Outreach and Engagement Specialist

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

7h • $0 - $62,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assertive Community Engagement & Success (ACES) program seeks a community engagement and outreach specialist to support the program in building and maintaining strategic relationships with community stakeholders to increase awareness of the ACES program in Brownsville, Brooklyn. ACES is a program serving young men ages 16-24. The program began with services to youth residing in East Harlem or the South Bronx who may not have started but can strive to overcome threatening environments and system-involvement to find the path to success. These young people will be engaged in high-risk behaviors and voluntarily engage with the ACES program. The ACES program is currently expanding to Brownsville. We are looking for skilled team members who can envision a model based on the theory that young people regardless of roadblocks—violence, trauma, racism, gangs, incarceration, truancy and unemployment—can engage in positive relationships to change behaviors and acquire life, education and employment skills. This position is full-time and requires in-person and in-community work primarily. Candidates will be invited to a first-round interview with management and a second-round interview in the field with team members.

Requirements

• 2 years + of experience in community outreach, engagement or youth services
• Strong experience and knowledge of local community resources and stakeholder landscape
• Excellent communication, public speaking, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings, and weekends to attend community meetings and events
• Valid driver's license required, as staff in this role must be able to travel throughout the community, accompany participants related and community-based activities, and support outreach, engagement, and even participation in the field

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain partnerships with community-based organizations, schools, and local agencies
• Serve as the program's representative at community board meetings, resource faits, and public events
• Build trust with community members and stakeholders to strengthen referral pipelines
• Plan, coordinate, and execute community engagement and outreach initiatives, including resource fairs, public events, and partnership-building activities that increase awareness of the ACES program and deepen its integration within the communities it serves
• Maintain communication with staff regarding outreach efforts, event participation, and community engagement updates
• Attend tabling events in evenings and weekends to support ACES program outreach
• Maintain up-to-date documentation in databases and trackers when necessary
• Maintain ongoing communication with partners
• Participate in professional development training to better equip yourself to support the program and participants
• Support transportation and field-based participation in program activities in accordance with operational needs

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days
• 12 Paid Holidays per year.
• Retirement 403(b) Competitive matching up to 6%.
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed