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Organizational Overview: RiseBoro Community Partnership is a comprehensive agency that serves underserved communities in New York City. Since its inception in 1973, RiseBoro has collaborated with community leaders, government agencies, and private investors to address housing, health, and service needs. Their programs span various areas, including housing, senior services, health care, youth development, education, empowerment, community development, arts programming, skills training, homelessness prevention, and access to healthy foods.

Here are some highlights:

Youth Center: RiseBoro converted 30,000 square feet of vacant land into a youth center, providing local youth and their families with opportunities for skill development, mentorship, and growth.

Senior Services: RiseBoro was designated the first Innovative Senior Center in Brooklyn by the NYC Department for the Aging. Their extensive programming includes health management, physical exercise, and nutritional programs, collaborating with local hospitals and universities.

Affordable Housing: RiseBoro is involved in affordable housing projects, such as the Hunters Point venture, which includes 1,100 apartments and retail/community space. 80% of the units are permanently affordable or earmarked for seniors.

RiseBoro’s mission is to empower communities to thrive, regardless of the odds. They work toward a city where zip codes don’t determine health outcomes, housing stability, or economic power.

If you’re interested, consider becoming part of the RiseBoro community.

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be considered.

Purpose of Position: Provide supervision and direction to MOW Drivers and Deliverers. Responsible for coordinating and monitoring the daily Driver/Deliverer staffing patterns, and plans for daily coverages daily and updates MOW team accordingly. With approval from a superior, determine whether external resources are need to ensure timely daily meal delivery to seniors.

Schedule: Fulltime

Salary Range: $55,000.00 - $65,000.00

Roles, Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

• Responsible for ensuring that vans are operational and available to meet the daily execution of the meal delivery routes; responsible for ensuring that all vehicles meet the operational guidelines and standards outlined by DFTA and Risk Management/Legal and possess the documents needed to be on the routes

• Ensure that there are systems of communication in place with the fleet to ensure the triaging of emergency situations on the routes are being handled in real time

• Responsible for ensuring that all communication systems on the route are operational and are being managed properly - mobile phones, van cameras and geo trackers

• Drive routes in emergency situations

• Coordinate maintenance for the program vehicles, including ensuring that mileage and weekly logs of fueling, oil checks, and cleaning is maintained by each Driver

• Schedule repairs or maintenance work, and coordinates with the Associate Director and the Bookkeeper to ensure budgetary capacities are considered

• Responsible for coordinating the drop off and pick up of vehicles requiring repairs

• Disburse all gas cards following policy and ensure that gas receipts and logs are being maintained to ensure that vehicles are using fuel for only MOW transportation

• Inspect cleanliness of vehicles and ensure that the fleet has the proper supplies needed for maintenance.

• Responsible for maintaining parking lots including monitoring garbage and placing garbage bags on the street as scheduled by the landlord and building super

• Oversee vehicles are being parked in designated parking spot ensuring contract compliance is maintained

• Audit routes as instructed to determine time and cost effectiveness in delivery schedule, and employee shift adherence

• Liaise with the caterer as needed to reconcile problems with meal delivery amount per route

• Assist in managing the meal expeditors at the caterer to ensure smooth and timely on boarding of meals on the routes/vans

• Work with the MOW leadership to cull all information and documents related to incidents with employees as it relates to accidents and incidents; ensure that these reports are submitted in a timely manner to Risk Management/Legal

• Assist the MOW leadership identify general areas of development for the fleet and help seek resources and schedule trainings that help meet the standards outlined by DFTA

• Responsible for creating systems that document adherence to all standards specific to vehicle maintenance in preparation for audits by the Department for the Aging

• Perform other related functions delegated or assigned by their supervisor.

  Competencies:

• Basic knowledge of vehicle mechanics and maintenance

• Ability to start a 7:00 a.m. work shift

• 2-5 years’ experience managing teams with various levels of seniority

• Valid driver's license and be a licensed driver for at least 2 years

• Strong attention to detail

• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel for the purposes of creating reports

• Supervisory experience preferred

• Ability to read, write, and speak English

• Ability to walk distances and climb stairs

• Knowledge of area preferred and/or ability to search addresses and follow directions

  Education and Experience:

  Associate’s Degree or equivalent, required

  Employee Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision

• FSA after 60 days

• Commuter Benefits after 30 days

• 403B eligible after 30 days

• 13 Agency Holidays off

• 15 Vacation Days year 1

  The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of duties and responsibilities that will be required of this position and title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

EQUAL EMPLOYEMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO)/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLIC

It is the policy of RiseBoro to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment. No individual will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, age, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, political or union affiliation, marital or partnership status, sex, sexual orientation or affectional preference, gender identity, familial status, genetic information or predisposition or characteristic, disability, status as a victim of domestic violence, status as a veteran or member of the U.S. military and related obligations, or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, job placement, compensation, benefits, training and apprenticeship, employee development, promotion, demotion, discipline, transfer, lay-off and recall, and termination. RiseBoro makes reasonable accommodations based on religion and/or disability as required by law, and requests for accommodation are to be directed to the Human Resources Department.