Community Resource Specialist

Safe Children Coalition•Sarasota, FL

1d•$55,000

About The Position

PURPOSE: This is a professional position requiring high levels of independence, initiative, and accountability. It is essential to enhancing visibility and awareness and increasing partnerships in the community to benefit children in care. It is responsible for the organization, oversight, and implementation of resource development, which includes management of gift-in-kind programs, volunteer management systems, community booths for resource development, and the organization and implementation of designated program events for child welfare programs.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in public relations, marketing, communications, or related field required.
Minimum of 2 years professional experience in sales, marketing, communications, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

Establishes and maintains positive relationships with internal and external audiences
Establishes rapport with stakeholders to engage them in iniatives to help meet agency goals and objectives
Enlists the cooperation of businesses, community organizations and sponsors to support gift-in-kind projects for child welfare programs
Tracks the reporting on all businesses, community organizations, and sponsors for in-kind and cash donations for reporting and stewardship purposes for child welfare programs
Enhances and manages the volunteer management system including recruiting, tracking, and reporting volunteer hours for child welfare programs
Recruits and trains community volunteers to assist with special projects
Plans, attends, and coordinates meetings and special events as needed
Plans and coordinates activities associated with SCC Angels, Foster Parent Appreciation, Back to School Events, Reunification Events; and Special awareness months such as: Adoption Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and other awareness months and activities as assigned for child welfare programs
Formulates plans and prioritizes projects with other staff members
Flexibility to meet department needs, including occasional evening and weekend hours
Assistance with back-up coverage for the department as needed
Assistance in the development of communication strategies to meet child welfare program goals
Applies analytical and creative problem solving skills
Performs administrative tasks as needed.
Manages special projects as assigned
Prepares data and reports as required
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Voluntary Life coverages
Basic Life Insurance – 100% Company paid
Short-term disability – 100% Company paid
Long-term disability
401(k) retirement
5 weeks of PTO accruals available during the first year of employment (New Hires have a 90-day waiting period)
11paid holidays