Community Engagement Coordinator - The ARCHES Project - Bilingual Required

The Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) Community Engagement Coordinator will develop relationships with volunteers, staff, community partners, government officials, and community-based health organizations to connect individuals with resources, provide services to vulnerable populations, and identify unmet needs in the community. Attends community meetings, legislative meetings and calls, and hosts community partners and develops solutions in coordination with Agency management.

Candidates must submit applications by 11/08/2024 in order to be considered for first round interviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school Diploma or GED.

• Two years of social services experience, preferably direct service delivery with a vulnerable client population.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications required for this position. Valid driver license, insured vehicle available for use on the job, and a satisfactory drive record for the past 3 years are required.

• Basic Life Support/First Aid Certification is required within first 30 days of hire.

• Candidate must pass a comprehensive MWVCAA background screening prior to employment.

• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Basic proficiencies in computers, and MS Office products, database software and web tools. Must possess excellent planning, organization and time management skills.

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; write reports and business correspondence.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Bilingual English-Spanish skills are required for this position.

  • To qualify as bilingual, staff must pass a bilingual exam demonstrating fluent speaking, reading, and writing in English and Spanish. The posted rate is inclusive of a 2% bilingual differential.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Relationship Management

• Identifies, develops, and maintains key relationships to promote the HRSN program and its services-with essential community entities such as schools, churches, coalitions, service providers, community-based organizations, health care providers, and other organizations.

• Identifies and reaches populations with unmet needs for poverty services in line with MWVCAA's mission and values. Establishes connections with staff in critical roles for facilitating referrals to MWVCAA for services.

• Cultivates relationships across diverse communities to connect the community and partner agencies to Community Action programs, initiatives and services.

Engagement Activities and Events

• Attends regular community meetings to foster relationship building, collaboration, and promotes equitable services for people in poverty. This includes: strengthening relationships with partners and identifying and addressing improvements to working together to authentically support those poverty

• Provides an active, reliable presence at community events and other venues and provides accurate information and referrals for community members seeking MWVCAA services. Promotes the Agency and anti-poverty work, best practices and advocates for the needs of our clients. Represents MWVCAA at various speaking engagements.

Reports

• Maintain logs and issues monthly reports on community engagement and outreach activities to inform colleagues, managers, directors and senior leaders across the organization of communi