Outreach Coordinator – Bakersfield (Due to State Budget, Position on Hold Until Further Notice) – GLAD - Greater Los Angeles Agency on Deafness, Inc.

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Outreach Coordinator – Bakersfield (Due to State Budget, Position on Hold Until Further Notice)

Position: Outreach Coordinator	Classification: Exempt
Supervisor: Director of Human Services	FTE: 100%
Location: Bakersfield	Department: Human Services

Due to State Budget, position on hold until further notice.
We are still accepting applications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under the supervision of the Director of Human Services, the Outreach Coordinator will:

Plan and supervise the day-to-day activities of the Bakersfield Outreach office;
Provide peer counseling, personal advocacy and other assistance to clients of all ages;
Develop and implement education, advocacy and resource development efforts in the service area;
Ensure programmatic objectives are carried out by monitoring program progress and contract compliance.
Provide ongoing consultation, support and training to staff;
Supervise staff;
Assist in the grant writing process;
Seek out additional funding to expand services;
Attend and participate in a wide range of activities promoting the agency to the local community;
Participate in advisory board meetings; attend public workshops, which benefit the agency;
Represent the agency on a variety of state and local committees to improve services availability for the deaf and hard of hearing community and provide presentations at a variety of public forums;

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants with a B.A. degree or equivalent experience desired. Candidates must possess strong management skills. The ability to maintain a positive working rapport with funding sources and ensuring contract compliance is a must. Candidates must have an excellent understanding of the relationship between programmatic and budgetary components of each project. Excellent projection planning is a must. Applicant must have good public speaking skills. Applicant must have the ability to work with deaf persons of diverse multi-ethnic population and with widely varying communication skills and language levels. Knowledge of laws governing the rights of deaf and hard of hearing individuals is a must.