Employee and Community Relations Coordinator

The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society • Elk Horn, IA

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About The Position

Join our not-for-profit organization that has provided nearly 100 years of housing and services to seniors with a commitment to quality care and service.

Requirements

• A minimum of one-year public relations, human resources or related experience and/or a college degree in public relations, human resources or related field.
• Must be able to communicate with a diverse employee and resident population; must be self-motivated, extremely organized and have good planning abilities.
• Ability to communicate and comprehend; ability to communicate with and motivate employees with diverse ages and backgrounds; knowledge of state and federal employment laws and regulations is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• This position provides employee and community relations such as public speaking, community visits, media relations, employee recruitment, advocacy and motivation, as assigned, in a caring, safe and efficient manner and is responsible to perform the following according to location standards and procedures.
• Speaks at community events and service clubs regarding the senior living community’s mission and services.
• Attends service clubs and other community events as well as visits with individual community persons to promote the community and educate people concerning the use of community services.
• Plans and conducts events such as open houses to acquaint and involve the community in the senior living community’s activities.
• Produces and mails written materials including brochures, newsletters, flyers and bulletin inserts.
• Promotes media coverage of special events, activities and noteworthy people as well as coordinating press releases.
• Assists supervisors in writing and placing advertisements for new employees.
• Establishes and maintains recruitment relationships with local schools, job service and other employment organizations.
• Directs employees to appropriate internal and external resources as needed and requested.
• Assists staff to work toward resolving conflict; acts as mediator when needed.
• Consistently interacts with supervisors to invite them to involve, encourage and challenge employees.
• Reviews need for and assures employee personal growth or other motivational programs are implemented at regular intervals.

Benefits

• The Good Samaritan Society offers an attractive, employee-approved benefits package for qualifying full-time and part-time employees.
• The variety of benefits include: health benefits, a retirement plan, work/life balance benefits, voluntary benefits and much more!
• To review all of the great benefits and benefit eligibility, visit: https://www.good-sam.com/jobs/benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees