Outreach Specialist

The Outreach Specialist is responsible for developing networks among individuals, groups, organizations, and agencies through policy community-based approaches. This position is  required  to provide on-site services and / or outreach interventions in diverse, lower socioeconomic areas at various times of the day and evening.

Essential Functions

• Community outreach, conduct presentations, community involvement and participation on key committees, organizations, collaboratives in the Inland Empire.
• Establish partnerships with local agencies and neighboring cities, communities, businesses and agencies.
• Work within contract / funding source guidelines / requirements.
• Partner with program staff / volunteers and interns as needed.
• Collect data and enter outreach outcome statistics.
• Cross-department collaboration, training and support.
• Create and maintain a creative, positive, sustainable, and supportive work environment.
• Ensures the adequacy of information delivered to the community and the provision of high quality, culturally sensitive referrals.
• Displays sensitivity to the service populations cultural and socioeconomics characteristics.
• Performs work in a safe manner at all times and abide by safety practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

Supervisory Requirements

Educational Requirements

Experience

Licenses and Certifications

Additional Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have the following general knowledge

Physical and Mental Demands :

Knowledge Requirements

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to adequately perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Reach Out is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, pregnancy, gender identity and / or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Job Type : Full-time