TRC - Outreach Specialist FOX Veterans Suicide Prevention

Dayforce • Jamestown, NY

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About The Position

The Outreach Specialist for the FOX Veterans Suicide Prevention program supports grant goals by developing, coordinating, and implementing outreach and education activities that raise awareness of veteran suicide prevention, mental health resources, and community-based support services. The role serves as a liaison among veterans, families, veteran-serving organizations, healthcare providers, community partners, and other stakeholders.

The position coordinates The Resource Center’s presence at community events, ensures event materials are available and maintained, and checks that displays meet TRC, FOX, and partner-organization standards. It evaluates event effectiveness and recommends or implements improvements, and documents and promotes event participation through social media. The role also helps plan public education and media activities, creates written content when requested, supports FOX and other veterans-services events, and represents the program at speaking engagements as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Community Health, Communications, Public Relations, or a related field from an accredited college or university; alternatively, an associate degree plus two years of experience in community outreach, communications, or public relations.
• Valid driver’s license and a driving record acceptable to the agency’s insurance carrier.
• Use of a personal vehicle to travel to multiple sites, or equivalent accommodations.
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to deal effectively with staff, management, community members, and groups at all levels inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability to communicate the essence and impact of TRC’s mission to targeted audiences.
• Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and public-speaking communication skills.
• Ability to post content to social media platforms.
• Ability to carry out a wide variety of tasks comprehensively, accurately, and thoroughly.
• Reliability, adaptability, and flexibility, including willingness and ability to travel and work non-traditional hours as needed or assigned, including agency-sponsored special events.
• Physical condition commensurate with the demands of the job.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and expand a list of community events and other opportunities for TRC information tables or volunteers.
• Attend events to represent the FOX Veterans program.
• Ensure sufficient quantities of current brochures and other informational materials are available.
• Develop and order event materials such as tables, tablecloths, banners, signage, popup tents, and giveaways.
• Maintain event materials and ensure displays meet TRC, FOX, and partner-organization standards.
• Network with event participants and attendees to identify opportunities for further engagement.
• Assess the effectiveness of events and recommend or implement changes to improve future participation.
• Understand the FOX program and services and explain them to community members.
• Assist with posting content on social media channels and document and promote TRC’s event presence.
• Assist in planning and implementing media activities to educate the public and increase community awareness.
• Write articles and human-interest stories for internal and external use when requested.
• Maintain favorable internal and external communications and positive working relationships with media.
• Support and participate in appropriate functions and activities.
• Contribute to FOX and other Veterans services program events, including marketing, promotion, and volunteering.
• Represent the program at speaking engagements as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time