Outreach Coordinator
About The Position
The Outreach Coordinator leads and coordinates program outreach and recruitment activities for direct enrollment of participants. The position helps participants access resources in their communities and contributes to a work team delivering employment, training, emergency, support, advocacy, and referral services. The coordinator recruits and enrolls clients for training and employment opportunities, supports their participation, and coordinates case management to help meet program goals. The role includes assessing participants, developing employment and training plans, maintaining accurate records, submitting reports, coordinating referrals and services, and organizing outreach and job-readiness activities. It requires travel to participant communities and collaboration with agency representatives, community groups, service agencies, and employers.
Requirements
- Knowledge, experience, and proficiency demonstrated through up to three years of training and/or work experience in job training and employment or another relevant area.
- Specific emphasis on issues affecting rural, unemployed, previously incarcerated, high school dropout, and farmworker populations.
- Working knowledge of computers and record keeping.
- Automobile, driver's license, and insurance are required.
Responsibilities
- Acquire full knowledge of all services available through PathStone, including eligibility criteria.
- Maintain and monitor complete and accurate records and files for Outreach participants.
- Compile and submit timely reports on Outreach activities.
- Recruit and enroll clients for training and employment opportunities, and assist and support clients in using those opportunities.
- Provide updates on training and employment participants in case management records and meetings.
- Analyze and interpret assessment results.
- Use labor market information, participant assessment results, and employment barriers to formulate employment and training plans of action.
- Assist in development area.
- Disseminate program information to employers and service agencies.
- Coordinate case management to ensure goals and objectives are met.
- Travel to areas where participants are located to inform, recruit, and enroll individuals.
- Screen participants to clarify alignment between individual and program goals and objectives.
- Ensure participant eligibility before Outreach enrollment.
- Initiate development of written individual client employability plans.
- Collaborate with agency representatives, community groups, and area employers to determine employment trends and demands and facilitate referrals.
- Ensure participants receive training and employment services within ten days of enrollment and meet assigned program goals.
- Attend assigned conferences, seminars, and classes to maintain and upgrade skills.
- Enhance personal knowledge, skills, and abilities, and seek and act on performance feedback.
- Make appropriate corrections and additions to ensure an accurate Outreach count.
- Establish an emergency and supportive services network.
- Review and coordinate completion of enrollment and termination paperwork for Outreach participants.
- Review monthly Management Information System reports for accuracy.
- Market training programs and develop placement opportunities for job-ready participants.
- Develop, organize, and conduct Outreach information sessions for potential participants and community members.
- Coordinate Outreach among diverse programs to maximize community impact.
- Develop and conduct job-readiness training.
- Coordinate and develop training for Outreach staff and participants.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
