Outreach Manager WIOA Train & Earn na Phipps Neighborhoods Inc.

About Phipps Neighborhoods

Phipps Neighborhoods, the social service affiliate of Phipps Houses, has been a catalyst for community growth and empowerment for over 50 years. Our mission is focused on creating safe, inclusive spaces where community members can access education, career opportunities, and economic pathways. Serving approximately 14,000 New Yorkers annually, we address barriers to educational achievement, economic security, and career stability through three key program areas:

• Education and School-Day Programs: Offering pre-kindergarten services, community schools, after-school programs, and college access counseling.
• Sector-Focused Training and Employment Placement Pathways: Providing specialized training, employment placement pathways, Summer Youth Employment, Work Learning Grow initiatives, and aiding residents in accessing new employment opportunities.
• Community & Economic Empowerment Services: Enabling community progress through community centers, resident services, food access, financial literacy programs, and support accessing benefits and wellness services.

We collaborate with government, corporate, and philanthropic partners to effect significant and lasting social change, fostering thriving communities.

Position Summary:

Phipps Neighborhoods helps children, youth, and families in low-income communities thrive. We work in South Bronx neighborhoods where we can address the greatest barriers to lasting success through education and career programs, and access to community resources.

We’re dedicated to our neighborhoods for the long term, supporting individuals and families as they establish self-sufficiency. Our services create opportunities for people to thrive in every aspect of their lives. 

Under the supervision of the Managing Director of Workforce Sectoral programs position, the Outreach Manager is responsible for supporting the Workforce Department Sectoral programs in achieving outreach and enrollment goals for all programs including CNH (Track 1 & 2), CNBS, CWE (JtBo). The Outreach Manager will supervise the Outreach Specialist and manage a broad range of outreach initiatives and activities.

Salary range for this role will be $45,000 to $50,000 based on education, training and experience. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and manage the annual outreach and recruitment strategy for all programs across the Workforce department that advances agency priorities and promotes the brand of the Phipps Neighborhoods sectoral based programs.
• Supervise the outreach team; delegate assignments, offer guidance and support.
• Establish and maintain partnerships that support enrollment goals and foster relationships for external referrals.
• Plan and implement community events hosted by Phipps Neighborhoods, and also conduct outreach at such as street fairs, health fairs, youth fairs, public school open houses and other public events.
• Help ensure that Phipps Neighborhoods programs utilize best practices when conducting outreach activities and information sessions, including serving as a resource and sounding board for community members, providing guidance and feedback, and developing an integrated outreach strategy.
• Maintain a calendar of outreach dates/times/locations, and ensure that employees conducting outreach have appropriate materials for distribution to the public
• Manage the outreach database, track and analyze the effectiveness of your outreach
• Maintain inventory of outreach supplies and equipment; distributes supplies and equipment, assists with ordering supplies and equipment for outreach
• Work cross functionally, particularly with the, Case Management, Employer Engagement and Facilitator units.
• Perform any and all tasks deemed necessary by supervisor 

Qualifications: 

Minimum of High School Diploma or GED with at least three years of demonstrated experience working with youth and young adults in workforce, community and school-based settings. Bachelor’s Degree or College credits strongly preferred.  Strong interpersonal, public speaking and relationship-building skills with the ability to communicate with a variety of stakeholders including program participants, staff, funders and program partners. Strong critical thinking, analytical, and technical problem-solving skills are required. Ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds. Self-directed and able to take initiative. Ability to handle matters of confidentiality with utmost tact and diplomacy.

Physical Demands:

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs and occasionally lift up to 25 lbs lifting and transporting of moderately heavy objects, such as outreach tables, chairs and boxes of outreach materials.  Employee will occasionally be required to attend outdoor events.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.  Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.