Outreach Coordinator Philadelphia, PA
- Christ in the City
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
Job Description
Outreach Coordinator Philadelphia, PA
Job Title: Outreach Coordinator Reports To: Program Director FLSA: Exempt; Full-time, with benefits Salary Range: $40,000 - $45,000
As the leader of Homeless Ministry and Community Outreach, the Outreach Coordinator will oversee all homeless ministry and engagement with the Philadelphia community. This includes, but is not limited to, homeless ministry training and oversight, overseeing volunteers, finding and setting up presentations with surrounding parishes, training and accompanying missionaries and volunteers, identifying opportunities to form and cultivate relationships with sponsors and volunteers, and planning parish presentations with missionary team members. As leader of this team, you oversee the representation of the mission to the public and building our community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:- Participate in ongoing training and formation to build skills applicable to street ministry and human relationships
- Work with Outreach Director to develop content and present trainings to prepare missionaries and staff for street ministry
- Dialogue with coworkers to create street teams and street routes
- Facilitate small group debrief sessions to help missionaries process their experiences on the streets
- Develop processes for assigning individuals and groups to ministry opportunities
- Oversee all logistics of street ministry, team assignments, orientation, night ministry, Lunch in the Park, March mission trips, Summer of Service as they pertain to homeless outreach
- Network with homeless resources in Philadelphia to build working relationships and opportunities for ministry growth
- Learn to navigate the local homeless resources and direct missionaries and homeless friends to the appropriate organizations
- Participate in street walks, conversations with the homeless, accompaniments, and other forms of homeless ministry along side missionaries and staff
- Assist missionaries in navigating difficult and complicated situations and relationships with the homeless
- Receive calls from the Homeless Outreach google voice number
- Meet weekly over the phone with the Director of Homeless Outreach
- Oversee the outreach budget and track spending and donations
Parish and School Outreach (Retreats, Talks, Presentations)
- Plan and schedule presentations and coordinate with team members to give the presentations
- Collaborate with missionary team to identify the goals of each presentation as they relate to the overall Community Engagement Plan
- Collaborate with Community Engagement Manager and Communications Team.
- Coordinate with team members to attend Archdiocesan parish events as appropriate to spread awareness of the ministry
- Identify new strategies to invite and form more young adults through night ministry (ie: debriefs,
- socials, night prayer, etc.)
Lunch in the Park
- Oversee communication to volunteers about Lunch
- Welcome volunteers into Christ in the City
- Check volunteers in
- Present training to volunteers and answer questions about LIP
- Guide volunteers at the park in their encounters
- Debrief with volunteers after LIP back at CIC
- Oversee and conduct all Lunch in the Park functions including logistics, communication, advertising, food preparation, security, and cleanup
- Organize a system of security measures for Lunch in the Park, bringing greater safety and awareness to the Christ in the City community
Other Responsibilities:
- Send thank-you notes/emails to new volunteers as well as parishes and schools where we present
- Make monthly Saturday Lunch in the Park a mission-type experience for the volunteers.
- Plan and run the annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
- Work with Denver Community Engagement Manager to engage alumni in the Philly area
- Modify presentations for upcoming events.
- Tracking presentations that were given and need to be given.
- Teach and prepare missionaries to give Lunch in the Park trainings.
- Creating Sign ups for Lunch in the Park, Friday Night Ministry, and other events that need
- volunteers.
Required Skills:
- Able to delegate
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
- Excels at collaboration
- Organized
- Proficient in Excel and Google Drive
- Critical Thinking
- Coordination
- Personable
- Public Speaking
- Being the voice and face of Christ in the City to the community
- Personable and tactful in social settings and navigating relationships
- Conflict management
- Heart of a teacher and mentor
- Logistics and problem solving
- Planning and scheduling
- Situational awareness
- Confident in personal boundaries
- Patience and endurance
Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in community life preferred
- Experience in a missionary formation program preferred
- Genuine desire to help the poor
Christ in the City seeks applicants who demonstrate a deep knowledge and love for the social and moral teachings of the Catholic Church and manifest those qualities by both their ability to articulate those teachings clearly, and by living their lives faithfully and fully in line with the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and its doctrines, morals, and official teachings.
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Christ in the City is a Catholic non-profit dedicated to
forming missionaries, volunteers and communities in
KNOWING, LOVING and SERVING the poor.
Our History
Christ in the City began its work with Denver’s poor and homeless in the summer of 2010. The organization began under the auspices of Catholic Charities in Denver as a way to form young people to be life-long missionaries.
In the 2011, Christ in the City was entrusted to the Christian Life Movement (CLM) as the service arm of their mission in the United States. Missionaries are spiritually guided by the priests and lay men and women of the Christian Life Movement, whose community plays a vital role in the spiritual formation of Christ in the City.
"Many people talk about the homeless, but few talk to them."
Four Pillars of Formation
INTELLECTUAL
Education in the Catholic faith and it’s social justice teachings equip us to apply faith and reason to our daily work and lives. Thanks to the help of Our Sunday Visitor, Missionaries take accredited courses with the University of Mary and the Augustine Institute.
SPIRITUAL
To bring the love of Christ to others, we must first experience Him ourselves. Missionaries are guided by members of the Christian Life Movement to deepen their relationship with Christ through personal prayer, Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, and spiritual direction.
HUMAN
The most fundamental of our four pillars. In human formation we develop the human qualities and character of each missionary. Community life allows us to grow in self-knowledge and to learn how to be holy in the practical demands of human life.
APOSTOLIC
The homeless are often served materially by people and yet go unknown and unloved by them. Authentic friendship can transform a life and lead to change in a person, namely: freedom from addiction, meaningful work, housing and reconciliation with God.
What is being a Christ in the City Missionary Like?
You may be wondering what being a Christ in the City Missionary is like! With such a unique Mission, Vision and Values, Christ in the City is truly a one in a million experience! Through this process, missionaries are better equipped to grow during their time with us and thrive as emerging leaders who return to their communities with a profound and mature faith. They return home with the skills to form others in service and to evangelize our culture and society.
"Christ in the City has changed everything for me. The poor have changed everything for me. I have seen my ability to love completely change, and I have been able to realize that there is a poverty that goes much deeper than physical poverty. Growth has also occurred in many uncomfortable ways as well. I have become much more aware of my own poverty, therefore allowing me to grow in greater and utter dependence on God. Christ in the City has shown me that I do not have to earn others’ love, especially God’s love. I have been able to dive into what it means to be a daughter of the Father, and from this, I am able to bring a small portion of this love to my homeless friends and my community members!"
Not Ready to be a Missionary?
No problem! Not everyone is called to be a Christ in the City Missionary, but that doesn't mean you can't get involved! If you are passionate about our mission and want to get involved check out our approach to street ministry and simple ways you can join us from wherever you are : https://christinthecity.org/get-involved/