Under the sponsorship of Hamilton-Madison House. the NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) is a partnership of social service provider, the housing partner (Knickerbocker Village), a health care partner, and the seniors. Beyond these core partners, the NORC brings together community resources, develops, maintains and expands partnerships to provide the supportive environment and services allowing those residing in the complex, age 60 and over, to be able to age in place and remain active and engaged members of the community for as long as possible.
The Activities Coordinator is an integral part of the NORC interdisciplinary team, who will oversee the educational and recreational programming at Knickerbocker Village NORC. This position is to maintain and develop programming that is interesting and culturally appropriate to entice attendance among the older adults at the Knickerbocker Village NORC location. This position is also responsible for advertising programs to the community. This position reports to the Director of Knickerbocker Village NORC.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in the human service area or high school diploma with extensive social service-related experience
• Possess specialized skills, knowledge, or information on various recreational/educational activities
• Warm personality and energetic, able to work with groups, especially senior citizens
• Bilingual in Chinese and English required
Responsibilities:
• Program instructors and volunteers report to this position
• Responsible for planning and conducting recreational and cultural activities
• Coordinates trips, group activities, workshops, and special events such as holiday meals, birthday parties, special holiday celebrations, etc.
• Coordinates the program’s volunteer activities, including recruitment, screening, Position Summarytraining, and supervision of the volunteers
• Also coordinates inter-program, inter-agency, and intergenerational activities
• Prepares fliers, newsletters, bulletin boards, activity schedules, etc.
• Responsible for keeping volunteer and client attendance and any other individual and group activity records
• Develops, coordinates, and runs new program activities and outreach events
• Conducts assessments for Case Management and Case Assistance and performs timely referrals
• Oversees Telephone Reassurance Program
• Oversees Friendly Visiting Program
• Assists in other areas when staff is out
• Other duties as assigned by the Director
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in the human service area or high school diploma with extensive social service-related experience
• Possess specialized skills, knowledge, or information on various recreational/educational activities
• Warm personality and energetic, able to work with groups, especially senior citizens
• Bilingual English/Chinese required
Compensation: $23.50 to 25 per hour. Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 5:00PM, 35 hours per week
Hamilton-Madison House is an Equal Opportunity Employer
