IDD Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator

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 services—core 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.

Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the NYF and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

Delivers and assists with planning outreach program activities, strengthens partnerships, ensures adherence to policy, and assists with program administration to promote stable and productive relationships between the NYF and local community. Strives to expand and ensure access to programs, facilities, and educational services to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Identifies, promotes, and maintains external partnerships to support the outreach program while serving as the initial contact for all DD referrals.
• Schedules and secures resources and communicates logistics in support of an outreach program and deliver content and materials to community members.
• Researches, develops, and facilitates outreach program content and materials. Develops and evaluates DD programs and provides recommendations for improvement
• Leads the implementation of programs, policies, and procedures through oversight of day-to-day activities for program staff and student and community volunteers.
• Leads relevant outreach recruitment events on a weekly basis (including some evenings and weekends) and work to continue to build recruitment and outreach opportunities within the local BYC community.
• Builds and sustains relationships with the key personnel of IDD stakeholders including local elected officials, and other key community institutions to help programmatic recruitment efforts.
• Reviews prospective participant's applications and ensures they have all qualifying documents to be enrolled into the respective DD programs and meet the program criteria.
• Input data in real time into Evolv to help track and monitor the progress of people enrolled in the programs in the required database and produce analytical data on outreach & recruitment efforts at a frequency determined.

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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Public Health, or related field 
• 2 years experience working with individuals with disabilities, or within benefits navigation, outreach, or social service environments.
• Able to commute to different communities were NY Foundling has a presence.
• In-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local benefits systems.
• Strong communication, advocacy and public speaking skills.
• Ability to work across diverse populations.
• Strong computer skills

Education Required