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Organization | City of Promise |
Type | Part Time |
Application Deadline | October 16, 2020 |
College Degree Required? | No |
Salary Range | $20/hour |
tmorris@cityofpromise.org | |
Phone | 434-960-1198 |
Description
POSITION SUMMARY
The Adult Empowerment Coordinator (AEC) is a new position at City of Promise responsible for supporting the design and implementation of adult programs within our dual-generation model. The goal of Adult Empowerment is to engage our neighbors in planning and building self-sufficiency by advancing their education and skills. The AEC will be a coach, mentor, and role model, especially for adults.
Reporting to the Executive Director, the coordinator will be a key member of the City of Promise staff with considerable responsibility in supporting the agency mission, especially as it relates to parents building a promising future for themselves and their families. This is a part-time, 20–hour per week position.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Qualifications
- Education: High School Diploma
- Experience: Lived experience in successfully navigating self-sufficiency programs while raising children. Experience working in an office setting and/or in a community-based service agency or program.
- Availability: Must be willing to work in person during the pandemic; Must have a flexible schedule and be available for frequent evening work and occasional weekend work
Preferred Qualifications
- Resident of our service footprint (10th & Page, Starr Hill, Westhaven)
- Understanding of housing regulations, social services, and public assistance programs
- Associates degree and/or additional post-secondary academic or professional certificates or credentials
Job Duties
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build relationships in the community through door-to-door engagement and community gatherings
- Recruit and enroll adults for Adult Empowerment programs, workshops, and events
- Collaborate with Community Leadership Team, attend Team meetings, support Team goals
- Coordinate Gateway Services (transportation and other community needs)
- Connect adults to local resources such as job placement agencies
- Coach parents and other adults in setting personal, educational, and professional goals
- Support parents in navigating systems related to their child’s education and wellbeing
- Support the design of new initiatives that promote education and self-sufficiency
- Support the creation of manuals, policies, and schedules for dual-generation programs
- Collaborate with community agencies in the delivery of services, programs, and resources for adults in the neighborhood
- Provide transportation for children and adults in agency vehicle
- Assist in distributing promotional materials
- Monitor the front desk and phone; greet visitors
- Prepare program reports and perform data entry
- Accept other appropriate duties and responsibilities as assigned
Skills Required
Skills
- Candidate must have a valid driver’s license
- Experience using Microsoft Office Suite
- Patience, compassion, and passion for helping people reach their goals with a trauma-informed approach
- Maintain confidentiality