Outreach Coordinator

The Salvation Army Eastern Territory • Allentown, PA

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About The Position

The Outreach Coordinator works in The Salvation Army Children’s Services in Allentown, Pennsylvania, supporting the mission of nurturing children, strengthening families, and engaging communities. The role raises community awareness of foster care and adoption services and recruits and retains foster and adoptive parents. It develops media campaigns using social media and traditional resources, networks with local community organizations, and facilitates information events to generate interest and recruit families. The coordinator also helps screen inquiries, engages prospective resource families through the application process, and works with the Foster and Adoption Team on family approvals and matching youth.

The position offers an opportunity to learn about and use Trust Based Relational Intervention principles to support healing and permanency for families and children. It is a full-time role scheduled for 30 hours per week, with flexibility needed to meet the needs of children and families. The position reports to the Intake Specialist.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, human services, or a related field.
• At least three years of experience in an outreach role; experience in a nonprofit organization is preferred.
• 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 completing child abuse recognition and reporting training that meets PA Act 153 of 2014 standards, with recurrent training every five years thereafter.
• Meet the child protection clearance requirements of PA Act 153, 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.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate community awareness of the needs addressed by foster care and adoption services.
• Recruit and retain foster and adoptive parents.
• Develop media campaigns using social media and traditional resources to generate awareness and recruit foster and adoptive families.
• Network and partner with local community organizations to support outreach campaigns.
• Facilitate information events to create interest and recruit families.
• Help screen inquiries and engage prospective resource families throughout the application process.
• Work with the Foster and Adoption Team to help manage family approvals and match youth.
• Learn about and utilize 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