Community Outreach Specialist Part TimeA

For over 125 years Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens has been providing quality social services to the neighborhoods of Brooklyn and Queens and currently offers 160-plus programs and services for children youth adults seniors and those struggling with mental illness. STATEMENT OF THE JOBCommunity Outreach Specialist is responsible for engaging our workforce development clients and connecting individuals and families to workforce trainings public benefits education and other referrals as needed. This role supports WIPA by conducting targeted outreach facilitating program enrollment and strengthening partnerships with faith-based institutions and community organizations. The position emphasizes culturally responsive engagement advocacy and service coordination for underserved agency has embraced the concept of a fully integrated system of care for all consumers of service. This requires that the staff assess the clients needs holistically and see it as their responsibility to connect the client with services needed--internal or external Conduct outreach within parishes faith-based institutions and community settings to promote immigrant services and workforce and maintain collaborative relationships with clergy parish staff community leaders and partner the organization at parish events community meetings and outreach individuals and families to assess needs and provide information on available services and referrals to internal programs and external community resources including legal social health and emergency outreach to eligible individuals for enrollment in workforce development and WIPA participants on employment opportunities work incentives and referrals to other community based workforce development programsSupport clients with job readiness activities including orientation to training programs and employment accurate documentation of outreach activities client interactions and referrals in accordance with program and funder in preparing reports data summaries and outreach metrics for grants and internal :Bachelors degree in Social Work Human Services or related field2 years of experience working with immigrant services workforce development or community outreach is with Work Force Development program public benefits and employment-related supports are understanding of challenges faced by immigrant and underserved to work effectively within faith-based environments while respecting diverse English/Spanish sitting standing walking & climbing to lift 30 to work flexible hours (evenings/weekends) as to travel throughout the five boroughs as :We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits including:Generous time off (Vacation/ Personal Days/ Sick Days/ Paid Holidays annually)MedicalDentalVisionRetirement Savings with Agency MatchTransitFlexible Spending Account Life insurancePublic Loan Forgiveness Qualified Employer Training Series and other additional voluntary more information on our organization please visit our website at: