Community Liaison

Community Liaison

For children to excel, the needs of the whole child must be addressed. At our ASPIRE After School Learning Centers, Members serving as COMMUNITY LIAISONS can reach out to children and their families to identify social welfare and acculturation issues; provide access to essential resources, services and programs; encourage communication with children's schools; and cultivate relationships with area agencies, organizations and businesses to support community well-being. This position offers an opportunity to empower and uplift entire families at a time. The Member's support at the after-school center will contribute to the evolution of educated, productive and gainfully employed citizens while helping entire families to acculturate, improve quality of life, and progress socially. These Members will reach beyond the needs of the child to help the entire family rise up out of poverty. Because with each individual that succeeds, the entire community thrives. Current Members say,"this experience has transformed my own life," and "working with these families each day fulfills me in ways I could never have imagined."

Member Duties : Conducts assessment of community needs; Provides access to social, economic, and health and welfare resources for parents of children attending ASPIRE; Coordinates home visits and parent meetings for the purpose of gaining information and/or discussing needs and problems involving students and their families; Creates and regularly updates files for all families in CiviCRM to documents all activities, exchanges and referrals Regularly updates resource lists to support students and their families; Refers children and their families to outside agencies (e.g. state agencies, medical professionals, counselors, foundations, charities, etc.) for the purpose of ensuring the needs of students and families are met. Responds to inquiries from a variety of internal and external sources (e.g. parents, children, Education Coordinators, staff, outside agencies, etc.) for the purpose of providing information and/or direction as may be required.

Program Benefits : Living Allowance , Stipend , Education award upon successful completion of service , Accredited certification in subject , Training .

Terms :
Uniforms provided and required , Permits working at another job during off hours , Car recommended , Permits attendance at school during off hours .

Service Areas :
Community Outreach , Education , Hunger , Homelessness , Health , Children/Youth .

Skills :
Team Work , Passion for serving others , Social Services , General Skills , Leadership .