Director of Community Action for Safe Apartments

Rooted in the Bronx, New Settlement stands with community members to break systemic barriers, advance justice, promote leadership and strengthen neighborhoods. By ensuring agency around education, employment, housing, wellness and creative expression, we help cultivate an equitable society where individuals and families have the power to use their voice to create the change they wish to see.

Since New Settlement's inception in 1989 as a settlement house rooted in the Bronx, our organization has been a responsive community partner. Originally established to revitalize abandoned buildings into affordable housing, New Settlement has since evolved into a multi-generational, forward-looking organization. We support 15,000 members of the community annually by providing organizing in housing and schools, and programs in education, college access, youth development, arts, workforce development, wellness, and more. EEO/AA

Job Summary: Guided by the Director of Organizing, the CASA Director is responsible for all aspects of CASA’s work to fight displacement and build tenant power in the Southwest Bronx. This includes helping to build the membership of CASA, deepen the CASA leadership, oversee campaign work, supervise, support and train staff, fundraising and more.

Primary Responsibilities Include the following and are subject to change:

• CASA Membership + Leadership: This includes managing the general relationships/membership of CASA, conducting one to ones; preparing for, facilitating and following up on monthly CASA meetings; managing and developing the leadership and membership of the leaders team, and preparing for, facilitating and following up on monthly Leaders’ Team meetings.
• Staff Development:
• Provides direct supervision to senior staff (can include but not limited to Deputy Director, Lead Organizer and others) through weekly supervision meetings, review of work plans, and providing regular and consistent feedback.
• Coordinates regular staff meetings, staff trainings and staff retreats.
• Hire, train, onboard, support and oversee the supervision of all staff.
• Supports and enhances a culture that respects and honors diversity, invests in professional development, and encourages self-care.
• Oversee Campaign Work: The Director supervises all of the campaign work of CASA, which includes reviewing all materials and providing feedback; attend planning, campaign and advocacy meetings as necessary, helping to develop the overall strategy, and more. The Director works to ensure CASA’s campaigns are in alignment with CASA’s larger vision and are conducted in a way that builds long term power, providing overall guidance and strategic oversight. Currently CASA is actively involved in two citywide campaigns and one budget initiative. The Director will provide guidance, strategy support and conduct advocacy work as needed, to ensure these campaigns are powerful and rooted in member leadership.
• Communications: Oversee communications work such as press releases, media advisories and finding resources to support staff in doing this work.
• Fundraising: The Director is responsible for raising and maintaining funds which includes keeping accurate records to report on work, managing relationships with current and prospective funders, and applying for new funding. The Director is also responsible for reviving CASA’s grassroots funding model which includes gala, recruiting individual donors, etc.
• New Settlement Organizational Participation and Administration: Meet regularly with the Director of Organizing, prepare updates on CASA’s work; Attend and actively participate in New Settlement activities which include Director’s Meetings and more; oversee all administrative work to order programmatic supplies, paying invoices, reporting deadlines are met, etc.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to relate to persons of diverse backgrounds
• 5+ years of community organizing, specifically experience with supervision, organizational development, base-building and recruitment, leadership development; Tenant organizing experience is a plus Strong track record of a commitment to social justice; demonstrated commitment to leadership development, community building, and community organizing as strategies for social change; direct communication and conflict resolution, listen and motivate people to action from diverse backgrounds
• High School diploma or HSE or GED required, bachelors, or associate’s degree preferred
• Ability to facilitate, train, and develop leaders
• Excellent writing and public speaking skills
• Ability to give and receive direct feedback from both members and staff
• Speak, read, and write in Spanish

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be cleared and maintain clearance throughout the duration of employment by NYC DOE fingerprinting screening.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• The ability to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear.
• The ability to frequently sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Working Conditions: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

• Must be able to utilize office equipment such as desktop/notebook computers, copiers, printers, scanners, telephones, and calculators.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Employment is at will and employees will undergo 45- and 90-day check-ins during their 90-day probationary period.

NOTICE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the environment and level of work being performed by this job. This job description in no way states or implies that the duties and responsibilities listed are the only tasks to be performed by the employee in this job. The employee will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description supersedes prior job descriptions. When duties and responsibilities change and develop, the job description will be reviewed and subject to changes of business necessity.

New Settlement is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This job description indicates in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions expected of an employee. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of you as an employee. You may be asked to perform other duties as required.