Administrative Coordinator Job at FORTUNE SOCIETY INC in Long Island City

Job Details

Job Location
Long Island City - Long Island City, NY

Salary Range
$27.47 - $32.96 Hourly

Description

Title: Administrative Coordinator

Unit: Court Advocacy/MOC-J Housing

Reports to: Transitional Housing Manager

Status: Full Time; Regular; Non-Exempt

Location: Long Island City

Salary : $27.47 - $32.96

Position Summary:

The Administrative Coordinator will be responsible for providing administrative and program support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing administrative support to Court Advocacy, Housing and Community Outreach, including but not limited to:
• Writing and typing correspondence, assisting with reports, and referral applications.
• Answering telephones and taking accurate messages and provide appropriate referral information as needed
• Coordination with referral providers on incoming referrals
• Outreach to clients to conduct housing screenings
• Assisting with the development and implementation of programming special events
• Attending program and agency staff meetings, supervision and in-service trainings.
• Responsible for assisting on tracking and reporting' including but not limited to:
• Tracking transitional housing vacancies at Fortune and at external partners
• Perform data entry into data management systems
• Participate in internal chart audits
• Handling coordination and follow-up of all internal and external communication
• Taking lead on special projects as assigned by Transitional Housing Manager
• Taking on additional responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Associate's degree, preferably in public health, human services, criminal justice, sociology or related field, with a strong background in data management or 2 years of experience as coordinator, administrative assistant or data entry specialist.
• Strong computer skills and a minimum of two years relevant work experience in data entry, admin, or reporting, preferably in a nonprofit social service setting.
• Strong analytic, administrative, and organizational, file management skills: ability to complete work with precision and accuracy.
• Must be able to communicate professionally and effectively both in writing and oral form with a wide range of people both inside and outside of the organization.
• Ability to work effectively with minimum supervision in a fast-paced, high volume office, and appropriately set priorities and exercise independent judgment.
• Strong computer experience, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, SharePoint, and Power Point (Access a plus).
• Initiative, creativity, and a high energy level.
• Experience with quality assurance and/or quality improvement.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, with the ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build relationships with staff members of all levels.
• Interest in or experience with working with individuals with justice involvement.

Travel Requirements - Lite travel

Physical Demands (if applicable):

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The responsibilities and requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills, minimum education, training, licensing, experience and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

The Fortune Society is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be afforded equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of conviction history, race, religion/creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, victim of domestic violence status or marital status.