Community Outreach Director

The Community Outreach Director leads all community outreach initiatives at Rolling Hills, managing local partnerships and developing new opportunities to serve the vulnerable in our community. This position oversees the operation of current ministries such as Hope’s Table and Wash and Worship while building and maintaining relationships with partner organizations. The ideal candidate will innovate new ways to leverage Rolling Hills’ resources and facility to serve the community and build toward the vision of establishing a community services hub within our building.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the operation of Hope’s Table and Wash and Worship ministries
• Manage and strengthen relationships with partner organizations including Borland Free Clinic, Tualatin Food Pantry, Hope’s Closet, NW Children’s Outreach, and Divine Threads
• Develop and pursue new partnerships with non-profits and community organizations
• Innovate new ways to leverage Rolling Hills’ resources and facility to serve the community
• Create and implement strategies to engage the congregation with serving opportunities
• Identify and develop new ways and avenues to serve vulnerable populations in our community
• Build toward the vision of a community services hub where multiple partners, non-profits, and RH ministries can be housed and work together
• Develop future outreach efforts to serve foster, adoptive, and kinship families, vulnerable children, the unhoused, immigrants, and refugees
• Recruit, train, and lead volunteer teams for outreach ministries

Knowledge/Skills/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, non-profit management, ministry, or related field preferred
• 2-4 years of professional experience in non-profit leadership, social work, or community outreach
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain community partnerships
• Demonstrated understanding of biblical and theological concepts for ministry use
• Strong communication skills both in public settings as well as interpersonally
• Understanding, knowing and aligning to mission/vision
• Excellent relational, interpersonal, problem-solving and rapport-building skills with both staff and volunteers
• Excellent self-management skills; able to lead teams or work independently depending on the need
• Effective leadership skills including conflict resolution, vision casting/driving to achieve results, maintaining direct report accountability, and being the change agent to align department to RHCC strategic goals & vision
• Adapts effectively to changing priorities and performs effectively in pressure situations
• High attention to detail and critical examination of ministry efforts
• Willingness to invest in and equip volunteers
• General computer proficiency and willingness to learn/adapt to current church software

Physical/Mental Abilities

• Self Motivated
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Practices self-awareness and operates with integrity
• Willing to accept feedback and demonstrate willingness and capacity to grow
• Ability to multi-task working with multiple projects, ministry teams and people at one time
• Ability to function effectively in ambiguous environment
• Ability to maintain productivity under significant pressure of daily and diverse deadlines
• Excellent reasoning, analytical & decision-making skills
• Effective presentation and facilitation skills
• Ability to analyze historical data and project future actions or outcomes
• Able to travel within region to perform job duties
• Ability to stand for up to 3 hours, sit for up to 8 hours, and use computer for up to 8 hours
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds