Communications/Community Outreach Specialist

eliminating racism
empowering women
YWCA Lancaster
YWCALancaster is looking for a part-time (30 hours) Communications and Community Outreach Specialist, who is an integral part of our team. You will serve as the primary liaison between the YWCA Lancaster Communications team and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center (SAPCC) to develop content, graphics, and stories that promote the services of SAPCC. Represent the organization at community events to expand relationships with businesses, organizations, and leaders in efforts to promote SAPCC services and educate individuals and groups on the prevention of sexual abuse, harassment, and assault. This person will report directly to the Director, Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center.

Starting pay rate: $19/hr

What your day looks like:

Communications/Marketing

• Primary liaison between YWCA Lancaster Communications team and Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center, keeping both departments updated on initiatives, ideas, and needs
• Collaborate with Communications team to develop content, graphics, and stories to help promote the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center
• Assist YWCA Lancaster Communications team to better curate important information and content to specific audiences, creating email blasts and calls to action based on the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center’s events, volunteer opportunities, and advocacy.
• Recruit and when necessary, write, stories that can help better illustrate the work that the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center does in the community

Community Outreach

• Develop and execute new approaches to grow Sexual Assault Hotline volunteers, increase meet-up group attendance, and enhance YWCA Lancaster’s brand in the community
• Attend tabling events and other community events to represent YWCA Lancaster and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center
• Build and expand community relationships with businesses, organizations, and leaders to increase awareness about YWCA Lancaster’s program offerings, as well as the issue of sexual assault and violence in our community
• Completes 40-hour Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Training Course and completes a minimum of 12 hours of additional related trainings per year.
• Administers evaluation tools and compiles data as needed.
• Maintains related service statistics; keeps program statistics and other records as assigned.
• Demonstrates commitments to YWCA Lancaster Public Policies and Mission.

• Performs other duties as required.

Who you are:

• 2-3 years of graphic design experience
  • Please provide examples of your work
• Moderate to advanced experience in Adobe Suite
  • Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop,
  • Knowledge of video editing (Premiere, After Effects) a plus
• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred
• Strong writing skills
• Familiarity with WordPress and website editing
• Empathetic and relationship-minded personality

• Desire and ability to embody the YWCA’s Mission of empowering women and eliminating racism.

Who we are:

YWCA Lancaster is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. Everything we do is based on the belief that all women and families have the right to be safe and choose the direction of their lives. Since 1889, we have served children and adults in the community through a variety of programs. Current offerings include the Racial Equity Institute, Dorothy Height Book Club and Lunch & Learns on current topics; Kepler Hall residence, home to fifty women, men and children; YWonderful Kids providing child enrichment for ages six weeks to five years and before/after school care in a number of settings; Sexual Assault Prevention and Counseling Center with a 24-hour hotline and no-cost professional counseling for survivors of sexual assault and their significant others. Our programs address the fact that far too many individuals experience violence, and lack economic security, and these issues disproportionately impact women and people of color. If we want to empower all women, we must also tackle racism.When all women and families can reach their full potential, our communities thrive.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision after 30 days of employment
• Retirement plan with employee match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Long/Short Term Disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Training and Development Opportunities
• Participation in YWCA activities and seminars
• Childcare at a discounted rate
• Parental leave
• 20% tuition discount at Widener University (including graduate and continuing studies-bachelor’s completion)

*Most benefits only apply when you are in a full-time status*

We are always looking for talented individuals to join our team. As a progressive company with strong core values, we offer a professional working environment and a competitive benefits package as well as the opportunity for personal and professional growth.

Equal Opportunity Employer

YWCA is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship