Job Opportunities
Positions in New York City (updated 12/1/11)
Case Manager, Youth Advocacy Services
CaseManager,Youth Advocacy Services: responsible for providing case management services and monitoring of youth ages 12-17 mandated to the program as an alternative to incarceration. Make home and school visits, provide individual counseling and prepare progress reports for court submission.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, criminal justice or related field. Experience working with at risk or gang involved youth and strong interpersonal and case management skills. Ability to engage and focus at risk youth.
Group Facilitator, Youth Services
Group Facilitator, Youth Services: 1Responsible for direct delivery of program services to marginalized youth including facilitation of evidenced-based pregnancy prevention curriculum and gender specific sexuality education groups, co-facilitating parent groups, conducting peer education and leadership training and providing referrals and follow up to health and family planning services.
Qualifications: Master's degree in social work, counseling, health education or related preferred. Excellent group facilitation and engagement skills with at risk youth and their families, demonstrated knowledge of sexual health education and ease in presenting information.
Job Developer
Job Developer: Initiate and maintain relationships with NYC metro employers willing to hire adults with history of substance abuse and criminal justice involvement. Work with team to develop individualized employment plans, including skills assessment, initiate job placement and provide follow up with employers.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in human services/vocational rehabilitation. Training in motivational interviewing and Thinking for a Change and familiarity with Compas assessment tool highly desirable. Successful experience developing and maintaining jobs for hard to place people with an active portfolio of employer contacts and resources.
Success Advocate, Young Adult Services
Success Advocate, Young Adult Services: Responsible for case management services to youth referred by the Department of Probation, Courts, defense attorneys, and other criminal justice stakeholders. Key job duties include intake assessment, development of client specific service plans, advocacy, coaching and support to program participants, liaison with referral entities and other service providers with the goal of helping clients achieve and maintain productive lives.
Qualifications: Past experience working in ATI and employment training programs. Master's Degree preferred.; BA with considerable experience will be considered.
Program Assistant, Young Adult Services
Program Assistant, Young Adult Services: Assists with the daily administrative operations of Young Adult Services; coordinates and implements a record tracking system to monitor program data and manage all performance numbers and submits to monitoring agencies. Design, input data and manage data base, develop reports, assist with analytics.
Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent practical experience. Excellent organizational, communication and computer skills; word processing, spreadsheet, and database management.
Positions in Syracuse (updated 01/24/12)
Case Manager, Reintegration Services
Case Manager, Reintegration Services: provide pre and post-release support and assistance to individuals 16 - 25 years of age making the transition into the community from incarceration and those already in the community who are eligible for Rockefeller Drug Law Reform (RDLR) programming. Facilitate cognitive behavioral therapy/empowerment groups at Jamesville Correctional Facility focusing on topics related to life skills and education, vocational development, substance abuse treatment and client recovery. Provide case management and employment services. Develop individualized employment plans, facilitate job placement and retention services, follow up with employers and assist participants with their advancement, training, and educational goals.
Qualifications: Demonstrated cultural competency and a BA/BS, criminal justice or related field, NYS Driver License & car required and appropriate level of auto insurance as required by CCA.
Case Manager, Reintegration Services
Case Manager, Reintegration Services: As part of CCA's Parent Success Initiative (PSI) program the case manager provides case management and employment services to eligible, low-income, unemployed, non-custodial parents. The Case Manager will facilitate participants' placement on to a transitional work crew, and help them obtain unsubsidized employment, advance in their employment, access job training and meet their educational goals as appropriate.
Qualifications: Demonstrated cultural competency and a BA/BS, criminal justice or related field, NYS Driver License & car required and appropriate level of auto insurance as required by CCA.
Site Supervisor, Reintegration Services
Site Supervisor, Reintegration Services: Responsible for the daily oversight of a work crew of approximately 8-12 program participants at transitional job sites. Provide on site training, direction and supervision to ensure that the work crew completes assignments and operates within CCA and sites' policies and procedures.
Qualifications: High School Diploma. Experience in supervising work sites and unskilled labor crews. Knowledge and experience in building maintenance, landscaping, grounds keeping and the skilled trades. Computer literacy (word processing, e-mail, internet research, data entry) required. NYS driver's license, reliable vehicle, ability to transport work crew in agency-supplied van, and appropriate level of auto insurance as required by CCA.
Per Diem Site Supervisor, Reintegration Services
Per Diem Site Supervisor, Reintegration Services: Provide on-call coverage for Site Supervisor. Same duties and responsibilities as Site Supervisor.
Instructions for Submitting Resumes
Send cover letter indicating position applying for, salary history & resume to:
Center for Community Alternatives (for position in NYC)
ATTN: HR, 39 W 19th Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10011
or
fax to 212-675-0825
or email (in MS Word format) to nycjobs@communityalternatives.org
Center for Community Alternatives (for position in Syracuse)
115 E. Jefferson Street
Syracuse, NY 13202
fax: (315) 471-4924
email: jobs@communityalternatives.org
CCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer, women and persons of color are encouraged to apply.
Comprehensive Benefit Package
Paid Earned Time Off
11 paid holidays
Health and Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
NYS Disability Insurance
Retirement Plan
Tax Sheltered Annuities (TSA)
Direct Deposit
Transportation Savings program (NYC)
Remitted tuition