Community Outreach Coordinator

COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR   YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively influences the lives of children in your community. Working at the YMCA you’ll discover more than a job – you will have the opportunity to make a lasting difference in the community.  POSITION SUMMARY: The Health Equity Campus Coordinator is responsible for enhancing and developing programming that advances health equity in communities of color, dismantles racial disparities, improves upward mobility and youth opportunity and makes healthy choices accessible for all.  This is a grant funded position.   ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Direct, implement, promote and supervise program activities to meet the needs of the community and fulfill YMCA healthy initiatives objectives.  Provide support and guidance to Center staff to ensure the programs achieve quality performance outcomes.    Perform ongoing reporting activities, including audits on an annual basis and as needed per grant guidelines. Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with public health communities and other referral networks to enhance awareness of programs and increase referrals.  Respond to inquiries from the general public and members regarding programs and details. Grow Health Equity Campus(HEC) concept to several more YMCA’s. Enhance current HEC’s with more programming to support future offerings. Assist with retention and commitment of program participants. Compile program statistics. Regularly analyze data to ensure it meets quality performance standards. Coordinate Welcome Week and Employee Resource Group initiatives. Attend programming to monitor success. Attend required risk management training.  Attend Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) weekly meetings.  Communicate successes and challenges.  QUALIFICATIONS: A minimum 1 year experience in community building/non-profit programming development or execution. Knowledge and experience in YMCA programs preferred.Excellent communication skills, including the ability to communicate well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Ability to build strong relationships, inspire confidence, and work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders.  Understands the YMCA Mission and purpose as a cause-driven movement. Demonstrated competencies in the areas of staff development, relationship building skills, communication skills, conflict resolution, and resource development. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is regularly required to: bend, stoop, kneel, twist, sit, reach with hands, grasp, stand, hear, speak, have finger dexterity, walk, lift up to 10 pounds, push, pull and have visual acuity.  Sufficient strength, agility and mobility to perform essential functions and to supervise program activities in a wide variety of indoor and outdoor locations. BACKGROUND CHECKS:  An offer of employment is contingent upon receipt of satisfactory results to meet minimum requirements of the position. They may include criminal background and reference checks, E-Verify, drug test, driver’s license record, and/or a Child Protective Services Check (CPS). Additional driver’s license check, CPS, criminal background check, alcohol, and/or drug testing may be required to be processed in the future in order to meet and/or maintain the requirements of this position.

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