Outreach Coordinator

The Salvation Army • Allentown, PA

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About The Position

The Outreach Coordinator supports The Salvation Army Children’s Services mission of nurturing children, strengthening families, and engaging communities. The role raises awareness of foster care and adoption services and recruits and retains foster and adoptive parents. The coordinator develops media campaigns using social media and traditional resources, networks with community organizations, and facilitates information events to generate interest and recruit families. The role also helps screen inquiries, supports resource families through the application process, and works with the Foster and Adoption Team to manage family approvals and match youth. The position offers an opportunity to learn and apply Trust Based Relational Intervention principles that support healing and permanency for families and children.

This is a full-time position scheduled for 30 hours per week, with a flexible schedule to meet the needs of children and families. It is based in Children’s Services in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and reports to the Intake Specialist. The listed pay is $25.00 per hour.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, human services, or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in an outreach role.
• Flexibility in scheduling work hours to meet the needs of children and families.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, engagement, advocacy, organization, and computer skills.
• Ability to work as a team member.
• As a mandated reporter, provide proof of training on recognizing and reporting child abuse that meets PA Act 153 of 2014 standards, with recurrent training every five years thereafter.
• Meet PA Act 153 child protection clearance requirements, including PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and FBI Criminal Record Check.
• Understand and support The Salvation Army’s mission.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in foster care and adoption.
• Outreach experience in a nonprofit organization.

Responsibilities

• Develop media campaigns using social media and traditional resources to raise awareness and recruit foster and adoptive families.
• Network and partner with local community organizations to support outreach campaigns.
• Facilitate information events to generate interest and recruit families.
• Help screen inquiries and engage resource families through the application process.
• Work with the Foster and Adoption Team to help manage family approvals and match youth.
• Support the recruitment and retention of foster and adoptive parents.
• Learn and use Trust Based Relational Intervention principles to support healing and permanency for families and children.

Benefits

• Paid holidays, up to three personal days, vacation time, and sick time.
• Employer-funded pension plan, with company contributions beginning after one year of employment.
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low-cost employee premiums, co-pays, and deductibles.
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans, including Short Term Disability, AFLAC, and Voluntary Term Life.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program.

What This Job Offers

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