CFRC Outreach & Engagement Specialist

Penny Lane Centers; Lancaster (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

PTO for licensure study

Job summary

Penny Lane Centers in Lancaster, CA, seeks an Outreach and Engagement Specialist to support community engagement strategies, empower family leadership, and strengthen ties between families and their community. The role involves building relationships with partner agencies and facilitating workgroups that empower clients to be critical thinkers.

Public-speaking and outreach are essential; you may share experiences with services to inspire hope and advocate for access to resources.

Qualifications

• No degree required; minimum of three years serving low income and ethnically diverse clients.
• Must reside in the supervisory district they are serving or be willing to relocate.
• Bilingual Spanish required (verbal and written).
• Valid California driver’s license; current automobile insurance; have and maintain a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Support community engagement strategies and empower family leadership.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with partner agencies and community organizations.
• Facilitate workgroups to engage and empower clients to be critical thinkers.
• Educate, advocate, and inspire hope within the community.

Skills

Public speaking

Community outreach

Bilingual Spanish

Relationship building

Job description

Penny Lane Centers is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging within our organization by connecting our heart, our knowledge, and our understanding of the lived experience of others, to have a revolutionary impact on the marginalized communities we serve.

Job Summary:

The Community Family Resource Center Outreach and Engagement Specialist or OES will support community engagement strategies, cultivate and empower family leadership, provide support to build and strengthen relationships between families and the community they reside in, and work to remove barriers and build bridges to foster success of the community. The Outreach and Engagement Specialist is responsible for helping cultivate and maintain relationships with partner agencies/community-based organizations by being involved in the community and to create relationships that enhance the services provided by the CFRC. The Outreach and Engagement Specialist will facilitate workgroups to engage and empower clients to be critical thinkers.

The Outreach and Engagement Specialist needs to be comfortable with public speaking and outreach. This position requires marketing and engagement in various settings and situations. The Outreach and Engagement Specialist needs to be comfortable with potentially sharing their own experience in receiving services through either the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Probation, or other community services, as appropriate, and to educate, advocate, and inspire hope.

The Outreach and Engagement Specialist follows all Penny Lane Centers policies and procedures regarding the Heart Centered Culture, cultural sensitivity, and cultural awareness. The Administrative Coordinator supports the agency mission and vision in their interaction with children, youth, families, and partner agencies.

Requirements:

• No degree required.
• Minimum of three years' experience in the provision of services to low income and ethnically diverse clients. *Years of experience can be substituted by years of lived expertise as a recipient of services. This would require the submission of a letter of interest outlining lived experience.
• Must reside in the supervisory district (SD) they are serving or be willing to relocate.
• Bilingual Spanish required (verbal and written skillset).
• Valid California driver's license; current automobile insurance; have and maintain a clean driving record acceptable to the organization's insurance company; have immediate access to his or her vehicle during work hours.

Position Location:

Lancaster, CA

Salary Range:

$24.16 - $33.77 per hour

Additional $2.00 per hour bilingual Spanish differential.

Flexible schedules are available upon successful completion of introductory period.

Eligible employees may request up to 5 days of Paid Time Off to study for their licensure.

Penny Lane Centers offers competitive salaries and benefits. Please visit www.pennylane.org to see a complete list of perks and benefits. Medical benefits are effective the first of the month upon hire, not to exceed 31 days.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

Equal Employment Opportunity.

Penny Lane is committed to equal employment opportunity. We will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis (Protected class) including, but not limited to race; religious creed; color; national; origin; ancestry; physical disability; mental disability; medical condition, including genetic characteristics; genetic information; marital status; sex; pregnancy' child birth or related medical conditions; actual or perceived gender; gender identity or expression or sexual orientation. Our management is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, recruitment advertising, pay and other forms of compensation, training and general treatment during employment.