Community Outreach Coordinator

CommonSpirit Health•Sacramento, CA

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Community Outreach Coordinator represents Dignity Health and works with the Community Outreach Manager to develop and implement initiatives that increase program visibility, educate the public, and build strategic, collaborative relationships with other community based organizations in order to reach more youth within the local neighborhoods. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, enthusiastic, aware of local community resources and have experience cultivating relationships with other community based organizations.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
2+ years of behavioral health and non profit experience
Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Excellent written communication and verbal presentation.
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

Outgoing and engaging personality with confidence to interact face-to-face with community members, leaders and partners.
Ability to prepare and present reports on development and outreach activities, and to track and assess progress and address program deficiencies as they occur.
Bilingual preferred (Spanish)

Responsibilities

Establish relationships with schools and other community partners to support collaboration between Dignity Health and other service providers in targeted neighborhoods.
Assist in planning and completing all approved events and activities.
Identify and work to eliminate or work around systemic barriers to youth and family participation in agency services.
Collect, organize, maintain, disseminate, and make accessible community resource and referral information.
Meet regularly with peers, clinicians, supervisors, and Program Manager as needed to consult on client care and access issues that may be addressed through the outreach program.
Serve as a liaison between the Clinics and families/youth, providing information about the program, information about the County Mental Health Plan, information on Medi-Cal eligibility and enrollment, and when appropriate, assist in Medi-Cal eligibility verification and enrollment.
Represent Dignity Health at events including but not limited to community fairs, educational forums, and collaborative meetings.
Schedule outreach presentations in the community and communicate with staff regarding coverage and responsibilities.
Track and report outreach outcomes (i.e., number in attendance, effectiveness).
Assist in the coordination of special events for both youth/families and staff appreciation activities.