Community Engagement Specialist

This is a professional position responsible for building connections, donor relations, resource development, increasing awareness through presentations and trainings, and promoting initiatives with individuals, businesses, faith-based communities, partner agencies, local leadership and donors within Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties.

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with HFC internal and external customers
• Engage and establish rapport with individuals, businesses, faith-based organizations, partner agencies, local leadership, donors, and other stakeholders on HFC initiatives to help meet agency goals and objectives
• Attend community events as needed to represent the agency with flexibility of working nights and weekends
• Participate and complete train-the-trainer courses to deliver specific training curricula
• Educate, promote, and deliver child safety and child abuse prevention trainings to local businesses, faith-based organizations, schools, community service groups, and other stakeholders.
• Enlist the cooperation of businesses, community organizations, and sponsors to support projects
• Raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community and specifically child abuse prevention and foster/adoption
• Prepare data and reports as required
• Track and report on all donor relations activities, including cash and in-kind donations and volunteer hours
• Recruit, train and support community volunteers to assist with special projects
• Identify and collaborate with community providers for resource development that aligns with HFC’s mission
• Plan, attend and coordinate meetings and special events as needed
• Formulate plans and priorities, in cooperation with other staff members and community providers
• Coordinate activities associated with Child Abuse Prevention Month, Rudolph Round Up Holiday Toy Drive, Back to School, Heartland Youth Village, Child Welfare Provider Fair, and other events.
• Participate and provide input and updates to the Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency (CAPP) meetings
• Requires flexibility in schedule to meet department needs, including occasional evening and weekend hours
• Complete train-the-trainer courses as needed
• Assist and provide back-up coverage for other department positions as needed
• Perform special projects as assigned

Bachelors degree in social services or marketing required. Requires a minimum of two years of professional experience in the related field. Experience in child welfare or child abuse prevention preferred.

We offer excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement & generous paid time off.

Drug free workplace. Drug testing required. EOE/M/F/D/V.

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with HFC internal and external customers
• Engage and establish rapport with individuals, businesses, faith-based organizations, partner agencies, local leadership, donors, and other stakeholders on HFC initiatives to help meet agency goals and objectives
• Attend community events as needed to represent the agency with flexibility of working nights and weekends
• Participate and complete train-the-trainer courses to deliver specific training curricula
• Educate, promote, and deliver child safety and child abuse prevention trainings to local businesses, faith-based organizations, schools, community service groups, and other stakeholders.
• Enlist the cooperation of businesses, community organizations, and sponsors to support projects
• Raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community and specifically child abuse prevention and foster/adoption
• Prepare data and reports as required
• Track…