Outreach Specialist

Department/Program: Chester Community Coalition	Link to apply: Outreach Specialist
Location: Chester, PA	Travel required: N/A
Level/Salary range: $22.12 hourly	Position type: Full Time

Our organization provides trauma-informed support services to families directly affected by violence. Services include individual and group therapy and case management. To heal the psychological and emotional impact of homicides and reduce trauma-related reactive violence in the City of Chester, PA.

 

Service Areas: Violence Prevention/Behavioral Health/Community Development

Visit our website: www.chestercommunitycoalition.org

The Chester Community Coalition seeks a team member that can create as well as maintain positive and consistent contact with youth and adults in Chester PA who have experienced intentional violence. The position requires an someone comfortable communicating with a wide variety of community stakeholders, such as youth, parents, community partners, local and state government and media. Job duties also include providing light case management and administrative duties.

A compassionate, mature and responsible attitude is a must. The workload is often heavy as clients may be in distress. Time-management skills enable workers to deal with multiple clients while providing quality, trauma-informed services. Adaptability is crucial to success in this position as the work varies from day-to-day.

 

 

Full time benefits package including:

●        Medical, Dental, and Vision	●        Short-term Disability (STD)
●        Long-term Disability (LTD)	●        Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
●        403(b) Retirement Plan	●        Life Insurance
●        Flexible Spending Accounts	●        PTO and 14 Paid Holidays per year

 

The candidate for this position may be subject to any of the following screenings as part of the pre-employment process: Motor Vehicle Report (MVR), PA Criminal Background Check, PA Child Abuse Clearance, FBI fingerprint, and drug/alcohol screen.