Community Program Coordinator, Sunday Suppers

Posted by on February 27, 2012

[posted 2/23/2012]

Community Program Coordinator

Sunday Suppers is a community based program for families in Norris Square, North Philadelphia where healthy family dinners are served in a restaurant like atmosphere. Resources and support are provided so that families can replicate the model in their own homes.  While the family meal is the centerpiece of Sunday Suppers, other essential elements include: increased access to healthy food, cooking skill development, interactive food demonstrations, and community gardening.  Our mission is to strengthen the health and well being of families through the transforming power of family meals.  For more information go to http://sundaysuppersphilly.org

The Community Program Coordinator works under the direct supervision of the Executive Director.
Responsibilities include:

Community Outreach
•    Identify and create relationships with local agencies, schools, churches, and other programs to obtain family referrals
•    Contact referred families to determine eligibility, provide a program overview, and gather baseline information
•    Maintain regular and ongoing communication with participating families ensuring buy in and retention
•    Recruit volunteers from the community to help with meal preparation and set up on Sundays
•    Seek out and identify other resources and potential funding to enhance program services
•    Represent the Sunday Suppers program inside and outside the community

Program Coordination
•    Attend every Sunday from 4-9
o    Create list of participating families & oversee set up of dining room
o    Orient volunteers and assign them to specific tasks
o    Welcome families and provide necessary information
o    Oversee the flow of the evening
•    Insure meal preparation take-home bags are completed and distributed
•    Establish a monthly calendar for Sunday programming and ensure the presenters have all needed materials
•    Organize volunteer opportunities for families

Record Keeping
•    Collect baseline and follow up data from head of household in face to face interviews
•    Collect data on all volunteers
•    Develop and maintain computerized records of all participant involvement using ACCESS database
•    Maintain regular and ongoing communication with supervisor including weekly planning meetings and quarterly assessments

Other duties as assigned
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
•    Bilingual Spanish/English, experience with Latino culture and families
•    Minimum 2 years experience working in outreach and/or community organizing
•    Attention to detail
•    Excellent oral communication and organizational skills
•    Ability to work independently
•    Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse range of programs and people
•    Computer literacy in Word, Excel & ACCESS
•    Car, insurance and valid Driver’s License
•    Self motivated
•    Must be available on Sundays from 4-9pm

Please send your resume to Linda Samost at linda@sundaysuppersphilly.org