Job description

Position Title: YouthLine Outreach Coordinator
Status: Full-Time/Non-Exempt
Reports To: YouthLine Assistant Director of Education & Outreach
Compensation: $21.50 - $23/hour plus full Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance. Matching 401k, professional development funds, and a free fitbit.
Location: Portland OR. This position requires a hybrid schedule which includes working in-person at the Lines for Life headquarters in Portland OR typically Tuesday through Thursday when not doing offsite outreach. This position requires the ability to regularly travel throughout the state of Oregon to lead outreach events in schools and communities as well as meet with community partners
About the Organization: Lines for Life is a regional non-profit that is dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. We offer help and hope to individuals and communities and promote mental health for all. Our work addresses a spectrum of needs that include intervention, prevention, and advocacy. We educate, train, and advocate to prevent issues of substance abuse, mental illness, and thoughts of suicide from reaching crisis levels. But when a crisis arises or support is needed, we are available 24/7/365 to intervene with personalized help.
YouthLine Outreach Coordinator Position Overview:
Lines for Life is looking to hire someone who is passionate about mental health, education, community engagement, and empowering the voice of youth. This position will schedule, coordinate, and conduct classroom education, community outreach, and special events; coach, mentor and assist YouthLine volunteers and interns; support social media outreach opportunities and maintaining an active social media presence.
YouthLine Outreach Coordinator Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the culture of Lines for Life by modeling behavior that supports the organization’s goals and philosophies.
• Communicate with school-based contacts to schedule and coordinate all logistics for classroom outreach.
• Establish new relationships with schools to provide YouthLine outreach where it has not previously occurred.
• Deliver presentations in Oregon middle and high schools to educate students and raise awareness about youth mental health, suicide, self injury, depression, and other sensitive subject matters.
• Identify and organize outreach activities to increase awareness of YouthLine across the state.
• Collaborate with Assistant Director to develop and implement an annual outreach strategy.
• Support the Outreach Specialist in implementing the YouthLine social media strategy.
• Collaborate with outreach team to fulfill requirements established through grants and contracts.
• Coach and mentor interns and volunteers through interactions at outreach activities.
• Collaborate with the Youth Development and Volunteer Coordinators in Portland and the Central Oregon Outreach Coordinator to recruit a representative volunteer cohort for YouthLine.
• Co-facilitate the outreach portion of the YouthLine training for new volunteers and interns.
• Assist with YouthLine training and education to establish relationships with volunteers who will support with outreach.
• Attend monthly meetings and in-services for YouthLine volunteers.
• Identify partnership opportunities and resource referrals that will support the efforts of the YouthLine program, including outreach to and volunteer recruitment from underserved communities, such as youth of color, 2SLGBTQIA+ youth, youth in rural areas, and youth with lived experience, among others.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

YouthLine Outreach Coordinator Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in related field (Social Work, Counseling, Teaching, Education)
• At least two years of experience working with youth
• Demonstrated ability to establish rapport, coach, and mentor teens and young adults
• Experience teaching or facilitating presentations for groups
• Strong aptitude for networking with a variety of communities
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience or skills with community engagement
• Group management skills or experience
• Proficient with MS Office computer environment
• Intermediate social media skills
• Ability to manage stressful situations with professionalism and care

YouthLine Outreach Coordinator Preferred Qualifications:

• Crisis Intervention Training (i.e., ASIST, safeTALK, Youth Mental Health First Aid, etc.)
• Experience with social media outreach
• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Knowledge or experience with trauma-informed approaches

Travel & Schedule Requirements:

• This position requires the ability to regularly travel throughout the state of Oregon to lead outreach events in schools and communities as well as meet with community partners. This position often drives YouthLine volunteers to outreach events.
• This position will require some flexibility in work schedule in order to meet outreach needs and will include working some evenings and weekends.

Compensation Package:

• Lines for Life offers a great benefits package valued at over $9,500 per year, including coverage for employee health, dental, vision, short and long term disability, and life insurance premiums; a matching 401K plan; a flexible spending plan; an employee assistance program; and a free Fitbit.

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company._

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EEO: Lines for Life strives to create a diverse, inclusive environment to better represent the communities that we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer._

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All Lines for Life employees must be approved to work by the Oregon Department of Human Services’ Background Check Unit. Background checks are completed after a conditional offer of employment has been extended._

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.50 - $23.00 per hour

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