Recruitment Coordinator for the Colorado Heart Gallery

Organization

Raise the Future serves waiting children, recruits families for children who have survived abuse and neglect, supports adoptive families throughout every phase of the adoption process, and trains child welfare professionals throughout the country.

Headquartered in Colorado, Raise the Future operates offices in Utah and Nevada with additional programs in Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Raise the Future is also one of several collaborating partners within the federal AdoptUSKids project.

About the Program

The Colorado Heart Gallery is a traveling photography exhibit and website dedicated to finding families for the children and youth in foster care who are waiting for a family, made possible through a collaboration between Raise the Future, the Colorado Department of Human Services and volunteer photographers from throughout the state.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage all logistics associated with Colorado Heart Gallery photo shoots
• Create and send invites to caseworkers
• Process registration of youth for photo shoots and confirm their attendance
• Gather and prepare all materials for photo shoots (i.e., sign in sheets, name sheets, consent forms, etc.); ensure the correct materials are available at photo shoots
• Ensure adequate staffing
• Attend all photo shoots to provide leadership and onsite support
• Serve as primary contact with caseworkers regarding Heart Gallery issues or concerns
• Manage contracts for video and print vendors to ensure appropriate costs as well as high quality and timely production of recruitment photos and videos for youth featured on the Colorado Heart Gallery
• Secure, schedule, and confirm volunteer photographers for Colorado Heart Gallery photo shoots inclusive of background checks and thank you gifts
• Provide required documentation related to Colorado Heart Gallery photos and videos (per established guidelines)
• Upload secure photos and videos to designated recruitment websites (Colorado Heart Gallery, Raise the Future, AdoptUSKids)
• Maintain and update the Colorado Heart Gallery website to ensure that the content is complete and accurate, including highlighting stories when a featured youth has achieved permanency
• Maintain the photos on the physical display of the Colorado Heart Gallery to ensure that the status of featured youth is updated
• Secure high-traffic venues for display of the physical Heart Gallery, coordinate all logistics related to moving the physical Heart Gallery, and conduct outreach to engage the business community and develop business sponsorships
• Create strength-based narratives for designated recruitment websites (Colorado Heart Gallery, Raise the Future, AdoptUSKids)
• Maintain recruitment status of Colorado youth including ongoing status changes
• Register Colorado youth on the AdoptUSKids website, as authorized on the registration form
• Facilitate, attend, and provide administrative support for monthly meetings with Colorado Department of Human Services staff to discuss progress and challenges regarding the Colorado Heart Gallery program
• Present information about the Colorado Heart Gallery at quarterly Recruitment & Retention meetings
• Create and implement activities to promote the Colorado Heart Gallery such as social media messages and producing or updating marketing banners and other promotional materials
• Maintain and gather data related to the Colorado Heart Gallery
• Create narratives pertaining to Colorado Heart Gallery work for quarterly and annual reports
• Review quarterly recruitment data reports for Colorado youth
• Assist in management of the Colorado Heart Gallery budget
• Provide support/co-lead Profile Parties and Connection Events
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• 1-3 years in a professional office setting
• Bachelor's Degree
• Reliable transportation and willingness to travel; must have dependable transportation and be insurable as a driver on the auto liability policy of Raise the Future. Full list of driver qualifications can be found here.

Preferred Qualifications

Industry/Area of Expertise Preferred

• Non-Profit Sector

Technological Skills Preferred

• Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
• Internet Research
• General computer literacy
• Adobe Creative Suite

Desired Qualities/Qualifications

• Proven attention to detail and deadline oriented
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple projects and competing
• demands well, meeting deadlines and producing high-quality work
• Self-starter; demonstrates initiative and ability to work effectively both
• independently and as part of a team
• Ability to build and sustain relationships with diverse populations
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Publisher
• Willingness and ability to learn technical aspects of website
• management
• Outgoing and enjoys working with and meeting new people

This is a full-time position, reporting to the Manager of Media-Based Recruitment, and begins as soon as possible.

What we offer

As a nonprofit organization, we are mission driven, and our employees are highly engaged in the work they do. The best reward is when our efforts payoff and our youth find lasting connections with an adult.

We offer a great culture and a full benefits package too. We value the need for work life balance offering four (4) weeks of PTO, one (1) week of paid personal time, 10+ paid holidays per year, plus much more--that's 36 paid days off per year! Our benefits include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental & vision insurance
• 100% Paid life, long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and childcare
• Health Savings Accounts
• 401k with matching contributions & immediate vesting
• Flexible work arrangements available on case-by-case basis
• Employee Assistance Program
• Discount programs
• Paid Parental Leave

The hiring range for this position is $40,000-$47,000 annually*.

* This is the expected pay range for someone hired in Colorado. Actual hiring range may vary based on qualifications.

**Cover letter upload required**

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of essential functions, responsibilities, or requirements.

Raise the Future has a policy and procedure of non-discrimination with regard to income, race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical or mental ability, veteran status, military obligations, and marital status applicable to the charitable organization's paid and volunteer staff, governing board, and persons served by the charitable organization.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.

https://www.applicantpro.com/j/2464236-573943

https://www.applicantpro.com/j/2464236-573943