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Parent Community Outreach Specialist Positions Available
February 14, 2020 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Four open contract positions with Congress of Communities through the Hope Starts Here partnership
Congress of Communities is looking for parents who are passionate about community outreach to work at Community Outreach Specialists with the Hope Starts Here Initiative. We need parents who would like to support other parents in District 6 and Southwest Detroit.
Duties of the Community Outreach Specialists will be
Equip and Involve parents to be involved in Hope Starts Here
Receive training on Early Childhood topics to then share those topics with other parents
Develop relationships with community members and other parents
Attend Trainings
Attend community events to do outreach for Hope Starts Here.
Conduct listening campaigns
Do Door Knocking to share information with other parents
Connect families to available community resources
And more…
Requirements to Apply
You must live in Detroit.
You must live in Detroit District 6 (and/or Southwest Detroit)
You must have raised or be raising at least one child from the ages of 0–8 in Detroit.
Commit to give 9–12 months to this project
Passionate about making improvements for Detroit’s children, families and community.
Work positively with others in teams
Willing to learn new skills
Not required but encouraged to apply if you are bilingual in Spanish or Arabic.
Compensation
$600 a month contract. Work approximately 8–10 hours a week. Mostly work on weekends and evenings, flexible schedule. Work guaranteed through June 2020 with possibility of continuing after then depending on grant funding.
You must send us an email with your resume and explanation of why you want to apply (cover letter) to amanda@cocswdetroit.com
Please do not feel intimidated about sending your resume. What we are really looking for are parents dedicated to community outreach. Just send us what you have with a good explanation of why you are interested in the position.
We will be hosting interviews the week of February 17th. All applicants must send us their resume by February 14th.
Please see attached for the original job posting. If you live in a different district of the City of Detroit, there are still some positions in other districts and you are encouraged to apply through the process outlined in the attached document.