Overview
Aviva
Family and Children’s Services Mission Statement
Aviva believes every child and every family in our Los Angeles community deserves the chance
for a brighter future. We provide compassionate support, therapeutic services, and
guidance to at-risk children and families.
Job Summary
The Family Resource Center (FRC) Coordinator will schedule and manage resource activities
that provide a comprehensive range of culturally sensitive rehabilitative and
educational programming to youth and families in our Aviva and Los Angeles
community in order to promote skill acquisition, empowerment and
self-sufficiency. In addition, the FRC Coordinator will head Aviva’s volunteer
engagement program, including volunteer programs/workshops at Wallis House.
Essential Functions
· Coordinate and Manage FRC activities in the following program areas:
o Digital Media Lab
o Expressive Arts & Sewing Center
o Clothing Closet
o Yoga Studio
o Culinary Arts
o Work Force Development (Independent Living Services)
o Parent Support Groups
o Wallis House
o FRC Events
· Speak to community groups, organizations, and county partners, schools, corporations,
and individuals to generate interest and promote Aviva programming engaging in
volunteer opportunities with Aviva.
· Participate
in Agency wide meetings as appropriate to ensure Aviva program supervisors and
direct service staff are informed about FRC activities
· Recruit and secure clients/youth to participate in FRC programming
· Be sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences among the agency’s client
populations
· Actively participate in quality improvement projects
· Partner with the Aviva research department collecting data for outcome measures and
program reviews
· Assist in researching and identifying grants and MOUs for potential program partnerships
· Recruit, train and manage FRC volunteers on an on-going basis (and other agency
volunteers on an as needed basis) and develop innovative strategies to motivate
and retain them. Responsibilities include:
o Screening, interviewing, and securing references for new volunteers.
o Developing, maintaining and utilizing the CRM database and volunteer files, track volunteer
hours and submit data for agency wide reporting
o Host on-going orientation and trainings to support and grow the volunteer program at
Aviva.
· Manage all logistics with receiving in-kind donations and maintain Aviva’s storage
rooms, ensuring they are organized and safe
· Execute Aviva’s annual Holiday Drive, engaging volunteers and donors for participation
· Social Media – manage and coordinate all social media sites and posts; develop a
social media calendar of awareness dates and maintain a strategy to engage the
community at large
Competency Requirements
· Bachelor’s in Social Work, Psychology and or a related Behavioral Science Degree from an
accredited University or College and two years of professional experience in
the field of social work, behavioral science or social science.
Education and Experience
- Three years’ experience at an agency providing social
- services to children or families.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English required.