About the Role
As the Community Coordinator, you will Shine Hope on our program participants by facilitating, coordinating, and supervising activities, classes, and services that support Buckner ministries while providing educational and empowerment services to families. In this role, you are responsible for raising awareness for the Buckner Family Hope Center and serving as liaison with community collaborators, civic groups, and businesses.
What you will do
As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:
- Coordinate all adult empowerment classes including recruiting and training volunteers to lead classes.
- Take lead in facilitating and teaching FHC core classes, such as Faith and Finance, Work Life, Jobs for Life, ESL, GED, Nurturing parenting, and other approved curriculums.
- Implement evidence-based curriculums to fidelity and aligned with Family Hope Center framework.
- Work with community collaborators to coordinate regular events at the FHC including, but not limited to, health fairs, health education classes, holiday celebrations, training for local pastors, and block parties.
- Work with other team members on creating and hosting classes and workshops to engage community with educational programing aligned with the FHC framework.
- Work together with Family Coaches on recruiting participants for Family Coaching program.
- Maintain a master calendar of all Family Hope Center classes and distribute notices of activities and volunteer projects to applicable program staff.
- Work with volunteer engagement coordinator to provide oversight to volunteers; ensuring hours are being documented and sent to volunteer engagement coordinator.
- Develop professional relationships with institutions and agencies that provide education, job training, living skills training, employment services, housing, and child care services in order to coordinate services for program participants.
- Discuss needs of client families with family coaches and other team members to develop referral resources based on needs identified by the families.
As a 5 STARS team member, you’ll bring to the team:
To be successful in this role and a great addition to our team we need you to come with the following:
- Requires Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required.
- Minimum two years prior related experience providing community-based services, crisis assistance, or direct social services required.
- Requires ability to observe and make accurate assessments of situations and individuals and determine appropriate action required.
- Requires proficient knowledge of and/or work experience using community resources. Awareness of community resources, including social service and health providers required.
- Requires ability to drive assigned vehicle(s) or personal vehicle, with appropriate state license, following all laws applicable; must provide proof of liability insurance and must be eligible to be insured under Buckner’s insurance policy. Must be age 21 or older to drive on behalf of Buckner.
- Shining hope in others. (Your friendly attitude and willingness to learn is more important than a year’s experience!)
Preferred Qualifications
In addition to the amazing qualifications and experiences listed above, if we had our say, we would also look for:
- A commitment to your own professional growth and development to enhance program services.
- A willingness and desire to build and maintain excellent working relationships with your co-workers, volunteers, and the community that we rely on to support our programs.
Our 5 STARS Perks:
- Medical and Dental benefits for associates and their eligible dependents.
- Payactiv, early access paid wages
- Life insurance.
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability benefits.
- Paid Time Off and Holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Retirement Savings Plan.
- The 5 STARS Fun Benefit: encourages employees to spread good cheer to their co-workers and others, creating a happy, healthy environment for all!
Benefits eligibility is based on number of hours worked each week.
EEO
The same way we treat our employees is how we treat all applicants – with respect. Buckner is an equal opportunity employer (EEO is the law). You will be treated fairly throughout our recruiting process and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status in consideration for a career at Buckner.
