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Communications and Development Assistant
Location: Youth First Office – Evansville
The Communications and Development Assistant is responsible for supporting numerous aspects of the organization’s marketing and communications activities and assisting with event planning, campaign management, and volunteer coordination to strengthen the effectiveness of the organization’s development functions. The Communications and Development Assistant will serve as the office receptionist and work closely with volunteers and staff to achieve the organization’s annual and long-range marketing and fundraising goals.
Reports to: Communications Manager
Roles & Responsibilities:
Supports Fundraising Initiatives, Events and Activities to Acquire and Retain Donors
- Provides the necessary support to implement fundraising plans and marketing strategies and achieve associated goals under the direction of the Communications Manager.
- Assists with Salesforce entry and reporting.
- Prepares and mails donation acknowledgement letters.
- Reconciles Salesforce and Quickbooks donation reports on a quarterly basis.
- Handles donation pledge reminders.
- Supports appeals and campaigns by helping to compose campaign letters, preparing materials, coordinating trainings, organizing and processing mailings, and assisting volunteers.
- Assists with organization and execution of all fundraising events including the Breakfast of Champions and Passport to Adventure Auction. Helps with coordination of the events, including but not limited to receiving and processing RSVPs, securing auction item donations, assisting with event marketing/communications, preparing materials for event meetings, working with vendors and volunteers, scheduling sites, and managing logistics.
Assists with Various Marketing/Communications Tasks
- Assists with planning and posting to Youth First’s social media platforms, including but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
- Assists with coordination, editing and submission of newspaper columns to newspapers in service footprint.
- Assists with promotion and marketing of all campaigns and special events.
- Assists with promotional items purchases.
- Assists with ordering and creation of awareness items for new employees (i.e. business cards, name tags, polos, office signs, etc.).
- Helps coordinate, schedule, and manage volunteer database.
- Helps coordinate staff representation at community and fundraising events.
- Represents Youth First at relevant community events.
- Assists with managing the Youth First Communications calendar.
- Helps with design and creation of flyers to promote programs, at the request of the Program Team.
Assists with Committee Meetings
- Assists in the preparatory work for the meetings listed below, including agenda packet preparation, meeting room setup, organizing the provision of food and refreshments for attendees, and taking minutes as requested.
- Donor Development Committee
- Awareness Committee
- Auction Committee
- Breakfast of Champions Committee
- Other committees and task forces as requested.
Office Receptionist
- Serves visitors by warmly and professionally greeting them and directing them appropriately.
- Answers, screens and forwards all incoming phone calls to the organization’s general phone line in a friendly and professional manner. Provides information for general inquiries related to the organization’s location and other organization or individual staff member contact information.
- Coordinates the pick-up and delivery of express mail services (FedEx, UPS, etc.).
- Maintains a general office calendar to effectively schedule the use of office conference rooms.
- Ensures the office reception area, conference rooms, kitchen, and other common areas are kept neat and presentable.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education:
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Skills and Abilities:
- One to three years of fundraising/development or relevant experience preferred, including sales or marketing/communications in related field.
- Volunteer management skills are a plus.
- Excellent creative writing skills, including strong editing ability and superior vocabulary, grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Excellent verbal (including interpersonal and public speaking) and organizational skills.
- Skill and accuracy in database management, creating queries and producing reports preferred.
- Strategic thinker, team player and team leader.
- Able to handle multiple jobs and responsibilities simultaneously.
- Excellent computer skills including experience with social media, database management, Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint).
