**Program Assistant** **Job Details** **Job Location** Brooklyn Community Recovery Center - Brooklyn, NY **Position Type** Full Time **Education Level** High School or GED Equivalent **Salary Range** $48700.00 - $73000.00 Salary **Travel Percentage** Up to 50% **Job Shift** Morning **Job Category** Health Care **Description** **Summary** The Saving Our Selves (SOS) Program seeks to educate and empower businesses and community members in Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND). The Program Coordinator reports to the Director of Recovery Services and Community Outreach. They lead a team in the development and execution of an outreach plan toward providing substance use disorder information, education, and referrals, through participation in outreach events and the facilitation of Narcan (opioid overdose intervention) trainings. The Program Coordinator leads the team to ensure the collection and submission of data and supports the establishing and maintenance of community relationships, including liaising with elected officials and partner representatives. in furtherance of a community recovery vision and toward the mission and goals of Phoenix House NY/LI. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. + Responsible for both administrative and peer professional staffs; supervises their hiring, informs/conducts performance evaluations, assigns training activities, recommends for promotions, evaluates for discipline and terminations; + Under the guidance of the Director of Recovery Services, s/he plans, directs, and coordinates all training, professional development, and performance of staff; + Under the guidance of the Director of Recovery Services, evaluates program effectiveness, makes revisions to the program design and/or policies and procedures, as needed; + Facilitates independently or in coordination with other leadership, regular staff meetings to coordinate activities in accordance with the Center’s goals; + Evaluates and monitors program activities (e.g. outreach, recovery coaching, trainings and workshops); + Liaise with the senior administrative and other staffs in the region; + Ensures that all personnel policies, procedures and clinical regulatory requirements are adhered to by staff; + Responsible for coordinating on administrative functions and reporting, including informing annual budgets, controlling monthly expenses, scheduling staff and issuing required monthly reports; + Responsible for developing relationships with appropriate community agencies, coalitions, partnerships, and service providers, etc. + Collaborates with the Director of Recovery Services for developing and maintaining relationships with appropriate government agencies, including representing the agency on meetings with such. **COMPETENCIES (KSAs)** + Leadership + Initiative + Ethical Practices + Judgment + Relationship Management + Recovery Coaching + Outreach + Training Facilitation + Emotional Intelligence + Professional Boundaries + Global and Cultural Awareness + Critical Evaluation + Problem Solving + Decision Making + Communication + Teamwork + Crisis Management + Technical Capacity **Qualifications** **REQUIRED EDUCATION** + Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related Human Services Field **PREFERRED EDUCATION** + Master’s Degree in Social Work, or related Human Services field + Certified Recovery Coach, Certified Recovery Peer Advocate, and/or Certified Peer Specialist **LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS** + N/A **PREFERRED EXPERIENCE** + 1 year of experience providing or coordinating service delivery, mentoring/coaching/leading staff and/or volunteers + Familiarity with regulations governing grant funded programs **WORK ENVIRONMENT** + This job operates in both an indoor office and community-based environment, and outdoors. + This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones and photocopiers. **PHYSICAL DEMANDS** _The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities._ + Regularly required to sit, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. + Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Phoenix House is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.