- Where
- Bryan, TX, United States
- Level
- Mid
Together We Grow Outreach and Training Specialist Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The objective of Together We Grow is to empower targeted individuals to begin to change their lives from food insecure to food secure by setting and achieving personal and professional goals to improve household and employment stability. The Together We Grow Outreach and Training Specialist will implement the program’s outreach plan and facilitate the program’s multi-week curriculum with program students.
The Together We Grow Outreach and Training Specialist contributes to the Brazos Valley Food Bank’s work of building a hunger-free Brazos Valley by working with program clients to develop transferrable skills that support personal and professional goal attainment and promoting the program’s services through education and outreach efforts to key stakeholders.
JOB DUTIES
Key Result Area #1 – Client Outreach (25% of time) Following the program’s key messaging and outreach plan, engage in community outreach efforts to promote the program’s services to other social service providers and individuals living with food insecurity, resulting in quarterly client enrollment targets and meeting key performance indicators
Maintain regular communication with community stakeholders to increase awareness of the program’s services
With the Program Manager, work with other Brazos Valley Food Bank staff to promote the program’s services through the Brazos Valley Food Bank’s network of community partners (i.e., food pantries, benefits enrollment sites, etc.)
Strategically identify and support outreach activities such as health fairs and community events that connect food insecure individuals to program services
Key Result Area #2 – Training and Development (20% of time) Create the 5-week training schedule (90 total training hours) for each cohort (training and development class)
Conduct trainings for the program’s 5-week long coursework four times per year on designated topics (i.e., soft skills) related to personal and professional development using the Together We Grow training curriculum
Schedule designated guest speakers to provide on-site and/or remote trainings during each cohort
Work closely with other community-based organizations to provide and coordinate additional in-house trainings and services as needed
Proactively research best practices in adult education and designated curriculum-related topics (e.g., healthy boundaries, stress management, resume writing, interview techniques, etc.) and, with the Program Manager, update existing training materials
Supervise clients in the implementation of their teams’ project management plan during designated garden volunteer shifts
Maintain clear communication with program clients around Together We Grow expectations, policies, parameters of services provided by the program, including utilizing best practices when holding individual clients accountable
Maintain client confidentiality
Key Result Area #3 - Teamwork (15% of time) Work with the program’s Individual Development Specialist to review referral and enrollment data and adjust outreach efforts to ensure they result in targeted program enrollments
Consult with the Individual Development Specialist on available employment opportunities that align with clients’ professional goals, and with the Individual Development Specialist, get students placed in employment with a program partner or through other opportunities available in the community
Regularly collaborate with the Individual Development Specialist on areas such as issues affecting client retention, unmet needs of clients, client outcomes, and advocacy options and services to meet the needs of program clients using data tracked through the program’s evaluation and assessment processes
At the end of each training and development phase, provide the Individual Development Specialist with observations on each client’s strengths, challenges, and areas for continued support to inform post-training case…