Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as a core member of a small local team to help implement and coordinate Safe Families for Children programming in the Treasure Valley.
• Identify and engage local churches to establish partnerships and expand program reach.
• Work closely with participating Safe Families churches in the Treasure Valley to ensure continual growth in their ministry and to promote volunteer engagement.
• Recruit, train, coach and build relationships with church Ministry Leads; help them develop their ministry teams (circles of support) through new volunteer recruitment.
• Train Ministry Leads and Family Coaches in understanding resource networks for the families they serve.
• Ensure churches and their volunteers are made aware of specific volunteer opportunities and that volunteers have adequate support to meet the needs of parents and children.
• Oversee the volunteer onboarding process, including completion of fingerprinting, background checks, reference checks, and other administrative steps for volunteer approval.
• Work with Program Manager to complete home studies of volunteer Host Families.
• Coordinate and facilitate volunteer trainings at partnering churches; support Program Manager in development of Family Coach and Ministry Lead trainings.
• Ensure continued volunteer compliance with safety standards, including annual reassessments and weekly home checks of Host Families during active placements.
• Ensure effective communication between Safe Families staff, volunteers, ministry leads and other partnering community organizations.
• Assist the Program Manager in strategically matching families in need with Host Families, Family Coaches, and other volunteers to ensure the best possible care and support.
• Work with Program Manager to coordinate debriefs with volunteers after families exit the program.
• Work with Program Manager to organize and facilitate monthly Parent Café peer support meetings, including organizing volunteer support.
• Help maintain and improve data tracking and reporting; manage and organize information related to volunteer onboarding. 

Secondary Responsibilities:

• Support presentations to schools, community groups, organizations and agencies to build community partnerships, grow awareness, and expand referral base.
• Support donor development and fundraising, including identifying, cultivating and retaining church and business donors.
• Expand our referral base and resource network for families in need through networking and information gathering.
• Collaborate with other Safe Families chapters around the nation to gain insight and learn new strategies that can be used for continuous improvement and program development.
• Support Program Manager in responding to phone and email referrals received in office from families in need as assigned.
• Participate in staff and team meetings as assigned & support student interns as available.
• Support the facilitation of community-based collaborative meetings as assigned. 
• Attend conferences and trainings as interested or available.
• Assist Supervisor with external program communications, including social media marketing, events, e-news, family success stories, and material development.