Hiring: Enrollment & Matching Specialist

Founded in 1957, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga is the area’s largest youth mentoring organization. Our vision is that all youth achieve their full potential and our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Our work is guided by our core agency values.

Integrity – We champion integrity in how we execute our programs with open, honest communication.Thought Leadership – We drive creative thinking in the youth mentoring space.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – We are intentionally inclusive in who we serve, who we are, and what were present to the community at large.

Safety – We prioritize safety, and all our decisions are driven by the safety of the youth and their families, our volunteers, and our staff.

Excellence – We deliver high-quality program support as evidenced by the metrics for safety, customer service, and long-term impact.

Enthusiastic Contribution – We view our people and the people we work with as a gift. We show it by adding value to every person and situation we encounter.

Position Summary

The Enrollment and Matching Specialist position is a full-time position responsible for overseeing and supporting youth, volunteers, and parents/guardians through the Enrollment process. This includes interviewing and assessing to determine eligibility and make appropriate matches. This position reports directly to the Enrollment and Recruitment Manager. This job requires some evening/weekend work in order to be flexible with volunteer/family schedules.

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Benefits

• 100% Employer Paid Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 10 Vacation Hours and 10 Sick Hours Accrued Each Month
• Salary: $36,500
• Big Brothers Big Sisters adheres to a 32-hour, 4-day work week. Employees' typical work schedule is either Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday depending on agency needs.

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Essential Job Duties

General

• Ensures high-level expertise in applying child safety and risk management knowledge, policies and procedures throughout all aspects of job functions.
• Participates in team and program events throughout the year including team meetings, program activities, and staff meetings.
• Assists with recruitment, fundraising, and other agency group events as needed.
• Maintains up-to-date, accurate and detailed documentation and database records according to Big Brothers Big Sisters standards.
• Supports a culture of philanthropy by identifying and fostering potential donor relationships, potential corporate/business/community partnerships and engaging in events which benefit the agency.
• Shares with the Development Team potential partnership relationships as discovered through volunteers’ and parents’ employers and affiliations.
• Assists with grant reporting as pertaining to program area.
• Collaborate with other program team membersto ensure smooth transition among functions.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned by supervisor

Enrollment

• Ensure all participants receive a smooth and positive enrollment experience from inquiry to match keeping them informed and engaged throughout the process. Help to eliminate any barriers interfering with the enrollment process.
• Respond to inquiries for potential mentors and mentees in a prompt and informative manner.
• Obtain collateral material needed for assessment purposes including criminal background checks, references, school, and counseling information.
• Individually and with the team, assess volunteer and child eligibility to participate in BBBS programming. Conducts volunteer and child enrollments including interviews, home visits, assessments, and completion of any other enrollment processes.
• Review enrollment information and assessments and make recommendations for volunteer and child participation in the program based on this information. Assess and apply factors contributing to a successful match.
• Make matching decisions that have the potential to result in strong mentor/mentee relationships.
• Create match proposals and and work with the Match Support Team to set a match up for success.
• Review and follow up on references as necessary to gain additional data to complete the assessment process.
• Adhere to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America’s Standards of Practice and Service Delivery Model in all enrollment

Recruitment

• Works with the Recruitment Team to create align with the strategic vision and plan for agency-wide recruitment of youth and volunteers.
• Recruits program participants by implementing and participating in outreach strategies to recruit children and volunteers.
• Provides accurate descriptions of programs and services and convey realistic expectations to interested parties.

Key Qualifications:

• Belief in Big Brothers Big Sisters mission and potential of the youth we serve
• Ability to work two weekends a month and two evenings a week
• Ability to use Microsoft Office/Office 365
• Ability to adapt to new technology tools (Salesforce and Dialpad are two major tools in this role)
• Ability to develop trust and rapport among youth clients and guardians
• Ability to multi-task between tasks and projects
• Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Coachable, including taking and receiving actionable feedback
• Can work well in teams
• Assumes the best in people

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Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree
• Valid driver's license

To Apply:

If you qualify for this position and are passionate about our mission, we look forward to meeting you. Please apply at: https://bbbs.tfaforms.net/f/jobapplication. If you have questions please reach out to:

Liane Cooper, Chief Operations Officer
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga
liane@bbbschatt.org

*No Phone calls Please

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Employment with BBBSGC is at-will. BBBSGC provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and prohibits discrimination against and harassment of any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or veteran status. BBBS of Greater Chattanooga has a Zero Tolerance Policy for discrimination in our workplace.

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