Position: Community Outreach & Education Coordinator
\nStatus: Exempt Full-time
\nReports to: Director of Shelter and Outreach \/ Supervises: Interns\/Volunteers<\/p>\n
Founded 25 years ago, the Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is a leading not-for-profit organization assisting women, children, and families in the New York tri-state area to recognize and eliminate relationship violence and abuse. Our counseling, education, advocacy and support services help individuals empower themselves to build safe and healthy relationships based on mutual respect and dignity. Each year, over 2,500 individuals benefit from one or more services that we provide. All our services are culturally sensitive, linguistically appropriate, and free. KAFSC has 44 (16 full-time, 28 part-time) staff, 20 board of directors, 6 advisory council members, 6 associate board members, and over 70 active volunteers. <\/p>\n
KAFSC seeks a full-time Community Outreach & Education Coordinator that coordinates and organizes community outreach and education activities and implementing prevention strategies.<\/p>\n
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES<\/p>\n
Community Outreach & Education<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Plan and coordinate community outreach activities \u00b7 Organize and coordinate Annual Silent March Against Domestic Violence & other October events \u00b7 Work with Director of Shelter & Outreach to develop education programs targeting the underserved Asian\/Korean community, men, and youth \u00b7 Leverage available community resources and create more outreach opportunities \u00b7 Coordinate\/Conduct workshops and presentations to college students and other community partners <\/p>\n
\u00b7 Media Relations: Work with management team and other program staff to expand our media outreach efforts. Produce Public Service Announcements, agency brochures, banners, and other promotional items. Write articles in the newspapers, coordinate monthly talk shows with radio producers, create press releases, and other women-oriented information websites etc. to have consistent and effective message(s) to the community and increase on-line presence working closely with our Development staff team. <\/p>\n
Volunteer Coordination<\/p>\n
\u00b7Plan and implement Project Chinjung and its Community Advocate Program to train high-level volunteers\/advocates to reach out to their own communities and to reach out to local businesses such as nail shops \u00b7 Provide assistance to organize and coordinate a Domestic Violence Volunteer Training twice a year \u00b7 Recruit and manage non-hotline volunteers including tutors, mentors and group volunteers \u00b7 Plan and implement continued education and trainings for on-ongoing volunteers \u00b7 Coordinate activities for volunteers to keep them engaged and help organize our Annual Volunteer Appreciation Party in December <\/p>\n
System Advocacy and Direct Services <\/p>\n
\u00b7 Update and produce a Korean-language domestic violence handbook for victims in the New York city area and keep \u00b7 Expand our resource\/referral list and coordinate with other community and social service agencies to meet client needs \u00b7 Attend city or state-wide coalition meetings, advocacy rallies, marches and other types of events to represent KAFSC and its core agendas \u00b7 Serves as a backup for the 24-hr Hotline<\/p>\n
Administration<\/p>\n
\u00b7 Keep case records of activities journals and other documentation including program assessment, evaluation, intake forms, progress note, evaluation, termination and other documentation \u00b7 Prepare documents and reports for all appropriate, project-related activities \u00b7 Compile statistics and submitting appropriate reports in a timely fashion \u00b7 Participate in the agency-wide fundraising events \u00b7 Attend and proactively participate in bi-weekly staff meetings and supervision check-ins \u00b7 Assist Program Director\/Executive Director as guided<\/p>\n
QUALIFICATIONS<\/p>\n
\u00b7 BA or BS in Social Work, Sociology, Women\u2019s Studies, Public Policy or related field \u00b7 MA or MSW preferred \u00b7 Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills in Korean and English \u00b7 Community organizing skills and experiences \u00b7 Strong commitment to the Asian American Community, immigrant community and KAFSC\u2019s mission \u00b7 Experience working with domestic violence victims or family conflicts preferred \u00b7 Program development and event coordination experience, a plus<\/p>\n