Program Coordinator - Ingersoll Cornerstone

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Job Location:

177 Myrtle Avenue
- Brooklyn, NY 11201, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 Salary, University Settlement partners with 40,000+ New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn every year to build on our collective strengths as we achieve healthy, stable, and remarkable lives. Fornearly 140years,we’vefought poverty and systemic inequality by building highly effective social services in collaboration with our neighbors. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, we bring the values of that movement into the 21st century by meeting New Yorkers where they live, listening deeply to all perspectives, and creating space for responsive cooperation.

Joining withour neighbors to make stable foundations where people of all ages can grow and pursue their dreams, we build community strength. We infuse a commitment to civic engagement, equality, and communal action into each of our programs, which include early childhood education, youth development, healthy aging, mental health and wellness, English classes for adult immigrants, community centers, and the arts.

Launched in 2014, the Crisis Management System (CMS) is a partnership of more than 70 organizations that promote peace, community stewardship of public safety, and healing in the neighborhoods most affected by gun violence in NYC. Utilizing the globally recognized Cure Violence model, which is an evidence-based public health approach to responding to gun violence through credible messengers who identify and engage individuals most likely to be involved in gun violence and to defuse conflicts before they escal.

The CMS program will service the 88thprecinct area of Brooklyn including the Ingersoll,Whitman and Farragut housing developments to be the frontline in preventing and interrupting conflicts that may lead to gun violence and retaliation in real time.

Reporting to the Program Director,the Program Coordinator will be responsible for the overall coordination and partnership development between the CMS program and its external partners

• Foster collaboration and expand programmatic offerings by building constructive relationships with community-based organizations and city government.
• Coordinate themed weekends of action focused on public safety, facilitating communication and collaboration among community organizations and affected populations to improve the lives of New Yorkers.
• Act as the primary representative of the CMS site in the assigned neighborhood, precinct, and catchment area.
• Attend community-based meetings in the primary service area, including Community Board Meetings, NYCHA Tenant Association meetings,and Mayor's Action Plan for Neighborhood Safety (MAP) meetings.
• Participate in Local Neighborhood STAT (NSTAT) and MAP development stakeholder meetings.
• Identify and establish connections with new community groups and public or private initiatives, seeking funding opportunities.
• Coordinate and promote anti-gun violence workshops and pro-social events, fostering collaboration among community stakeholders and agencies to deliver services in targeted neighborhoods.
• Work within high-risk NYC neighborhoods and populations vulnerable to violence.
• Organize events and manage community coalitions.
• Stay updated on emerging community issues that impact public safety to guide the site's response.
• Collaborate with City agencies to conduct briefings and community meetings, outlining city services to key community and faith leaders.
• Assistin the CMS hiring panel process, including outreach and recruitment for potential site staff and/or participants.
• Develop outreach materials, talking points, and presentation materials for the CMS site.
• Demonstrate excellent…