Careers

Community Connections Coordinator 

Reports to: Executive Director 

Fostering Further’s mission is to support foster families, children in the foster care system and emancipating youth, show appreciation to foster caseworkers and create a healthy, supportive relationship between community members and those involved in foster care in central Ohio.

Purpose:

To enhance Fostering Further’s presence in the community by overseeing the collection and distribution of donations, building a network of volunteers to support the programs and special events, and communicating the impact of our programs through social media, events, and other avenues

Status:

Non-Exempt position – 20-25 hours per week

Contract Term:

One-year contract beginning date of offer acceptance

Essential Functions:

Volunteer Coordination

• Maintain volunteer data in Little Green Light database containing volunteers, donors, clients, foster parents, and others associated with Fostering Further; run reports as requested
• Recruit and communicate with new volunteers, guide volunteers through the application and background check process, and coordinating service opportunities with the Executive Director
• Communicate service opportunities to volunteers, coordinate volunteer scheduling for events and programs, build strong relationships with volunteers
• Maintain and keep up to date necessary background checks and insurance requirements
• Respond to service opportunity inquiries, identifying appropriate opportunities in alignment with the Executive Director

Donation Coordination

• Collaborate with Program Directors to identify donations needed for programs and special events
• Communicate donation needs to the community, as well as point-of-contact for inquiries received
• Oversee the clothing closet, manage inventory, and distribution when requests are made
• Collect and distribute donations for specific programs:
  • Graduation gift cards
  • Kinship need requests, specifically Christmas gift requests
  • Bikes, coordinating with outside source
  • Backpacks, coordinating with project lead
  • Special events and other programs, as needed

Community Connections

• Create, schedule, and monitor content across various platforms to engage the community, promote the organization’s mission, and increase visibility
• Identify and staff opportunities to increase awareness through community resource fairs or non-profit events

• Build relationships with supporters, donors, and volunteers through both online and offline channels

• Use social media and other tools to publicize events and recruit participants or volunteers

Administrative and Organization Support

• Maintain organizational files and documents, including storage in organization’s GoogleDrive
• Provide general support for Fostering Further, Starting Strong, and Foster Support programs and events
• Perform general administrative support and additional tasks as requested

Qualifications:

• Interest in and commitment to Fostering Further’s mission

• Minimum two years related experience; nonprofit experience a plus

• Proficiency in social media tools

• Content creator with design skills

• Respectful in communication and interaction with young adults

• Maintains confidentiality of information of our foster families and children in care

• Solid written and oral communication skills and excellent phone manner

• Develops effective work plans, organize details, set priorities, and meet deadlines

Fostering Further is an equal employment opportunity employer. We seek a broad and diverse pool of candidates and strongly believe that our organization benefits from the perspectives and talents of a diverse staff.