Part-Time Recreation Assistant

Compensation Range: $18/hr - $22/hr commensurate with experience 

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.

Overview:

The Recreation Assistant provides direct support to the Recreation Coordinator in the planning and delivery of activities, events, and outreach initiatives for the Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn ADHC locations. This role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, with frequent interaction across a diverse group of clients, colleagues, Housing Works staff, and external vendors. A friendly, collaborative, and proactive approach is essential to fostering effective clinical and professional relationships. Candidates should demonstrate creativity in decorating and event preparation, strong problem‑solving and leadership abilities, and the capacity to effectively represent and articulate the needs of the community.

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.


• Assist with dissemination of monthly calendars, flyers, and event updates to clients and staff.


• Support clients in navigating monthly event sign-up forms and processes as needed.


• Keep track of supplies and request replenished items as needed.


• Oversee activities as needed.


• Support team with outreach to ADHC clients as needed to increase programming engagement.


• Responsiveness to email, texts, and phone calls


• Schedule, attend, and participate in staff meetings and training.


• Provide culturally competent services in accordance with Housing Works policies and practices.


• Answer inquiries about HW or route calls to specific staff.


• Direct clients on the pause list to the designated staff member.


• Ability to assist with facility decorating and setup for holidays, events, and special programs.

Requirements:

• Minimum education: High School Diploma or at least 1-2 years of administrative experience.


• Recreational/Activities therapy experience and/or training recommended.


• Preferably bi-lingual in Spanish.


• Written and oral communication skills


• Flexibility


• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with the team.


• Dependability and reliability to arrive and depart timely for scheduled shifts.


• Ability to travel within New York City via public transportation and accompany clients on recreation outings.


• Responsible for complying with HIPAA standards and observing strict patient confidentiality.

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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.

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