Overview:
At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health servicescore to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.
To empower community members to identify and address local issues by fostering collective action and leadership. Facilitate collaboration, build relationships, and mobilize resources to create sustainable social change.
Responsibilities:
The CTC Community Organizer will be responsible for implementing member recruitment strategies, engaging in community outreach to youth and families, recruiting and supporting involvement of community leaders, event and program management, and managing data collection and drafting reports. The Community Organizer will lead the Communities that Care Coalition in close coordination with the CTC consultants, and will adopt a participatory leadership style in which all members of the Coalition and the Community Organizer's idea will be given equal weight. credible messengers will attend community meetings, events, faith-based settings and market the program directly to their neighbors. They will guide the strategy to develop or increase community presence, online presence, and marketing strategy for the program.
The CTC Community Organizer/Coordinator has the following responsibilities:
Reports to the assigned Manager and/or Assistant Vice President:
- Coordinates, organizes, facilitates and promotes a dynamic learning community of practice on resilience and wellbeing approaches with people and organizations who provide or access services for children, young people and their families either living within poverty, or at risk of living in poverty; and health, local authority and private sector to promote new ways/models of working to transform how services are delivered.
- Works in accordance with evidence-based practice; responsible for planning and implementing activities associated with carrying out assigned programs vision and preventive science processes for community development
- Adopt a strength focused approach with families, stakeholder, and within the program/treatment team.
- Able to work independently, as a team, and serve in the capacity of consultancy, training, and community coordinator
- Implementing member recruitment strategies to recruit and retain a core membership team
- Ensures that equality and diversity are central to service provision and personal working practices to proactively address disadvantage, inequalities, stigma and discrimination, with a focus on the target groups for the project of children, young people and families from hard to reach/ vulnerable families; low income families; pregnant women and new mothers who are hard to reach/vulnerable or from low income backgrounds; families where there is evidence of intergenerational unemployment or underemployment.
- Engaging in community outreach to youth and families and support the work of Community Ambassadors and others in these efforts
- Recruiting and training Community Ambassadors, and/or interns
- Event and program management. This includes: Convening planning committees, Managing follow-up and Coordinating event logistics and debriefs. Maintain a calendar community events to be present at to engage residents of
- Developing awards and recognition programs to recognize substantial and consistent contributions to the Community Partnership
- Managing membership records and track member contributions, requests, and feedback on referred services
- Work with program leadership to facilitate recruitment of community prevention board members and ensure that composition of board includes appropriate community agencies, entities and individuals.
- Convening discussion and planning meetings with members and other stakeholders
- Managing data collection, documentation of outcomes, and draft reports
- Arrange Communities That Care (CTC) training workshops for community board members
- Oversee implementation of the preventive interventions selected by the community prevention board.
- Coordinate efforts to solve local problems and assist in implementing solutions.
- Coordinate dissemination of CTC information to key leaders, schools and other youth service providers and the public.
- Represent CTC to the larger community, serving as the primary community contact for CTC activities.
- Assist in writing reports, concept papers and other materials needed for the program
- Make presentations and train community board members for community outreach.
- Attend all required agency training. Participates in all evidence-based model program training, supervision and consultation activities.
- Maintain communication with direct supervisor on advances and barriers
- Maintain clear, concise and accurate documentation of progress that promote peer and supervisory review and feedback, and that demonstrates compliance with evidenced based clinical model and meeting our agencys expectation
- Timely data entry of all services practices of the program in Evolv and other system as provided. Assure documentation (data entry) for contacts, incidents, and reports are submitted timely (as indicated by program).
- Able to identify and engage key participants, identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses, and developing a referral plan/linkages
- Receives supervision from NY Foundling leadership. Attend mandatory weekly supervision and consultation on-site at identified location by supervisor or program director.
- Arrange and conduct telephone conference calls to coordinate care with parents, partner schools, and educational organizations.
- Has ability to maintain confidential stakeholder/client records.
- Willing to cover for team-members. Willing and able to work flexible hours. Some evenings and weekends required.
Organizational expectations include:
- Regular and punctual time and attendance, and adherence to The Foundling's and your departments specific time and attendance policies and protocol.
- Consistent demonstrated commitment to The Foundling's BHAG, mission, vision and values (Compassion, Dignity, Family and Community, Diversity, Excellence).
- Adherence to The Foundling's employee policies, Code of Conduct and applicable rules, laws, regulations or bargaining agreements.
- Appropriate engagement with support departments to ensure appropriate and timely hiring, performance management, investigation, discipline, suspension, and restructuring decisions concerning direct reports. Regular supervision and performance evaluation of direct reports.
- Any other duties and/or tasks that may be assigned.
The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.
Salary: $53,550 /yearly
- + eligible additive (MA education, language, licensure)
Qualifications:
- Education : High School Diploma/GED or higher
- Preferred bachelors degree in social work, Public Health, or related field OR Masters Degree accepted.
- Proven experience (2-5 years) in community organizing, grassroots movements, or related fields.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage with community members, stakeholders, and policymakers. Ability to facilitate meetings, workshops, and public speaking engagements.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to inspire and mobilize community members. Experience in leading groups, organizing events, and facilitating discussions.
- Strong organizational and project management skills to plan, implement, and evaluate community programs and initiatives. Ability to handle multiple tasks, set priorities, and meet deadlines.
- Understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and communities. Ability to work inclusively with people from various backgrounds and foster a respectful and supportive environment.
- Strong analytical skills to assess community needs, analyze data, and develop effective strategies. Creative problem-solving abilities to address challenges and find innovative solutions.
- Knowledge of the local community, its resources, and the social, economic, and political issues it faces. Understanding of relevant policies, legislation, and best practices in community development and advocacy.
- Demonstrated strong commitment to safety.
Education Required: High School / G.E.D.