Community Engagement Specialist

Urban Affairs Coalition; KwaZulu-Natal; On-site; ZAR 686,000 - 1,012,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Accounts

PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

Job summary

The Achieving Reunification Center (ARC) seeks a Community Engagement Specialist to engage Philadelphia communities, raise awareness of ARC services, and recruit new referrals from CUAs and the Family Court. The CES will conduct enrollments and represent ARC at community events.

The role emphasizes helping parents understand referrals, commit to ARC programming, and coordinate enrollments at ARC offices and in the community.

Responsibilities

• Engage Philadelphia communities to raise awareness about ARC services.
• Generate new ARC referrals through CUAs and referrals from Community Umbrella Agencies.
• Enroll parents in ARC programming and conduct enrollments in the community and at ARC offices.
• Partner with CUAs and Philadelphia Family Court and participate in community events to educate and engage the public.

Job description

Department/Program: Achieving Reunification Center

The Achieving Reunification Center (ARC), a non-profit entity, has served parent/caregivers with children placed in an out of home placement through Department of Human Services since 2005. The vision of the Achieving Reunification Center (ARC) is that all families with children in out-of-home placement have access to resources and supports to achieve timely family reunification.

Position Summary

The Community Engagement Specialist (CES) is responsible for both engaging the Philadelphia community to increase awareness about ARC services, engage new ARC referrals through those efforts as well as ARC referrals submitted by Community Umbrella Agencies (CUAs) so that they enroll in ARC programming. The CES will partner with CUAs, Philadelphia Family Court as well as participate in community agencies and events throughout Philadelphia to engage the public, educate about ARC services, and obtain new referrals to ARC. CES will also make the initial contact with parents who have been newly referred to ARC by CUA agencies to address reunification needs. This involves helping parents to understand the reason(s) for the referral, what they can gain by accessing ARC programming, and getting them to commit and enroll in ARC. The CES will also conduct enrollments in the community and at the ARC offices. The primary objective is to increase parent referrals and provide an immediate response to the new ARC referral, prior to the case being assigned to the Reunification Support Coaching unit.

Full time benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Short-term Disability (STD)
• Long-term Disability (LTD)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

The candidate for this position may be subject to any of the following screenings as part of the pre-employment process: Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, FBI fingerprint, and drug/alcohol screen.