Core Values:

• CULTURAL PROFICIENCY: Articulates and applies historical context of racism and understands the current reality of consumers and communities of color in order to support racial equity. Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting equity and inclusion, and serves as an advocate with colleagues, partners, and communities to meet the Agency's goal of becoming an Antiracist Culturally Inclusive Organization.
• RACIAL EQUITY ADVOCATE: Recognizes, supports, and engages in dismantling institutional racism. Partners with, and is accountable to stakeholders, including children, families, and communities of color.
• RACIAL EQUITY MINDSET: Demonstrates awareness of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.
• TRANSFORMATIONAL VALUES: Contributes to valuable and positive, antiracist transformation in individuals, organizations, and social systems in an effort to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum. Is able to foster a sense of community and shared purpose via collaboration and cooperation with others inside and outside Family Connections. Embodies the principles and practices that form the Agency's culture. Operates from an abundance mentality that recognizes opportunities and is optimistic and realistic about the future.
• Demonstrates cultural competence through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency's clients' and coworkers' cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Committed to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child and believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Works from a strengths-based perspective.
• Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately.
• Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures. 

Professionalism:

• Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
• Respects others' professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings. 
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism.

Supervision:

• Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
• Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
• Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creates and maintains a brand for the program following Family Connections' current requirements.
• Creates and maintains NJ4S-Essex website with up-to-date program information.
• Communicates program events and updates to stakeholders through emails, print materials, social media, and texting.
• Creates social media content through program events and prevention education.
• Creates a library of webinars and YouTube videos with a wide range of education that touches all stakeholders.
• Designs all materials and creates templates to be used by the NJ4S outreach team.
• Designs and orders giveaway items to promote the program.
• Manages the email system which includes list segmentation and email design.
• Manages the texting system which includes list segmentation and copy writing.

Qualifications:

Education/Certification:  Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience related to non-profit management, social services and/or marketing & communications.

Experience:  At least one year of experience in communications/ graphic design/ social media marketing.  Experience with practices and procedures of community mental health services a plus.

Knowledge:  Knowledge of public and private sources for funding of Agency programs, and fundraising ethics.  Knowledge of best practices for non-profit fundraising.  Knowledge of best practices for non-profit marketing & communications.  Knowledge of all Agency programs.  Knowledge of best practices in mental health treatment and prevention a plus. 

Skills and Abilities:  Development office/Fundraising Database experience preferred (Raiser's Edge a plus). Strong interpersonal skills.  Strong organizational skills.  Strong written and oral communication skills.  Ability to be flexible - including in work hours, based on tasks at hand.  Ability to adapt quickly to changes in priorities.  Ability to work independently and follow through on all aspects of a project.  Ability to meet deadlines.

* Culture is defined as membership in a group that has shared values, experiences and beliefs.*

*The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.*

Generous Benefits:
Paid time off/12 paid holidays
403b Retirement plan with employer matching
Employer-paid Life insurance/LTD/AD&D
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
35-hour work week
Hybrid schedule
Trainings
Referral Program
Professional development assistance