CFRC Outreach and Engagement Specialist
About The Position
The Community Family Resource Center Outreach and Engagement Specialist supports community engagement strategies, cultivates and empowers family leadership, strengthens relationships between families and their communities, and works to remove barriers and build bridges that foster community success. The role develops and maintains relationships with partner agencies and community-based organizations through community involvement, helping enhance the services provided by the CFRC. The specialist also facilitates workgroups that engage and empower clients to think critically. The position involves public speaking, outreach, marketing, and engagement in varied settings. The specialist should be comfortable sharing personal experience receiving services through agencies such as the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Probation, or other community services, as appropriate, to educate, advocate, and inspire hope. The role follows Penny Lane Centers’ policies and procedures concerning its Heart Centered Culture, cultural sensitivity, and cultural awareness, and supports the agency’s mission and vision in interactions with children, youth, families, and partner agencies.
Requirements
- No degree required.
- At least three years of experience providing services to low-income and ethnically diverse clients; years of experience may be substituted with years of lived expertise as a recipient of services, with a letter of interest outlining that experience.
- Must reside in the supervisory district served or be willing to relocate.
- Valid California driver’s license and current automobile insurance.
- Maintain a clean driving record acceptable to the organization’s insurance company.
- Have immediate access to a personal vehicle during work hours.
- Comfort with public speaking and outreach.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish verbal and written skills.
Responsibilities
- Support community engagement strategies.
- Cultivate and empower family leadership.
- Build and strengthen relationships between families and their community.
- Help remove barriers and build bridges to foster community success.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with partner agencies and community-based organizations through community involvement.
- Help create relationships that enhance CFRC services.
- Facilitate workgroups that engage and empower clients to be critical thinkers.
- Conduct outreach, public speaking, marketing, and engagement in various settings.
- When appropriate, use personal experience receiving services to educate, advocate, and inspire hope.
- Follow Penny Lane Centers’ policies and procedures regarding Heart Centered Culture, cultural sensitivity, and cultural awareness.
- Support the agency mission and vision in interactions with children, youth, families, and partner agencies.
Benefits
- Flexible schedules are available after successful completion of the introductory period.
- Eligible employees may request up to five days of paid time off to study for licensure.
- Competitive salaries and benefits.
- Medical benefits effective the first of the month upon hire, not to exceed 31 days.
- Additional $2.00 per hour Spanish bilingual differential.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
