Job Description

Who are we?

St. Joseph Children\xe2\x80\x99s Home, located in the St. Matthews area of Louisville, has evolved throughout the years to become a multi-faceted, child caring nonprofit licensed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky with the mission of \xe2\x80\x9cGiving Children a Home.\xe2\x80\x9d

St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s is no longer home to \xe2\x80\x9corphans\xe2\x80\x9d but rather, children who have been removed from their homes because they have experienced severe abuse and neglect. St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s has consistently adapted to the needs of the community and now serves children and families across four core programs: Residential Treatment Program, Therapeutic Foster Care and Adoption Program, Child Development Center and Behavioral Health Services Organization (BHSO).

St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s serves children in all counties of Kentucky, regardless of nationality, sexual orientation, race, or creed. Since 1849, St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s has provided a safe and loving home to over 75,000 boys and girls. We will not quit until every child has a family!

What do we need?

The Advancement Assistant (Seasonal Picnic) will assist with coordination of the annual St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s Picnic for the Kids, as well as other advancement related events and tasks as well.

Pay: $16.00 per hour (Seasonal position through August 14, 2023)

More specifically, the candidate chosen for this role will:

PICNIC

• Assist with logistics of Annual Picnic before, during and after event. (Picnic includes: Picnic Friday and Saturday event)
• Assist with pre-Picnic communications with booth captains, zone leaders, and other volunteers.
• Assist with researching price and availability of booth supplies and equipment, placing orders and coordinating arrival and distribution of supplies to areas.
• Assist with organization of picnic supply storage in Picnic Headquarters.
• Assist with documentation, distribution, and control of Picnic inventory.
• Serves as a staff liaison on Picnic Day with booth volunteers, zone leaders and vendors.
• Assist with recruitment and coordination of volunteers for Picnic.
• Assist with updates to information in Picnic database.
• Assist Advancement staff with Picnic sponsor tracking and solicitation as needed
• Assist with solicitation of in-kind donations to be used for Picnic booth prizes and raffle items
• Assist with marketing and communications including social media, local media contacts and signage.

ADVANCEMENT

• Assist with logistics for Advancement initiated special events, including Picnic, campaign events, and any other revenue producing agency events.
• Assist with logistics for outside activities regarding utilization and/or rental of St. Joe\xe2\x80\x99s facilities.

• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Microsoft Office and Power Point.
• Other tasks as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or equivalent required
• Experience in fundraising and/or event planning preferred

Physical Factors (those checked apply):

Physical Factors:

• Standing for up to eight (8) hours.
• Lifting/Carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Office Environment.
• Driving.

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