Community Education Ambassador

Position: A Community Education Ambassador is responsible for connecting members of the local community to resources, programming and wellbeing skills. In this position, your duties include being a part of a community outreach team, connecting with schools and community members, and developing positive relationships with the community at large. Ambassadors may operate as an assigned team member of a community organization or as a single ambassador at large. Ongoing paid training will be provided. Ambassadors will serve schools, community centers, and grassroots organizations, where they will assist in capacity building through improved and expanded services. In addition, each Ambassador will participate in on-going training in areas such as leadership, trauma-informed care, community engagement and more.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ability to work in a school environment with youth.
• Initiate multiple contacts each week with youth on your caseload, based on their needs for support, providing a minimum of five touches per week in school and out-of-school settings.
• Establish positive, supportive relationships with communing members and provide feedback
• Maintain accurate notes of client interactions and ensure that they are provided to the Program Coordinator in a timely fashion
• Facilitate communication and coordinate services between providers and partners
• Attend all required training and refreshers
• Conduct outreach in high targeted communities
• Maintain accurate case notes of youth interactions and ensure that they are provided to the Program Coordinator in a timely fashion.
• Attend community meetings and events in their assigned zip codes.
• Effectively work with people from diverse backgrounds in reducing cultural and socio-economic barriers between community members and institutions
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with the community members, providers, nurse case managers, agency representatives, supervisors and office staff
• Continuously expand knowledge and understanding of community resources, services and programs provided; human relations and the procedures used in dealing with the public as part of a service or program; volunteer resources and the practices associated with using volunteers, operations, functions, policies and procedures associated with the department or program area, procedures and resources available to handle new, unusual or different situations
• Other duties as assigned

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Internship

Pay: $15.00 - $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• After school
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Experience working with students: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Wilmington, DE: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: On the road