Community Outreach Coordinator

Horizon Health Services • Town of Amherst, NY

20h • $20 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

At Horizon, you’ll enjoy a supportive, team-based work environment. Have a question? There’s always someone there to help! We offer a seamless onboarding experience that’ll ensure your success in your new role. As a Community Outreach Coordinator at Horizon, you will cultivate relationships and serve as a liaison with community organizations, schools, and/or groups regarding training materials, resources, and referral information throughout WNY region. You will become certified in Evidence-Based suicide prevention and mental health awareness training, facilitate training and follow-up activities to organizations, schools and/or groups. You will be responsible for providing training outreach, scheduling, collecting training documentation (ex: sign-in, survey, etc.), event logistics, reporting, and follow-up to ensure inquiries, needs and resources are addressed. You will collect, analyze, and report program performance and outcome data. You will coordinate distribution of community resources, educational materials, and training announcements. You will represent the program at community events, coalitions, and outreach initiatives. You will support partnership development and community engagement activities. You will perform some administrative duties (scheduling appointments, etc.) and perform other related duties and activities as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, public health, education, or a related field is required.
• 1-3 years’ experience working in behavioral health or related field preferred.
• Strong commitment to mental health awareness, prevention, and community well-being.
• Strong public speaking skills with experience facilitating trainings or educational programs preferred.
• Demonstrates professionalism and maintains credibility through interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Shows initiative, is self-motivated and able to work independently while collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Proficient in email communication, MS Office, social media, and/or other data management platforms.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through.
• Effective communicator with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities, deadlines, and logistics simultaneously.
• Skilled in data collection, recordkeeping, and reporting.
• Professional, adaptable, and solution-oriented.
• Demonstrates discretion and commitment to maintaining confidential information.
• Reliable transportation is required.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships and serve as a liaison with community organizations, schools, and/or groups regarding training materials, resources, and referral information throughout WNY region.
• Become certified in Evidence-Based suicide prevention and mental health awareness training, facilitate training and follow-up activities to organizations, schools and/or groups.
• Responsible for providing training outreach, scheduling, collecting training documentation (ex: sign-in, survey, etc.), event logistics, reporting, and follow-up to ensure inquiries, needs and resources are addressed.
• Collect, analyze, and report program performance and outcome data.
• Coordinate distribution of community resources, educational materials, and training announcements.
• Represent the program at community events, coalitions, and outreach initiatives.
• Support partnership development and community engagement activities.
• Perform some administrative duties (scheduling appointments, etc.)
• Performs other related duties and activities as required.

Benefits

• Company Culture: At Horizon, we pride ourselves on cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork where all employees feel heard and valued.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all, and strive toward this goal through the work of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging department, frequent trainings, ongoing conversations, affinity groups, and more.
• Trainings, Trainings, and More Trainings: We have an entire team dedicated to your personal development and professional growth.
• Team Building, Connection, and Relationships: At Horizon, we’re more than co-workers, we’re a community. We support each other, celebrate our achievements and milestones together, and have fun together!
• Retirement: We know you want to retire comfortably and we’re here to help! Horizon offers 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs to make sure you’re set for the future.
• Student Loan Assistance: We help pay off our team members' student loans every month. One year after joining, you’ll have been able to pay off an extra $600!
• Horizon employees and their families (includes spouses and children up to age 30) are eligible for a 10% discount on their tuition through a partnership with Capella University.
• Paid time off and paid holidays!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level