Manager of Intergenerational Programs

SAGE is the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) older adults. Founded in 1978 and headquartered in New York City, SAGE is a national organization that offers supportive services and consumer resources for LGBTQ+ older adults and their caregivers, advocates for public policy changes that address the needs of LGBTQ+ older people, and provides cultural competency training for aging providers and LGBTQ+ organizations, largely through its National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging and its growing social enterprise SAGECare.

Position Summary:

SAGE is seeking a manager of Intergenerational Programs with a strong commitment to community engagement for our intergenerational programming at our SAGE Centers. The Manager of Intergenerational Programs will serve as a lead for programming that engages youth, middle-aged, and older adult community members in fun and educational relationship-building experiences.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure, develop strategies, and facilitate Intergenerational Programs as well as build deep engagement with community-based organization to create an Intergenerational hub at SAGE
  • Center Bronx at the Pride House and SAGE Center Brooklyn at Stonewall House
  • Ensure and facilitate delivery of a diverse array of programming for LGBTQ+ older adults at SAGE Center Bronx and SAGE Center Stonewall; proactively solicit suggestions from current and prospective participants and ensure the provision of mandated programming
  • Coordinate with SAGE specialists, consultants, contracted instructors, and volunteers to implement daily curriculum at SAGE Bronx Center and SAGE Stonewall Brooklyn
  • Conduct outreach with local LGBTQ+ constituencies and other community resources, to (1) build attendance at SAGE events through printed materials (flyers, calendar), word of mouth, social media, and other available means, and (2) seek input/participation in programming
  • Collaborate with pertinent staff to evaluate needs of diverse groups of LGBTQ+ older adults and respond with innovative, evidence-based interventions
  • Collaborate with Site Directors to ensure collection of client and service unit statistics and entry into regulatory and agency databases; provide monthly data reports to Site Directors
  • Conduct on-going assessment of actual vs. projected service units to ensure DFTA targets for SAGE Center Bronx are met
  • Complete administrative paperwork and assist in DFTA reporting process
  • Attend pertinent conferences and in-services training sessions that contribute to professional enrichment of staff and innovative programming
  • Create and implement effective and interesting intergenerational programming (both virtual and in person) for participants and the LGBTQ community
  • Track outreach efforts and program attendance using Salesforce or DFTA’s STARS database
  • Recruit intergenerational programming partners and participants through community outreach to include flyers, phone calls, text messages, emails, attending community meetings, etc.
  • Represent SAGE at intergenerational programming cohort meetings as organized by funder
  • Assist with the organization and implementation of special events, activities, and projects
  • Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Required Skills/Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Services, Social Services, Education, Communications, Management, Non-profit Leadership, Public Administration, or related field
  • Experience performing community outreach, including creating and implementing targeted outreach plans.
  • Experience collaborating with other CBO’s, and producing/implementing community – based programming
  • Ability to travel on public transport to outreach locations
  • Computer-proficient; ability to learn pertinent regulatory and agency software and database programs
  • Strong organizational skills
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks while maintaining appropriate level of customer service
  • Flexible and dependable

Additional, Preferred Qualifications:

  • Tactile understanding of issues facing LGBTQ+, older adults, people of color, and other marginalized communities
  • Cultural and linguistic competency to enable effective communication among diverse groups of Participants
  • Bilingual in Spanish

Reports to: Sr. Director of Programs & Services
Status: Full-time / Nonexempt / 35-hour/week salaried position
Location: New York, NY – remote, with travel around NYC Centers as needed
Salary range: $60-$65k

How to Apply: Please click here to begin the application process. Contact careers@sageusa.org if you have any questions.

Equal Employment Opportunity
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