Outreach Coordinator - Compass Center

BE THE ANCHOR OF HOPE AND CHANGE AT HOLY CROSS SERVICES

Working for Holy Cross Services isnt just a job, its a mission! We believe in the safety and joy of family. Our work is family-focused, as are our benefits: Holy Cross offers free health insurance for our employees AND their family members.

Position Overview:

The Outreach Coordinator will work in collaboration with the Program Manager in planning, directing, and coordinating activities designed to create/maintain a positive image of the Transition Center. The Outreach Coordinator will assist in raising awareness of programming to community members and target population. Will be responsible for executing strategies for effective communication with community members; maintaining and creating high quality relationships with program staff and community members while providing resources, training and other services that will enhance the growth the program.

Responsibilities:

• Upholds an unwavering trauma-informed approach to participants and colleagues, always upholding the agencys values.
• Partners with participants, colleagues, and management, to ensure continuity of services to participants.
• Will find areas and businesses within the community that will attract the target population for community awareness of the Transition Center and services offered.
• Establish relationships with businesses in the Saginaw County area that are willing to provide training and employment opportunities to participants.
• Involvement in community collaborative meetings.
• Host information meetings
• Contributes to making the Transition Center a trauma informed, safe environment for participants.
• Will build relational connections with participants.
• Develops professional relationships with participants by being a positive, supportive role model, while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Provide and model immediate, appropriate, and kind redirection and correction for problematic behaviors.
• Uphold unconditional positive regard for participants in care, separating the participant from their behavior, in all interactions/conversations/notes/ reports with and about participants.
• Write case notes, assessments, and critical incident reports through CareLogic.
• Will be on time for scheduled activities and scheduled shifts, as needed.
• Completes paperwork in a professional and timely manner.
• May be required to work shifts during non-traditional hours including weekends and holidays.
• Provides 24-hour crisis on call availability to treatment team on an as needed basis.
• Actively participates in weekly supervision with direct supervisor.
• Completes payroll activities timely.
• Actively participates in weekly team meetings.
• Actively participates in training and agency activities as required.
• Maintains professional and respectful demeanor with colleagues, participants, and the public.

Performs other duties related to the essential duties of the position and within the individuals capabilities as assigned by ones supervisor.

Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer:

• Employer-Funded
  • Health Benefit Options
  • Wellness Benefits
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Virtual Mental Healthcare
  • Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program (Student Loan Forgiveness)
  • Generous time off including paid holidays and personal days.
  • Employer paid short- and long-term disability & life Insurance.
  • Employee Assistance Program
• HCS also offers employee-paid benefits at group rates:
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Health Care and Dependent Care
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) Health Care and Dependent Care
  • Voluntary Life Insurance (you, your spouse, and/or child(ren)
  • Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness Insurance
  • College Tuition Rewards Program
  • Identity Protection
  • Pet Insurance

JOIN OUR TEAM & HELP BRING HOPE TO MICHIGAN FAMILIES!

Holy Cross Services maintains a policy of nondiscrimination regarding all employees. The Agency desires to handle all aspects of employment on the basis of merit, competence and qualification. Employment is not influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by law. The Agency makes all decisions with respect to recruiting, hiring, and/or promotions for all job classifications based on individuals qualifications related to the requirements of the position. All other personnel matters, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, education and social/recreation programs, are to be administered free from any illegal discriminatory practices.

Holy Cross Services further recognizes that deep systemic inequities disproportionately overrepresent children of color and children who identify as LGBTQ within the child welfare system yet underrepresent these populations within the child welfare workforce. Because we believe the people served must be centered in the work we do, applicants with lived experience in the child welfare system or homelessness, BIPOC applicants, and applicants who identify as LGBTQ are strongly encouraged to apply.

Additionally, Holy Cross Services acknowledges the studies indicating applicants of color and women applicants may be less likely than others to apply for a job without meeting 100% of the preferred qualifications. If you are passionate for this work and meet the minimum requirements, your application is welcomed.

• Minimum of an associate degree in human services or public relations field
• Bachelors degree preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of experience working in human services, child welfare and/or with at-risk youth preferred
• Experience working with the homeless population
• Experience building relationships with business and community referral agencies strongly preferred
• Lived experience in child welfare strongly preferred
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification
• Meet State Good Moral Character guidelines.
• Valid and current drivers license with good driving record