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Do you have a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of low-income individuals and families? New Opportunities has an immediate opening for a Outreach Coordinator serving the Guthrie County area.
This is a full-time position during the year with a reduced schedule in the summer.
Position Overview
The Coordinator will work directly with clients on a one-on-one basis, assisting with essential needs services and providing support to help individuals and families achieve greater stability and self-sufficiency.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Associate’s degree in human services or related field preferred
- Minimum one year of experience in a human services field preferred
- Knowledge of human services systems and community resources
- Strong general office skills
- Proficiency with Windows operating system and Microsoft Office required
Ideal Candidate
We are seeking someone who demonstrates:
- Strong initiative
- Ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Compassion and commitment to serving others
If you are motivated, organized, and passionate about helping others, we encourage you to apply. EOE AD#2626
EXPECTATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES:
Supports the organization's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, personalization, commitment to our community, and accountability and ownership
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Network throughout County assigned and expand outreach services by locating citizens with unmet needs and keeping confidential files on each individual's account.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS;
- Provide information and materials to groups and individuals relating to human needs.
- Complete computerized intakes on all clients and update intakes when necessary.
- Provide necessary referrals for Agency programs and community resources.
- Provides follow-up for individuals to determine if needs have been met.
- Provides case management per program requirements.
- Maintain and recruit new clients for each of the Agencies Programs.
- Serve as a liaison and catalyst for low-income, disabled and elderly resident in the community.
- Promote a positive image of the Agency within the county and the surrounding communities.
- Provide presentations at events that would generate donations for the center and its activities.
- Work independently and within a team on special non-recurring and on-going projects.
- Maintain a professional, clean, and orderly professional space.
- Ensures office safety.
- Performs other duties or complete other projects as assigned.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, and ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of use and operation of standard office equipment, including personal computer, facsimile machine, photocopying machine, telephone system, answering machine, calculator, and paper shredder.
- Knowledge of a variety of computer software applications in word-processing, spreadsheets, database, and presentation software
- High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
- Ability to gather and summarize data for reports.
- Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a driver's license, automobile, and current valid insurance in order to travel to training session's, meetings and clients appointments.
- Knowledge of Agencies policies, practices, and procedures.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and various other business and community contacts.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills, including the ability to work under pressure, prioritize projects, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to work with confidential information.
- Ability to work in a team-base environment.
- Ability to adapt to the organization's changing needs.
- Ability to pass a physical examination.
- Knowledgeable of Federal, State, and local agencies.
- Assist with Audubon County outreach activities and fund-raisers.
- Ability to complete and submit all reports as required for funding sources.
- Maintain confidentiality of all clients and situations.
- Ability to be a mandatory child abuse reporter.
NOTE: A review of this position has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential functions. All duties and responsibilities listed above are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, knowledge, and abilities to perform each duty or function proficiently.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Prefer one year's experience working or volunteering in a human service field with a high school diploma or its equivalent.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
0-24%
25-49%
50-74%
75-100%
Seeing: Must be able to read documents and use computer.
X
Hearing: Must be able to communicate with staff, and other agencies.
X
Standing/Walking/Moving/Driving
X
Climbing/Stoop/Kneeling/Lifting/Pulling/ Pushing
X
Fingering/Grasping/Feeling: Must be able to write, type, and use phone system/copier/fax machine.
X
WORKING CONDITIONS:
This factor measures the surrounding or physical conditions under which a job must be done and the extent to which those conditions make the job disagreeable. Consider the presence and relative amount of exposure to dust, fuel, dirt, heat fumes, contaminants, cold, noise, vibration, wetness, etc.
Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable conditions
GENERAL INFORMATION:
The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned. Furthermore, this document does not establish a contract for employment and is subject to change at the discretion of the employer.