Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
Position: Team Leader, Community-Based Enrollment & Match
Location: Philadelphia, PA (currently remote, work-from-home)
Job Status: Full-time, non-exempt
Reports To: Manager, Enrollment & Match
Effective Date: 3.29.2021
Salary: 40-44K
AGENCY OVERVIEW
JOIN A FORWARD-THINKING AGENCY THAT SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence (BBBSI) is the largest BBBS agency in the state and fourth largest in the nation. Our mission is to ignite the power and promise of youth and close the mentoring gap, by creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships and strengthening the quality of the mentoring field.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence (BBBSI) seeks a Team Leader, Community Based Enrollment & Match. The ideal candidate will support the enrollment and match function via the successful coordination of the Community-Based Enrollment & Match team’s activities, as well as effective performance of individual enrollment & match responsibilities, practices and goals. Typically, the position is based in an office environment and requires frequent workday and some weekend travel to BBBSI office locations within our 7-county service area in Southeastern PA and Southern NJ. Note: Typical schedule involves 2 evening shifts per week and 1 weekend day per month.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership, Management, Accountability
Goal Execution and Tracking
Interviewing, Screening, Assessment, Recommendation and Matching
Child Safety
Grant Management
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Academic Requirements: Minimum - Bachelor’s degree; degree in social services or related field preferred.
Professional Requirements: Minimum of 2 years functional experience in a human services environment preferred; supervisory experience a plus. Experience working with both child and adult populations; specific assessment and relationship development experience, and an understanding of child development and family preferred. Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages required. Must possess the ability to effectively learn and utilize BBBSI’s internal database systems for tracking and recording information.
Additional Requirements: Must have consistent and dependable access to a car, valid driver's license, and meet State-required automobile insurance minimums.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Must be able to demonstrate leadership; be dedicated; demonstrate an interpersonal savvy that helps establish effective relationships and an appropriate rapport with people; have attentive and active listening skills; possess a sales/marketing approach to interaction with youth clients and volunteers; be results/outcome oriented; be approachable, organized; and able to demonstrate sound judgment in a leadership capacity. Our best employees 1) set the bar high 2) are intentional and thoughtful about their choices 3) collaborate as a means to community solutions 4) are positive, can-do, and solution-oriented 5) embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, and 6) are accountable and get it done.
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing work in an office environment and include the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The ability to work independently; remain sedentary for extended periods of time (6+ hours per day); lift 10-15lbs; push, pull, bend kneel, as needed for normal operations.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Cover letters and resumes can be submitted online at: http://bbbsi.gatherdocs.com/.
Note: only those applicants believed to be viable candidates for this opportunity will be contacted. No phone calls please.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
People with an interest in engaging individuals to support youth in the community, educators, social workers, youth workers, and recent graduates with a passion for working with youth/volunteers and a desire to work for a strong mission driven organization should apply. At BBBSI, we serve more than 2,100 children annually in Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties in Pennsylvania, and Burlington, Camden and Gloucester Counties in New Jersey.
Our aspiration is to develop an organization that reflects our constituent base. BBBSI promotes a culture of inclusion and seeks talented staff from diverse backgrounds. BBBSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, veteran status, first and second-generation immigrants, and people from low-income families, or any legally protected factor.
** This position is currently remote. Staff will be given a minimum of two (2) weeks advance notice before transition back to the office.
This job is open at the following location:
40-44K