staff members.
• Creates an environment where all participants feel emotionally supported, safe, engaged, and are given the opportunity to participate in the daily activities.
• Manages undesirable behavior professionally and safely.
• Reports on a regular basis to the CYF director regarding issues of need and/or concern.
• Ability to work with a broad range of people.
• Ability to collaborate with a team and work autonomously.
• Works effectively with other key JCC departments to provide effective and efficient service delivery.
• Ability to define problems, develop solutions, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to manage and balance a variety of responsibilities in a fast-paced environment under tight time constraints.
• Ensures adherence to and integration of the agency core values (shared lenses) Masa (reflection, return & renewal), B’Tzelem Elohim (dignity and potential), B’rit (belonging & commitment), Hit’orerut (amazement & gratitude), D’rash (inquiry, dialogue & transmission), K’dushah (intentionality & presence) and Tikkun Olam (responsibility).
• Recognizes that the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh gathers individuals representing diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and practices.
• Creates a warm and welcoming environment.
• Maintains a high degree of organization and attention to details.
• Adheres to Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh policies and procedures.
• Actively supports and participates in continuous intra-departmental and agency-wide quality improvement processes. “Everyone, Every Day, Closer to Better”.
• Actively promotes and maintains agency customer service standards.
• Ensures compliance with all state, federal and local regulating agencies.
• Generates necessary reports and documentation as needed and/or required.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Ability to operate personal computers (hardware and software).
• Ability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays, as required.
• Ability to perform other related duties, as needed and/or required.

(These responsibilities are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed.)

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

While performing the above duties, this position routinely requires handling persons and/or objects and moving safely throughout the building. This position may include walking, sitting, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling. This position requires communicating, either verbally or in writing. This position frequently requires moving items weighing up to 25 pounds. This position occasionally requires moving items weighing up to 50 pounds. Must be able to complete all essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, certification, or extensive knowledge of working with individuals with intellectual disabilities with a variety of needs in a non-residential setting.

CERTIFICATIONS:

PA Criminal History Clearance

PA Child Abuse Clearance

FBI Clearance

PA Mandated Reporter Training

First Aid/CPR Certification