NV Cares Campus - Activities Coordinator

WHO WE ARE

We are more than a nonprofit organization. We are a ministry of service that includes nearly 400 paid, professional employees dedicated to helping those in need to rebuild their lives and reach their full potential. Founded locally in 1911, the Northern California & Northern Nevada affiliate of Volunteers of America (VOA-NCNN) is one of the largest providers of social services in the region, operating more than 40 programs including housing, employment services, substance abuse, and recovery services to families, individuals, veterans, seniors, and youth.

In fact, VOA-NCNN provides shelter or housing to over 3,500 men, women, and children every night.

To change individual lives, instill hope, increase self-worth and facilitate independence through quality housing, employment, and related supportive services. Volunteers of America Northern California & Northern Nevada inspires self-sufficiency, dignity, and hope by providing critical health and human services to thousands of vulnerable individuals and families across Northern California & Northern Nevada.

VOA, a Certified Great Place to Work, is recruiting for a full-time Activities Coordinator for our Nevada Cares Campus. The Nevada Cares Campus offers a safe place and a way forward for men and women experiencing homelessness in the Reno area. In partnership with Washoe County, the Nevada Cares Campus provides emergency shelter for up to 600 adult individuals and couples.

Clients can bring their pets and possessions with them as they access support services and case management. Full-time employees (working 30 or more hours a week) are eligible for a benefits package that includes paid holidays, vacation, health, dental, vision, life, and short-term disability insurance coverage.

As part of the activities teams, the Activities Coordinator will offer events and activities for Cares Campus participants and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) tenants. They will develop partnerships with outside organizations or volunteers and coordinate the delivery of events and activities that promote engagement, skill‑building, wellness, and community among shelter participants. A secondary function of this position will be to track participation and seek opportunities for new activities through direct contact with participants, campus staff, and on‑going research of national trends.

• Develop, coordinate, and sometimes lead, person‑centered activities that will focus on creative arts, recreation, life skills and wellness sessions, and personal finance. Monitor and assess participant engagement and tracking activity performance through various data gathering practices.
• Working as part of a team, the coordinator will act as the point of contact for the campus with outside organizations, volunteers and Washoe County campus staff.
• Perform initial needs and interest surveys to ensure activities and events are tailored to the specific interest areas of campus participants.
• In conjunction with other Activity Coordinators, coordinate monthly activities and event calendar.
• Participate in monthly Participant Advisory Board meetings.
• Provide accurate information on activities through various data gathering and tracking systems (e.g. Microsoft Excel).
• Enter participant activity information into HMIS.
• Coordinate special events (e.g. holidays, sports, etc.).
• Provide oversight of event and activity spaces through direct supervision.
• Maintain inventory of event and activity supplies and provide monthly readouts.
• Maintain a professional and personable demeanor and demonstrate the agency’s core values.
• Answer client questions with clear and thorough communication.
• Maintain activity and event information in a collaboration hub (e.g. Slack, Teams).
• Make recommendations to the campus Director and Assistant Director for quality improvement.
• Provide support for the Shelter Supervisors with coverage in assignment areas when necessary.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
• Assist in staff training and development.
• Assist campus leadership in department orientation and training of new employees as requested to ensure quality…