Outreach Leader, Prisoners of Hope, Inglewood, California

 Description

The position of outreach leader is a split between hands-on interaction mainly with parents and administrative 
work based on information gathered from mentors. Outreach leader responsibilities include maintaining 
communication with parents, troubleshooting and organizing curriculums. Firstly, parents are often excluded from the 
equation of success in most outreach or mentoring programs which drastically affects the effects of the program. 
In regard to parents, the outreach leader is there to answer any and all questions they may have about their 
child, program and/or school. In addition to answering questions, outreach leaders should actively seek input 
from parents in order to accurately serve them as well. Just as mentors spend large amounts of time with students, 
outreach leaders are to similarly spend time with parents whether it is over the phone, by taking them out to 
coffee or at the home. By doing this they provide a time of venting and relaxation for parents who desire and 
contribute to a peaceful home environment. Secondly, a goal of outreach leaders is to troubleshoot. This process 
involving taking in and addressing any concerns a parent/guardian may have and taking special note of concerns 
which genuinely are problematic. If an outreach leader is made aware of a sincere concern or preference of a 
parent which directly affects the effectiveness of program, they are to use communication between themselves, 
mentors and anyone else in order to create a realistic solution without compromising the program in any way.  
Finally, the last responsibility of the outreach leader is to organize information from mentors regarding 
curriculum into a presentable format that can be communicated to parents. The curriculums will usually be updated 
weekly or bi-weekly which means outreach leaders have the task of monitoring progress and determining what methods 
work and which methods are ineffective. This is where the outreach meetings come in which are set up to keep 
parents updated with the academic and personal progress of their children. Meetings include the mentor, mentee, 
outreach leader and parent(s) to ensure that everyone is on the same page and to encourage accountability. 
Mentors and mentees are present simply for clarification of progress or lack thereof, while the outreach leader leads 
the meeting and addresses any concerns from the parent. With the exception of home visits, the tasks of 
outreach leaders can be done wherever and whenever they choose as long as the information is prepared and helpful for 
outreach meetings. As an additional sidebar, outreach leaders are also the primary people who come in contact 
with new kids or have new families referred to them so they should also have the ability to present the 
programs purpose/vision in its entirety whenever asked of them.

 Requirements 

Work Study Pay Available

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