Outreach Coordinator - Highspeed Staffing

Position: Outreach Coordinator (Paralegal)

Location: Riviera Beach, FL

Duration: Full-time

Salary: DOE

Description

Client seeking a hardworking outreach coordinator to join our organization. The Community Outreach Coordinator is primarily responsible for providing the most up-to-date education and information on the firm's various legal services. As a Community Outreach Paralegal, you will be the main point of contact between the organization and the community at large.

This involves creating newsletters, promoting our initiatives on social media, helping community members with program enrollment, maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders in the community, and coordinating internal and external information sharing.

Our ideal candidate is a motivated, passionate individual who shares our values and believes in our mission, has strong interpersonal skills, is a great communicator, and has 3+ years of experience developing and implementing community outreach programs.

Essential Functions:

· Maintain a calendar of outreach activities, including community events, faith-based entities, workshops, appearances, and other communication opportunities.

· Prepare an annual calendar for community outreach activities.

· Establish new and nurture old relationships with collaborative partners.

· Schedule regular outreach exhibitions in the community designed to educate employees on community responsibility.

· Schedule legal clinics in collaboration with community partners.

· Teach classes on basic legal topics, such as our federal tax system and housing rights and benefits.

· Prepare accurate records and reports on outreach goals.

· Meet regularly with outreach project partners to give updates and plan outreach.

· Conduct phone intakes

· Perform other tasks and duties as assigned or required.

Requirements

Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

· Friendly, professional, and empathic manner.

· Strong client-first work ethic.

· Ability to apply creative approaches to problem-solving; flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced work environment.

· Excellent oral and written communication skills.

· Excellent organizational skills, with attention to detail.

· Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.

· Technical proficiency with standard office equipment.

· Fluency with Microsoft Office suite applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and online office tools and

· Ability to travel frequently.

· Minimum Job Requirements:

· Three-to-four years of professional experience as an outreach coordinator, paralegal, or housing advocate, provided that an additional degree from an accredited institution may be substituted for required experience on a year-for-year basis.

· Availability to work flexible hours, including occasional evenings and weekends, to best fulfill the goals of the outreach project.

· Cultural literacy and humility in working with low-income clients across the spectrum of diversity.

· A demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and racial justice and providing high quality legal assistance to low-income communities.

Working Conditions: Position operates in a professional work environment.

Education and Qualifications

· Excellent oral and written communication

· Ability to build and maintain positive relationships

· Competency with equipment and legal information pertaining to legal intake screenings

· High School or GED equivalent

· Paralegal certification required.

· Must be able to travel up to 70% of the time.