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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.

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.
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.
This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works’ New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (“RWDSU”). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a “CBA”) between Housing Works and the RWDSU

Compensation: $17/hr

Overview:
The Recreation Assistant will provide the Recreation Coordinator with operational support for activities, events, and trips for the Manhattan & Downtown Brooklyn ADHC locations. This position requires strong and effective communication skills, both verbally and written. As a Recreation Assistant you will interact with a range of people in various levels of management within Housing Works and with outside vendors; a personable, collaborative, and proactive attitude is needed to maintain these professional relationships. In addition, the ability to creatively solve problems that may arise is an essential tool for this role. Housing Works graduates of Ready for Work Program and NYS AI Peer Certification highly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the daily operations of on and off-site activity and event coordination.
• Assist in general logistics for events & participant sign-up forms and event attendance sheets.
• Create and disseminate monthly calendars, flyers, and event updates to clients and staff, both physically printed and through the internal, electronic messaging system.
• Support clients in navigating monthly event sign-up forms and processes as needed.
• Purchase recreational materials as needed.
• Oversee activities as needed.
• Support team with outreach to ADHC clients as needed to increase programming engagement.