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Job Summary: 

This is a professional position responsible for building connections, donor relations, resource development, increasing awareness through presentations and trainings, and promoting initiatives with individuals, businesses, faith-based communities, partner agencies, local leadership and donors within Polk, Highlands, and Hardee counties.

Essential Functions:

• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with HFC internal and external customers

• Engage and establish rapport with individuals, businesses, faith-based organizations, partner agencies, local leadership, donors, and other stakeholders on HFC initiatives to help meet agency goals and objectives

• Attend community events as needed to represent the agency with flexibility of working nights and weekends

• Participate and complete train-the-trainer courses to deliver specific training curricula

• Educate, promote, and deliver child safety and child abuse prevention trainings to local businesses, faith-based organizations, schools, community service groups, and other stakeholders.

• Enlist the cooperation of businesses, community organizations, and sponsors to support projects

• Raise public awareness on issues relevant to the community and specifically child abuse prevention and foster/adoption

• Prepare data and reports as required

• Track and report on all donor relations activities, including cash and in-kind donations and volunteer hours  

• Recruit, train and support community volunteers to assist with special projects

• Identify and collaborate with community providers for resource development that aligns with HFC’s mission

• Plan, attend and coordinate meetings and special events as needed

• Formulate plans and priorities, in cooperation with other staff members and community providers

• Coordinate activities associated with Child Abuse Prevention Month, Rudolph Round Up Holiday Toy Drive, Back to School, Heartland Youth Village, Child Welfare Provider Fair, and other events.

• Participate and provide input and updates to the Child Abuse Prevention and Permanency (CAPP) meetings

• Requires flexibility in schedule to meet department needs, including occasional evening and weekend hours

• Complete train-the-trainer courses as needed

• Assist and provide back-up coverage for other department positions as needed

• Perform special projects as assigned

Qualifications: 

Bachelors degree in social services or marketing required.  Requires a minimum of two years of professional experience in the related field.  Experience in child welfare or child abuse prevention preferred.

Benefits:

We offer excellent benefits package with tuition assistance, domestic partner coverage, retirement & generous paid time off.​

Additional Information:

Drug free workplace.  Drug testing required.  EOE/M/F/D/V.