Community Education and Outreach Coordinator - (STA009958)

Serves as coordinator and trainer for community education and outreach for a college, program, or center.

1. Helps develop and implement strategies to identify partners and resources, which may include public and private schools, child care providers, associations dealing with education, staff, volunteers, training sites and funding.
2. Develops and monitors computer data-base systems for classes and workshops, participant follow-up, networking, funding, recruiting volunteers, program related materials, and other information needed to serve the educational community.
3. May plan and conduct training workshops for child care providers, parents, and teachers.
4. Helps develop policies and procedures for recruitment, training and follow-up.
5. Develops community awareness and represents the department in various functions.
6. Assists with setting and meeting budgeting goals, developing materials for use in recruiting, training and follow-up.
7. Coordinates and participates in events and promotes events and programs through social media and other promotional materials.
8. Prepares analyses and reports for management use.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

EEO/AA

Qualifications :

Bachelors and 3 years experience

Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Lead efforts on facilitating health education classes to Healthy Start clients and general public (prenatal, interconceptional, post-partum and parenting).
• Provide necessary one-on-one health consultations to Healthy Start clients; home visitation may be required.
• Recruit pregnant women, women of childbearing age, and women with children under the age of two.
• Assist in identifying strategies to increase first trimester recruitment with particular attention to cultural influences on recruitment among HS clients
• Disseminate Maternal/Child Health information in the target community.
• Track and compile client questionnaires for central intake, compile records and prepare reports as required by program standards.
• Refer clients to community resources and provide application assistance when necessary.
• Provide assistance to case management with program enrollments and conduct home visits when necessary.
• Aid with expansion of consumer participation for the CAN.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Reliable transportation required.
• Ability to attend occasional weekend agency or program related events or assist with a home visit if needed

• Department is willing to do experience in lieu of education.
• This position may be eligible for Alternative Work Arrangements.