Community Engagement Coordinator-Bernal PT

EIH Bernal
- San Jose, CA 95138

Salary Range

$34.38 - $34.38 Hourly

Level

Entry

Position Type

Part Time

Job Shift

Day

High School

Travel Percentage

Up to 50%

Category

Nonprofit
- Social Services

POSITION: Community Engagement Coordinator-Bernal

REPORTS TO: Director of Community Engagement

TYPE: Non-Exempt, Part-time, On-site, In-Person (20 Hours/Week)

Compensation: $34.38/Hourly

Established in 1980, Home First™ is a nonprofit organization passionately working to end homelessness. We serve the Bay Area community through low-barrier programming and systems leadership – meeting each person where they are by offering support and resources that address immediate and long-term housing needs. With 45 years of experience, we view housing as a fundamental human right and understand that solving homelessness requires a collaborative effort.

• Kindness:
  We act with empathy toward others.
• Passion:
  We ignite change to fulfill our mission.

Bernal EIH is a housing-focused, low-barrier, and harm reduction program designed to serve adults experiencing homelessness within the City of San Jose. Our Bernal EIH program is a referral-based program that provides each program participant with access to a private unit with heating/cooling, bathroom, and furnishings. The Bernal EIH provides onsite comprehensive support services with the goal of assisting all program participants transition from EIH into permanent housing .

The Bernal EIH site includes a Community Room for hosting workshops, participant support services, and community events. Home First is contracted to coordinate services, community engagement, and programming all designed to empower and build self-sufficiency for those transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing.

The Community Engagement Coordinator is further responsible for modeling the values and principles of Home First within the agency and the broader community. The Community Engagement Coordinator is relentless in their commitment to ending homelessness via the principles of Housing First and Harm Reduction. They demonstrate this commitment through thoughtful, strategic program design and a scientific approach to performance improvement. Their participation in the continuous testing, analysis, and refinement of their programs reflects their personal pursuit of excellence in all that they do.

Home First is a diverse company in a diverse field, and the Community Engagement Coordinator desires to work with people from a variety of social and economic backgrounds.

The position reports to the Director of Community Engagement and works in concert with other Community Engagement Coordinators as well as members of the Fund Development, Marketing & Communications, and programs teams.

• Serve as the coordinator for Bernal EIH Program volunteer activities including recruitment, placement, scheduling, hours tracking, and training of volunteers.
• Identify new opportunities to engage groups, individuals, and corporations in the agency’s work.
• Secure workshop facilitators/volunteers to ensure contracted quarterly workshop attendance requirements at Bernal.
• Build and maintain strong community relationships.
• Complete and track enrollment applications, code of conduct, confidentiality, release forms, and sign-in forms for volunteers.
• Track all TB testing, Food Handling certifications, proof of vaccination, and fingerprinting for various volunteer duties.
• Ensure that volunteers and staff are trained on proper use of the volunteer portal.
• Communicate with volunteers in a timely manner. Answer all inquiries via phone or email.
• Work with Directors of Interim Housing Services,…