Impact Services Seeking Community Outreach Organizer

Impact Services Seeking Community Outreach Organizer

Community Outreach Organizer: 40 hours a week
A full-time community organizer will be hired to support the K&A Comemrcial Corridor Revitalization efforts. The Community organizer’s main focus will be to foster relationships with the local businesses and establish a direct line of communication between them and the K&A Business Association. The Community Organizer will have a permanent presence on the corridor and will be the “eyes and ears” of KABA.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish/English preferred)
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and Microsoft Access (or ability to learn)
• Outgoing personality and a true passion for working with people
• Kensington resident a plus
• Previous community organizing experience a plus
• Ability to work individually as well as with others
• Good communicator

Duties

• Conduct broad outreach efforts to businesses on K&A Corridor
• Building one-on-one relationships with business owners/operators, educating them about the K&A Business Association
• Work with corridor manager to outline and implement a community organizing strategy
• Conduct surveys
• Identify businesses that need assistance
• Recruit new members for KABA and collect membership renewals
• Hand out fliers for KABA meetings, newsletters and any other promotional materials.
• Input information on databases/surveymonkey
• Keep information on vacancies and new openings/closings current
• Walk the corridor on a weekly basis
• Periodic meetings with Corridor Manager and Director to go over progress and strategies

Applicants can contact Jane Walker, HR Manager at 215.739.1600 ext 184 or jwalker@impactservices.org.