Community Coordinator - Family Hope Center

Location: Midland, TX

Job Status: Full Time - Salaried

As a Community Coordinator in our Family Hope Center you will Shine Hope by raising awareness for the Buckner Family Hope Center. You will also serve as liaison with community collaborators, civic groups and businesses. Coordinate and supervise all volunteer and group activities that support Buckner ministries and fundraising efforts.

As a member of our team you will have an impact on our clients through accomplishment of the following responsibilities:

• Discuss needs of client families with Case Managers. Based on needs identified by the families, work to bring appropriate empowerment resources to meet those needs through networking and bringing in local agencies that offer services needed and by engaging local church volunteers to meet identified needs of clients.
• Assist clients in accessing the programs offered on-site as well as other services and referrals identified in the community; recognize and accommodate the clients’ varied levels of capability to understand and maneuver the expectations and eligibility requirements for the services. This includes modeling the actions necessary to access resources, teaching the clients how to access the resources for themselves, and holding clients accountable for those actions for which they are capable.
• Develop and manage a system to coordinate on-site and off-site programs and to aid with communication among program sponsors/collaborators.
• Assist program participants with accessing community resources, including, but not limited to, assisting with program enrollments, assisting with obtaining housing, and other services.
• Develop professional relationships with institutions and agencies that provide education, job training, living skills training, employment services, housing, and child care services in order to coordinate services for program participants. Develop relationships with community and social service organizations to help guide community assessments, program development, and implementation of new programs.
• Analyze program needs; develop, modify, and implement changes in the program to meet changing needs of clients.
• Assess needs and concerns of clients. Research models of programs with identified needs and concerns; research, prioritize and recruit local programs that address identified needs and concerns.
• Coordinate regular events at the FHC including, but not limited to, health fairs, health education classes, holiday celebrations, training for local pastors, and block parties.
• Coordinate with the Ministry Engagement Coordinator as they organize and implement a comprehensive volunteer program including, volunteer recruitment, screening, training, supervision, evaluation, and documentation in compliance with Buckner policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Effectively support volunteer schedules, activities, and the use of program and volunteer resources to meet business plan objectives and budgetary guidelines.
• Serve as liaison between Buckner staff and the Ministry Engagement Coordinator to ensure that the on-going need for program volunteers and special event volunteers are met.
• Maintain a master calendar of all FHC events; distribute notices of activities and volunteer projects to applicable program staff.
• Coordinate the acquisition and distribution of in-kind donations including, but not limited to, tickets to special events and items to offset budgeted expenses. Document all in-kind donations following established procedures; write personal thank you notes when appropriate.
• Plan, organize, and implement designated special events. Coordinate and implement Christmas activities, gift drives, and distribution.
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