Community Engagement Assistant

Overview

The Community Engagement Assistant helps maintain CWS relationships with local faith-based and community organizations and individual volunteers to support programming in the local office. This position will help grow and diversify the local offices’ community engagement efforts through targeted outreach and partnerships with faith-based institutions, institutions of higher education, local community-based organizations, and individual community volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Community Outreach:
  • Maintain relationships with local partners, including faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and community-based organizations.
  • Create/update educational materials to aid community partners in raising awareness about refugee, immigrant, and asylum-seeker issues, with support from the CWS local office.
  • Conduct presentations and speaking engagements for faith-based organizations, higher education institutions, community-based organizations, and client communities to train them on CWS services, clients’ needs, and heighten CWS visibility.
  • Encourage local community organization and business engagement through group volunteering activities, corporate sponsorship, and targeted fundraising opportunities.
  • Educate refugee and immigrant service providers through training and presentations.
• Volunteer Management:
  • Maintain and grow a volunteer base through outreach to individuals, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, colleges/universities, and corporations.
  • Assist with onboarding new volunteers by providing outreach, recruitment paperwork, initial orientation, and maintaining accurate records in the CWS volunteer tracking database.
  • Match volunteers to CWS programs and clients based on needs and interests; consult with program staff, clients, and volunteers to ensure task completion per CWS standards.
  • Consult with volunteers, community groups, refugee clients, and case managers to ensure positive interactions.
• Event Planning:
  • Assist with planning and attending special events, and recruit volunteers for event support.
  • Help identify opportunities for increasing volunteer financial giving, such as monthly donor programs.
  • Follow the CWS local office communication outreach strategy, including contributing to relevant grant proposals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience: 3 years of previous work experience in non-profit, social justice, community development, and volunteer management.

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (18 Paid Days Off; 24 Days after 2 Years)
• 14 Official Holidays
• 12 Sick Days Off (Accrued monthly)
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Long Term and Short-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts