Community Outreach Specialist

7 months ago


Hamilton, Canada CityKidz Full time

**About CityKidz**:
In Canada, 1 in 5 children is growing up below the poverty line. For generations, poverty has stolen dreams and destroyed futures. At CityKidz, we think it’s time to change that, and we're looking for committed people who will work with us to help kids dream big dreams and reach their full potential. CityKidz is a non-profit, Christian organization dedicated to increasing resiliency and inspiring big dreams for Canadian children living in low-income communities by providing inspirational experiences and nurturing personal relationships, one child at a time.

**Position Overview**:
The Community Outreach Specialist is a part time, contract position and member of the Programs team. The Community Outreach Specialist will build and establish nurturing relationships with children and caregivers in a designated service area. They will accomplish this through weekly Home Visits and CityKidz Saturday Programming.

**Responsibilities**:

- Home Visit Leader
- Give leadership to designated Home Visit Route
- Provide communication to registered families regarding CityKidz programs, events and policies
- Consistently build relationships with participants and caregivers
- Recruit new participants using CityKidz enrollment process
- Maintain current consent for each participant on the route
- Support the progression of participants through CityKidz programs
- Serve as a brand ambassador of CityKidz, representing faith, hope and love in the community
- Report any concerns of child safety to the Coordinator of Community Outreach and/or Children’s Aid Society
- Schedule Home Visit Team Members
- Saturday Bus Leader
- Give leadership to Saturday Bus maintaining the safety of participants and volunteers
- Create experience of safety, fun and program anticipation and relationship building during bus experience
- Participate in CityKidz Saturday show and be a role model to participants, Jr Leaders and volunteers of how to engage with the show
- Foster relationships with Bus Team Members & Jr Leaders
- Provide coaching to Team Members
- Schedule Bus Team Members for Saturday Program
- Saturday Program Logistics
- Participate in CityKidz Saturday Program by serving in a logistics role
- Support CityKidz Saturday Program set up and clean up
- Community Events
- Participate in the planning and implementation of participant recruitment and retention events
- Administration & Reporting
- Complete weekly accountability reports and metrics for community outreach work
- Complete weekly Check In
- Maintain accurate map of neighbourhood for both Home Visits and Saturday Bus Route
- Attend monthly Community Outreach Team Meeting
- Attend biweekly 1:1 with supervisor
- Support annual program evaluation process

**Qualifications and Demonstrated Skills**:

- Ability to make decisions within policy, with excellent verbal communication
- Know the values and working culture of CityKidz.
- Minimum 21 years of age
- Comfortable working in Microsoft Office, Teams, Canva
- Organized, detail oriented and able to prioritize work
- Ability to work independently with moderate supervision, and within a team
- Ability to develop, schedule and coach a team of 5-10 volunteers
- Has a driver’s license, regular access to a vehicle
- Comfortable working with diverse multi-faith/denominational communities
- Experience working with vulnerable populations
- Flexible schedule - Evenings & Weekends
- Adaptable and enjoys change
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced organization
- Desire to learn and grow their skills
- Comfortable being on buses

**What We Provide**:

- A unique work experience which provides self-satisfaction and the opportunity to create positive change in our community
- An opportunity to be part of a dynamic team where you will be able to develop your skills and increase your knowledge of the profession



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