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Youth First will not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, assignment, evaluation, promotion, discipline, termination, or any other employment action on the basis of any characteristic or class, which is now or may in the future become protected by law. Employment with Youth First is based solely on qualifications and competence for the particular position to be filled. Since such qualifications and competencies are not peculiar to any type or class of individuals, and since Youth First recognizes the value of a diverse workforce, there will be no discrimination in employment decisions and actions on the basis of age, race, gender, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Updated 6/29/2020
Youth First Social Workers
Location – There are openings for a Youth First Social Worker in the following locations:
– Full time and part-time openings – Evansville, IN
– Full time – Gibson Catholic Schools – Princeton, IN
– PRN – Princeton Middle School – Princeton, IN
– Full time – N. Daviess Jr./Sr. High – Elnora, IN
Purpose:
The Youth First Social Worker (YFSW) works closely with the respective school environment to provide a multi-tiered system of support that aligns with best practices in public health (National Institute on Drug Abuse) utilizing universal, selective and indicated methods of prevention/early intervention in context of the Social Worker role. YFSW follow a neuroscience and trauma-informed method, building resiliency through skills, enhancing relationships with significant adults and fostering readiness for change among individuals and throughout the school culture. Emphasis is placed on specialized mentoring used to assist students in managing life stressors/challenges through evidence-based programs and practices.
Reports to: Director of Social Work/Clinical Supervisor/Assistant Clinical Supervisor
Roles & Responsibilities:
a. Provide Prevention/Mental Health Expertise at the school advocating for early intervention/prevention, utilizing Youth First philosophy and time allocation model of service
b. Provide indicated prevention/early intervention services to identified students and their families including, but not limited to:
- Assess referred students and families for service needs
- Develop and implement individual student/family service plans
- Chart student and family progress in case records
- Collect and record data for program evaluation
- Serve as a liaison between the school, family, and community resources
- Staff case needs through clinical supervision
c. Participate in student service team (RtI, Social Emotional Team, Student Assistance) at the school to identify student needs, to support a team approach to helping students and to avoid duplication of services
d. Provide Small Groups (emotion regulation, social skills, etc.)
e. Plan, coordinate, and implement evidence-based programs that are the best fit for the school environment. These programs include Reconnecting Youth©, Coping and Support Training (CAST), Botvin’s Life Skills Training, Teen Series, and WhyTry©
f. Support and/or Facilitate Youth First after school programs including Family First:Success 7-17©, and In it to Win it the Seven Habits Way
g. Provide Educational Presentations to students as a dosage of universal information
h. Plan and provide monthly universal activities in the school
i. Provide required documentation including but not limited to: monthly reports through web-based system, and monthly principal building reports
j. Work collaboratively with other Youth First Social Workers, school employed social workers, teachers, nurses, principals, counselors, psychiatrists, and other school staff to help students who have need of supportive services
k. Participate in continuing professional development, individual and group supervision
l. Provide Education/Professional Development for school personnel and parents
m. Other duties as requested
Requirements:
a. Master’s Degree in Social Work
b. Licensure in Social Work (LSW) or Clinical Social Work (LCSW) in the state of Indiana
c. Leadership in Social Work skills set
d. Ability to build and maintain trusting rapport within school environments
e. Ability to work independently, and to function effectively with multiple tasks
f. Ability to interact positively with schools, parents and students
g. Ability to perform duties with awareness of and compliance with related corporation policies and state requirements
h. Ability to organize time and workload to fulfill requirements of the job
i. Working knowledge of community resources for referrals
j. Skilled in dialogue with at-risk youth and families about change
k. Knowledge of issues surrounding youth and their families
l. Demonstrates Cultural Competency
m. Basic computer mastery skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
How to Apply
To apply for this position, send cover letter, resume, and three references to Vickey Taake at vtaake@youthfirstinc.org
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Youth First will not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, assignment, evaluation, promotion, discipline, termination, or any other employment action on the basis of any characteristic or class, which is now or may in the future become protected by law. Employment with Youth First is based solely on qualifications and competence for the particular position to be filled. Since such qualifications and competencies are not peculiar to any type or class of individuals, and since Youth First recognizes the value of a diverse workforce, there will be no discrimination in employment decisions and actions on the basis of age, race, gender, color, national origin, disability, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation.
Posted 5/28/20
Updated 7/13/20