Community Engagement Coordinator at Court Appointed Special Advocate Inc

Community Engagement Coordinator

JOB DESCRIPTION

CASA of Larimer County (CLC) is a nonprofit organization comprised of three programs: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Family Connections (FC) and Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) program. CASA provides volunteer advocacy to children involved in dependency and neglect cases, and FC provides supervised visitation, safe custody exchanges, supportive case management, and parenting education. TBRI® is integrated throughout CLC's programs and provides evidence-based, trauma-informed, intervention. Across all programs, our mission is to advocate for safe, nurturing, and permanent connections to family and community, so children who have experienced abuse and neglect have the opportunity to thrive.

Reports to: Development Manager

Full Time

Position Overview: The Community Engagement Coordinator creates awareness of CASA of Larimer County in the community, recruits high-quality volunteers, and engages individuals, groups, and organizations to support the mission and programs of CLC. This position is required to work evening and weekend hours.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Volunteer Recruitment and Support

• Collaborates with the CASA Program Manager and Development Manager to develop and implement an annual volunteer development plan that includes awareness and recruitment strategies.

• Recruits a diverse group of volunteers from various locales and communities across the 8th Judicial District that reflects the demographics of the children and families served.

• Conducts CASA 101 sessions virtually or in person and provides information on volunteer or engagement opportunities across CLC.

• Tracks and reports effectiveness of volunteer recruitment and development efforts.

• Engages community members interested in opportunities other than the CASA volunteer role to support programs and mission.

• Provides support and oversight as needed to general organizational volunteers who are not assigned to either the CASA or FC programs with continual engagement.

• Collaborates with the leadership team to identify organizational needs for volunteers and service projects. Works with the Development Manager to secure materials needed for projects, coordinates logistics and tracks hours for service projects.

• Supports volunteer appreciation and retention efforts.

Outreach and Events

• Serves as first point of community contact for all volunteers, groups, and potential donors.

• Establishes a community presence through consistent networking, awareness, tabling and open houses

• Supports relationship building and presentations to local service groups.

• Engages local businesses in raising support for CLC through give-back nights and third-party fundraisers.

• Schedules regular meetings with corporate and community leaders to increase awareness, financial support, and recruit diverse volunteers.

• Actively supports planning, logistics, and execution of CLC all events.

• Demonstrates appreciation to supporters through multiple channels including calls, notes, and events.

• Effectively manages deadlines and prioritizes workloads. Takes initiative in completing and delegating assigned projects with minimal supervision.

Marketing and Communication

• Works with development team to execute organizational marketing and communication strategy and support fundraising, awareness, and recruitment goals.

• Assists Development Manager in creating clear and compelling content to current and potential volunteers, supporters, and general stakeholders. Content may include but is not limited to digital or printed recruitment ads, press releases, newsletters, blog posts, and social media posts.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Two or more years of full time, consistent professional experience

• Excellent presentation, public speaking, and communication skills

• Strong computer, office, and organizational skills required, including Canva

• Microsoft word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Strong commitment to the CASA of Larimer County mission, vision, and values

• Must be comfortable making phone calls and engaging new people

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual, Preferred (English / Spanish)

• Experience with WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, Meta Business Suite

• Experience with Neon or other CRM

• Photography and social media

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND COMPETENCIES

• Enjoys being out in the community engaging with diverse groups of people

• Connector, storyteller

• Flexible and communicative

• Enjoys collaboration, working as a team, and is a team player

• Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds

WORK LOCATION, SCHEDULE, AND REQUIREMENTS

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