Community Engagement Specialist- East Region (3E)

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university
• •2+ years relevant administrative experience
• •commensurate combination of relevant experience and education
• •Two years of experience in social services/education and/or behavioral health
• •understanding of the child welfare system
• •ability to comfortably support multiple constituency groups, including neighborhood representatives, individuals from the state and local government agencies, foster parents and community partners
• •Non-profit or government work experience
• •Demonstrated experience with working in community engagement for a fast-paced, ever-changing organization
• •outstanding writing, presentation and communication skills
• •editorial expertise
• •Proven excellent interpersonal communication, teamwork, and organizational skills
• •Must have comprehensive knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software, including Word, Excel, and other MS Office products
• •Occasional work on weekends
• •some evening as necessary
• •flexibility in schedule
• •activities fall after normal business hours
• •travel between areas
• •Community Engagement Specialist must maintain confidentiality
• •follow policies related to personnel records and client records
• •Maintain high ethical standards which are outlined in the OCOK Services Code of Ethics
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with diverse groups
• •Must be able to effectively build and maintain relationships
• •Must be able to effectively plan, prioritize, and organize the diversified workload
• •Must be able to effectively support partnerships with community stakeholders
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate and schedule with providers
• •Must be able to effectively create and distribute marketing materials
• •Must be able to effectively support presentations to stakeholders
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate recruitment activities
• •Must be able to effectively track and maintain report progress toward goals
• •Must be able to effectively support the setting of annual and quarterly goals
• •Must be able to effectively administratively support various stakeholder groups
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate and administratively support projects
• •Must be able to effectively interact authentically with multiple constituencies
• •Must be able to effectively represent and support Our Community Our Kids in the community
• •Must be able to effectively set up and maintain schedule to facilitate dialogue, discussion, and problem solving
• •Must be able to effectively support the mission of Our Community Our Kids
• •Must be able to effectively establish processes to effectively accomplish the mission of Our Community Our Kids
• •Must be able to effectively build and nurture the external and internal critical relationships
• •Must be able to effectively maintain and support partnerships with community stakeholders including various child-serving agencies, service providers, administrative, clinical staff, and foster parents
• •Must be able to effectively plan, prioritize, and organize the diversified workload
• •Must be able to effectively interact with a diverse group of important external and internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• •Must be able to effectively support a well-designed and well-thought-out plan that promotes OCOK and the care for foster children in our community
• •Must be able to effectively participate on an engagement team primarily serving the Eastern counties of Region 3 including: Collin, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis and Navarro counties
• •Must be able to effectively be sensitive to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics

Desired Qualifications

• •Two years of experience in social services/education and/or behavioral health with an understanding of the child welfare system preferred
• •Non-profit or government work experience preferred
• •Demonstrated experience with working in community engagement for a fast-paced, ever-changing organization
• •outstanding writing, presentation and communication skills
• •editorial expertise
• •Proven excellent interpersonal communication, teamwork, and organizational skills
• •Must have comprehensive knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software, including Word, Excel, and other MS Office products
• •Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
• •Must be able to effectively manage time and prioritize tasks
• •Must be able to effectively communicate with diverse groups
• •Must be able to effectively build and maintain relationships
• •Must be able to effectively plan, prioritize, and organize the diversified workload
• •Must be able to effectively support partnerships with community stakeholders
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate and schedule with providers
• •Must be able to effectively create and distribute marketing materials
• •Must be able to effectively support presentations to stakeholders
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate recruitment activities
• •Must be able to effectively track and maintain report progress toward goals
• •Must be able to effectively support the setting of annual and quarterly goals
• •Must be able to effectively administratively support various stakeholder groups
• •Must be able to effectively coordinate and administratively support projects
• •Must be able to effectively interact authentically with multiple constituencies
• •Must be able to effectively represent and support Our Community Our Kids in the community
• •Must be able to effectively set up and maintain schedule to facilitate dialogue, discussion, and problem solving
• •Must be able to effectively support the mission of Our Community Our Kids
• •Must be able to effectively establish processes to effectively accomplish the mission of Our Community Our Kids
• •Must be able to effectively build and nurture the external and internal critical relationships
• •Must be able to effectively maintain and support partnerships with community stakeholders including various child-serving agencies, service providers, administrative, clinical staff, and foster parents
• •Must be able to effectively plan, prioritize, and organize the diversified workload
• •Must be able to effectively interact with a diverse group of important external and internal stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• •Must be able to effectively support a well-designed and well-thought-out plan that promotes OCOK and the care for foster children in our community
• •Must be able to effectively participate on an engagement team primarily serving the Eastern counties of Region 3 including: Collin, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, Rockwall, Kaufman, Ellis and Navarro counties
• •Must be able to effectively be sensitive to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics