Housing Works
Description
Compensation Range: $60,000 - $65,000 yearly commensurate with experience
Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Overview:
In collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), the Housing Works Justice Initiatives is launching a new pilot program, CREATE: Cannabis Reentry Education And Training Experience. This program is designed to provide individuals 21 years of age and older with previous justice-involvement with specialized classroom and on-the-job training to prepare individuals for a career in the newly emerging Cannabis Retail industry. It is an eight-week, paid training program that includes two-weeks of classroom training and six-weeks of on-the-job training in a designated NYC licensed cannabis dispensary.
Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Internship Supervisor will be primarily responsible for coordinating client internships, conducting internship site visits, providing vocational counseling and job coaching services to clients assigned to caseload, managing human resource and payroll functions of the internships, managing and maintaining contact with licensed dispensary leaders. Candidates for the Internship Supervisor position will ideally have experience working with individuals, or communities, impacted by the criminal legal system, knowledge of the retail or cannabis industry, skilled in providing workforce development or employment readiness services and a passion for participating in the development of this newly emerging sector.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
Assist with facilitating classroom training workshops focused on employment readiness and soft skills building. Participate in outreach and tabling events to promote program enrollment. Assist with developing and maintaining relationships with licensed dispensary partners. Conduct internship orientations with clients prior to the start of the internships. Coordinate internship placements with the designated dispensaries. Conduct bi-weekly internship site visits for all actively enrolled participants. Manage human resource and payroll functions of the internship component. Assess and determine readiness for employment by identifying risk factors and treatment needs; refer clients to Case Manage to coordinate necessary referrals for wraparound services. Utilize database to complete progress notes and other client-related data. Actively participate in individual supervisions with assigned supervisor. Promote Housing Works' core values in day-to-day activities. Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor. Secondary:
Provide culturally competent services in accordance to Housing Works policies and practices. Ability to work with clients with diverse clients with varying levels of service needs. Works collaboratively with other team members within the Justice Initiatives Department and cross-agency. Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalency required. Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred. The following are qualifications and requirements of the position:
Minimum 1 year experience providing employment readiness or workforce development services. Experience working with individuals, or communities, impacted by the criminal legal system. Proficient knowledge of the cannabis retail industry and NYS regulations. Strong written documentation and communication skills. Good problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously. Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, required. Experience utilizing electronic medical record (EMR) systems. The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:
Preferably bi-lingual in Spanish. Dependability and reliability to arrive and depart timely for scheduled shift. Ability to frequently travel within the boroughs via public transportation.
Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at recruitment@housingworks.org
Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Compensation Range: $60,000 - $65,000 yearly commensurate with experience
Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.
Overview:
In collaboration with the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), the Housing Works Justice Initiatives is launching a new pilot program, CREATE: Cannabis Reentry Education And Training Experience. This program is designed to provide individuals 21 years of age and older with previous justice-involvement with specialized classroom and on-the-job training to prepare individuals for a career in the newly emerging Cannabis Retail industry. It is an eight-week, paid training program that includes two-weeks of classroom training and six-weeks of on-the-job training in a designated NYC licensed cannabis dispensary.
Reporting to the Program Coordinator, the Internship Supervisor will be primarily responsible for coordinating client internships, conducting internship site visits, providing vocational counseling and job coaching services to clients assigned to caseload, managing human resource and payroll functions of the internships, managing and maintaining contact with licensed dispensary leaders. Candidates for the Internship Supervisor position will ideally have experience working with individuals, or communities, impacted by the criminal legal system, knowledge of the retail or cannabis industry, skilled in providing workforce development or employment readiness services and a passion for participating in the development of this newly emerging sector.
Responsibilities:
Primary:
Assist with facilitating classroom training workshops focused on employment readiness and soft skills building. Participate in outreach and tabling events to promote program enrollment. Assist with developing and maintaining relationships with licensed dispensary partners. Conduct internship orientations with clients prior to the start of the internships. Coordinate internship placements with the designated dispensaries. Conduct bi-weekly internship site visits for all actively enrolled participants. Manage human resource and payroll functions of the internship component. Assess and determine readiness for employment by identifying risk factors and treatment needs; refer clients to Case Manage to coordinate necessary referrals for wraparound services. Utilize database to complete progress notes and other client-related data. Actively participate in individual supervisions with assigned supervisor. Promote Housing Works' core values in day-to-day activities. Performs other tasks as assigned by supervisor. Secondary:
Provide culturally competent services in accordance to Housing Works policies and practices. Ability to work with clients with diverse clients with varying levels of service needs. Works collaboratively with other team members within the Justice Initiatives Department and cross-agency. Minimum Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalency required. Bachelor's Degree in a related field preferred. The following are qualifications and requirements of the position:
Minimum 1 year experience providing employment readiness or workforce development services. Experience working with individuals, or communities, impacted by the criminal legal system. Proficient knowledge of the cannabis retail industry and NYS regulations. Strong written documentation and communication skills. Good problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously. Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, required. Experience utilizing electronic medical record (EMR) systems. The following additional competencies are viewed as important to success in this position:
Preferably bi-lingual in Spanish. Dependability and reliability to arrive and depart timely for scheduled shift. Ability to frequently travel within the boroughs via public transportation.
Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at recruitment@housingworks.org
Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org
Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.
Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.