For over 30 years, Way to Grow, Inc. (WTG) has been one of the preeminent early learning programs in the Twin Cities. We focus on the most important stages of life — from prenatal to third grade and parenting. We firmly believe that every child should be born healthy, stay healthy and have the equal opportunity to succeed in school and life. And that can only happen with parents’ active participation. Through our in-home and center-based programming, we help parents create a healthy home and become their children’s first and most important teachers.

Job Summary

The Community Relations Manager is responsible for marketing Way to Grow services to new and existing community partners, with a focus on recruitment of families with children 0-8 years of age, and a special emphasis on families who are pregnant and/or have children ages 3 to 5.

Essential Job Functions

• Supports community partnerships with emphasis on key partners who refer families to WTG.
• Promote WTG programming, and recruit families to enroll through various mechanisms, including but not limited to, organizing and/or participating in community events, presentations to new and current partners about WTG and its services, hosting events, etc.
• Maintain waiting lists and engage non-enrolled participants.
• Support new partnerships that uniquely serve WTG families.
• Maintain incoming referrals and provide direct referrals to clients from service providers.
• Assists new families through the enrollment process, working closely with Program Directors to assign new families to Family Educators.
• Maintains current knowledge regarding availability of community resources as well as new emerging resources and provides information to WTG staff and enrolled families.
• Collaborates with the data team to ensure accurate tracking of families and streamlining of processes.
• Provides reports as requested to measure family enrollment and document successes and challenges as well as progress toward specific goals.
• Coordinate Way to Grow partnership meeting.
• Completes all required paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Maintains office coverage hours as assigned.
• Attends all staff meetings and other meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Collaborates with the team for the overall success and health of the organization to achieve the mission of Way to Grow.
• Performs other duties as required.

Skills & Abilities

• Detailed oriented.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking and initiating contact with both community partners and families.
• Familiarity with early childhood, health issues, how health care system/service delivery systems work, and how to successfully navigate these systems.
• Familiarity with resources and agencies in the community to support clients.
• Ability to manage time and work flexible hours, including days, evenings, and/or weekends.
• Dependable, ability to work independently as well as in team settings.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Computer proficiency including Microsoft Office Suite and familiarity with databases.
• Project management skills.
• Cross-department teamwork.
• Strong leadership skills.

Education

• Minimum - associate degree in communication or business.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two years of experience in Communication or Business.

Experience

• Experience in building successful community and/or business relationships.
• Minimum of three years of experience in managing projects.
• Communication background a plus.
• Willingness to initiate and connect with culturally diverse families to communicate Way to Grow services.
• Proficiency in English (written and oral).
• Bilingual a plus.

Other Requirements

• Valid Driver’s License and Reliable Transportation
• Current Vehicle Insurance and Registration
• Safe Driving Record Safe Driving Record

Physical Demands

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that are necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for long periods of time, standing; walking; using hands to finger, handle, or feel; reaching with hands and arms; climbing or balancing; bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and talking, hearing, and vision abilities.
• The employee must have the capacity to lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.
• Employee must be able to work in noisy and crowded environments.
• The employee is required to travel to multiple locations within the service area.

This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.

Way to Grow is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminate and harassment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, local human right commission activity, or on the basis on any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law for applicants/employees within jurisdiction of such law. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Minneapolis, MN 55405: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person