Catholic Charities of Buffalo is hiring a Per Diem (15 hours/week) Outreach Specialist for our Foster Grandparent Program for the Family Enrichment / School Based Services department.

Catholic Charities offers an array of programs that strive to empower individuals, children and families. Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY, is the most comprehensive human service provider serving the eight counties of Western New York with dozens of programs at 40+ professionally staffed locations.

Catholic Charities serves more than 150,000 Western New Yorkers each year without regard to age, race, gender or religious affiliation. Catholic Charities programs include comprehensive counseling services for all ages, basic emergency assistance including operating 8 food pantries, mental health services, chemical dependency treatment, educational and job readiness services, services to older adults, marriage counseling, immigration and refugee assistance and a variety of programs that address prevention and treatment of a number of family issues.

JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for coordinating volunteer and station recruitment. Incumbent is further responsible for establishing effective working relationships with the volunteers and community partners. This position r eports t o the Program Supervisor.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Knows and supports Catholic Charities of Buffalo NY mission, vision and guiding principles.

• Coordinates foster grandparent assignments including assisting volunteer station staff to develop volunteer assignment plans and volunteer activities.

• Maintains active involvement with community organizations.

• Co-facilitate new volunteer orientation for the onboarding of volunteers.

• Represents the program at public education forums, health fairs and public speaking engagements.

• Promotes community involvement in the Foster Grandparent Program.

• Assists in the recruitment of volunteers and partner sites through community outreach and referrals.

• Develops and grows community partnerships.

• Composes routine correspondence and other materials. Will copy and file documents and maintains record keeping systems.

• Incorporates Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) principles in all program responsibilities.

• Other relevant duties as assigned.

• Hybrid position- remote position with meetings onsite or in the community as scheduled

  ACCOUNTABILITIES/SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: NA

  EDUCATION: Associate's degree in social work, Human Services, Geriatrics, Marketing, or approved related field; bachelor's degree preferred. Persons with less than an associate's degree and significant experience working with older adults may also qualify at the discretion of the agency.

  EXPERIENCE: One (1) year experience working directly with an older adult population and/or coordinating volunteers. Experience collaborating with community organizations/networks preferred.

  SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Volunteer recruitment

• Community engagement

• Computer competence including MS Word and basic data entry.

  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Able to exercise independent judgement and decision-making while maintaining effective communication with agency leaders.

• Will travel throughout the City of Buffalo and first ring suburbs.

• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills.

• Valid New York State driver's license with reliable transportation.

  Apply today at: ccwny.applicantpro.com/jobs

  Catholic Charities is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Catholic Charities will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the business.