Communications Coordinator RCDC, Garden City KS

Greenbush The Southeast Kansas Education Service Center is seeking applications for a Communications Coordinatorat Russell Child Development Center in Garden City Kansas.

Anticipated Start Date: 02/16/2026.

Job Summary: The Communications Coordinator organizes designs and leads marketing branding and communication efforts across all media formats ensuring RCDC is promoted accurately and consistently. This role supports all aspects of RCDC including programs staff collaborative partners donors and clients. Serves as the primary contact and coordinator for fundraising events. Provides expertise and direct support to increase public awareness community engagement donor relations and staff recruitment and retention.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree in Marketing Communications Digital Media Business Administration or a related field.
• Relevant job-related experience in the communications or marketing field is required.
• Valid drivers license for employment.
• Successful completion of the Defensive Driving course provided by RCDC.
• Background Clearance in accordance with RCDC requirements.

Preferred:

• Experience working in a non-profit organization.
• Minimum of five years of relevant work experience in communications marketing or a related field.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Explore create systematically execute and monitor best-practice nonprofit marketing strategies necessary for securing optimal public awareness.
• Promote the agency and support the implementation of existing and new programs and services through collaboration and delegation amongst staff ensuring high-quality effective communication measures are provided within established time frames and in alignment with all agency requirements.
• Conceptualize prepare manage and disseminate a wide variety of complex custom public agency information in a cohesive effective and accurate and timely manner across a variety of formats (e.g. social media website radio TV print and other local and regional media etc.)
• Collect and assemble information for presentations projects and strategic planning to ensure the agency Directors Council team and staff are prepared for appointments meetings presentations tours and conferences.
• Assist in the preparation and drafting of various communications to support annual reports maintaining compliance with the program and also meeting state and or federal requirements.
• Coordinate the design and ordering of RCDC Swag items for staff and clients including all promotional items.
• Lead the coordination of the annual fundraising event Fantasy Tree Festival including collecting donations sponsors media promotion oversight of volunteers decoration item set-up and clean-up design of auction brochure event tickets signage and schedule of events.
• Support the development and execution of the agencys fund development activities including developing and maintaining positive ongoing relationships with existing and potential community partners and donors.
• Proactively take the initiative to support RCDC programs operations and overall agency mission.

General Responsibilities:

• Maintain timely documentation.
• Support the mission goals and objectives of RCDC.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills.
• Maintain strict confidentiality as outlined by FERPA and HIPAA.
• Ability to work alone and in groups to provide services.
• Assume responsibility for individual professional growth by staying current with research and practices.
• Demonstrate proficiency in effectively and regularly communicating with other employees of RCDC and clients.
• Complete all assignments promptly including communication with other staff and clients and contractors.
• Adhere to all professional guidelines as outlined in agency policies.
• Independently manage daily assignments and activities ensuring performance outcomes are achieved within budget timeline department and agency objectives.
• Follow all safety requirements as directed by RCDC.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or designee.

Physical Requirements:

• 70 % sitting 15% walking and 15% standing
• Lifting to 30 pounds.
• Manage all job duties with mobility agility and dexterity.
• Sit/stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to drive in varying weather and geographical conditions.
• The job is performed under minimal temperature variations and in a generally hazard-free environment.

Excellent benefit package: Supporting employees and their families is important to Greenbush. We provide access to exceptional Health Dental Vision and Life insurance options for all employees who work 20 hours or more a week. Employees also can participate in flex spending accounts and salary protection programs. Additionally Greenbush participates in the Kansas Public Retirement System (KPERS) and provides excellent 403b plan options. Greenbush contributes to each and every employees retirement plan by matching up to $100 a month for any Greenbush employee that contributes to one of the 403b plans. All employees and their immediate family can also benefit from the personal services available through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Greenbush also offers Student Loan Planning from Certified Financial Planners and Student Loan Professionals for employees and their immediate family members.

Employees are provided with vacation days sick leave personal leave and holidays subject to the length of their contract. Parental Leave is available for FMLA-eligible employees.

In addition to the benefit package Greenbush recognizes the importance of continued education throughout an employees career and offers an Education Reimbursement Plan to support employees in their education endeavors. The plan provides an opportunity for any Greenbush employee working at least 1004 hours per year to be reimbursed up to $1500 per contract year for tuition costs. Employees of Greenbush meeting the hour requirement can apply to participate in the program by completing the Education Reimbursement Application addition Greenbush offers a Professional License Reimbursement Program which provides full reimbursement for professional licenses with specific Kansas licensing authorities and other appropriate authorities (a complete list can be provided upon request).

For complete benefit package information direct your questions to the individual listed under the Job Contact Information section.

Greenbush is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color sex age national origin religion sexual orientation gender identity genetic information status as a veteran pregnancy and related conditions and basis of disability or any other federal state or local protected class.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. The company does not provide sponsorship for employment visas (e.g. H-1B visa) for this position.

Required Experience:

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