Community Engagement Coordinator (Bilingual Spanish)

Community Engagement Coordinator

www.allforkids.org

Want to work for an award-winning non-profit organization that continues to be recognized for making a positive impact in communities? Come find out why Los Angeles Business Journal calls us one of the "Best Places to Work!"

With more than a century of experience, All For Kids (formerly known as Children's Bureau) has been nurturing child well-being through prevention, collaboration, and compassion. Our purpose is to create a world where every child is safe to grow.

Our employees thrive on innovation, thinking differently and bringing life-changing moments to those in need. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all staff. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

Understanding Our Core Values

• Collaboration: We view responsibilities as shared, and we provide support, feedback, and motivation to others.
• Equity Mindset: We stand by building an inclusive and equitable working environment. We believe everyone here within the organization enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world.
• Mission-Driven: We perform duties in a manner that exemplify the Mission and Vision and ensure customer satisfaction. Customers of All For Kids are defined as clients, families, co-workers and vendors.
• Ownership: We effectively manage our own work, and the work of our teams when relevant, ensuring delivery of high-quality work.
• Initiative: We proactively seek opportunities to develop self and serve the organization.
• Communication: We demonstrate empathy and listening.
  
  

Benefits And Perks

• Robust benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K.
• Generous paid time off, holidays and wellness days that promote a healthy work life balance.
• A culture that cultivates learning and promotes growth through our award-winning internal university, Elevate University.
• Generous employee referral program
• "DEI Non-Profit of the Year" by Los Angeles Business Journal
• Bi-weekly and semi-annual monetary bonuses for Behavioral Health Service Providers that meet specific qualifying criteria. (Clinical Roles Only)
• In-depth and in-person New Hire Orientation curriculum that gives new hires a gateway to unlocking success and thriving in our organization.
• Beautifully designed office spaces that promote collaboration.
  
  

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All For Kids proudly is committed and supportive of complete pay transparency. The position of Community Engagement Coordinator will pay $21/hour.

Additionally, the lifespan compensation range of this position is: $21/hour -$24.19/hour.

Must have Covid-19 Vaccine and Booster.

Learn More About The Job

The Community Engagement Coordinator (CEC) will develop, expand, and support the Community Engagement Advisory Council (CEAC) and/or Youth Action Council (YAC) by recruiting volunteers, accessing community needs, facilitating meetings, maintaining an attendance roster, maintaining meeting minutes, planning community events, scheduling trainings, resolving conflict and developing volunteer appreciation opportunities. The CEC is responsible for engaging and supervising volunteers and interns who will participate in Family Resource Center (FRC) projects such as life skills workshops, outreach events, community assessments, fundraising activities, community presentations, and trainings that advance a community agenda to affect community-level change.

Job Responsibilities

• Recruit, screen, and orient volunteers and interns to the FRC and community.
• Responsible for assisting in advocacy for the expansion of the FRC CEAC and/or YAC programs and activities focusing on issues that affect the health, well-being, and public safety of residents in the FRC community.
• Oversee community organizing, volunteer recruitment and training, problem-solving, developing and implementing an outreach plan.
• Support the efforts of local programs to explore donation and service opportunities for the FRC.
• Develop and promote FRC volunteer project activities, develop and maintain regular contact with community organizations.
• Coordinate and communicate with the FRC Coordinator.
• Attend all required meetings and trainings, including but not limited to all bi-monthly CEC meetings
• Has overall responsibility for contractually required documentation.
• Identifies potential community needs and strengths and develops possible volunteer opportunities and projects, obtaining appropriate approvals when necessary.
• Provides direct supervision to Bachelor's level and other assigned volunteers, including recruitment, selection, training, and performance evaluation.
• Has overall responsibility for contractually required documentation and data entry.
• Maintains positive external contacts related to the program, including reporting to funding sources, community resources, collaborative partners, etc.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and senior management informed regarding the progress of the program.
• Implement a volunteer recognition program.
  
  

General

• Maintains confidentiality in matters of agency operations, personnel, and clients.
• Maintains positive communications with all agency volunteers, interns, staff, clients, visitors, and supervisor.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Maintain files, logs, and other records in audit condition as required by the agency or funder.
• Support agency initiatives related to Trauma Informed, Resilience-Oriented Care (TIROC) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
• Exercises good judgment in the performance of duties and responsibilities.
• Supports existing agency policies, principles, and mission.
• Weekly schedule includes evenings and some weekends.
• Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination
• Other related duties as assigned.
  
  

Job Qualifications

• An Associate's degree or sixty (60) college units in human services or related field from an accredited college/university; one (1) year of experience, including leadership/supervisory experience, providing direct services to the target population; capable of relating well to individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, varied income, and education levels; and computer competency or
• Three (3) years of experience, including one (1) year of leadership/supervisory experience, providing direct services to the target population; capable of relating well to individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, varied income, and education levels; and computer competency.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment.
• Knowledge of public and private social services agencies and community resources, including Federal and State programs.
• Capable of relating well to individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, varied income, and education levels; and computer competency,
• Proficiency in English is required, and bilingual Spanish, based on community language needs, is required.
  
  

Diversity is a core value at All For Kids and in the Behavioral Health program. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all staff, and people leaders. We believe every member on our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions.

Safety: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and talk or hear. Fine motor skills such as typing, the use of a computer mouse and telephone handset is required. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.