Community Education & Outreach Coordinator

Join our team who are making a difference, not just in healthcare, but right here in the heart of our community!

Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest non-profit hospice agency in Kansas City, believes our care model provides the best possible service to our patients and their families.

Each day you will know that you and your team are making a difference in the lives of others.

Position Description:
Reporting to the Chief Development and Communications Officer, the Community Education and Outreach Coordinator (CEOC) implements comprehensive outreach, education, and engagement initiatives which contribute directly to a greater understanding of Kansas City Hospice services as well as serious illness, end-of-life, and grief topics. The CEOC is responsible for preparing education and outreach materials including online/digital and print communications, informative updates and reports, and PowerPoint decks on a variety of topics most often including general Kansas City Hospice service information, hospice & palliative care, and grief.

The CEOC works to develop relationships throughout the community and is particularly focused on developing relationships within communities of color. Serving as the point of contact for education requests and offerings, the CEOC trains and coordinates volunteers and internal staff to provide in-person and virtual education and outreach on an ongoing basis, including coordination of the Kansas City Hospice virtual community education series.

If your heart draws you to Hospice and Palliative care, please apply!

You will enjoy meaningful work!

We Strive to be the Best Place to Work

• We offer Benefits for Both Full Time and Part Time Team Members including Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision, Company Paid Life, Company Paid Short and Long-term Disability insurance, Company Paid EAP offering 10 sessions per year, per event, Optional Accident and Critical Illness Insurance, Optional Pre-Paid Legal and Identity Theft Insurance, Pet Insurance, PTO, Mileage reimbursement, 403b retirement contributions, Wellness Plan Discounts and more.
• Tuition Reimbursement (90-day waiting period)

• $2500 for Full Time Employees
• $1250 for Part Time Employees

• 2-Year Loan Agreement (90 day waiting period): Approved amount ($1250 or $2500) paid 1st year and the remaining balance the 2nd

• Federal Student Loan (Perkins Loan) Forgiveness:
• • As a Benefit of working at Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care, a qualified employer non-profit organization, you may be eligible for student loan forgiveness depending on the type and date of your student loan. Contact your lender for additional information.

• We offer generous and competitive wages!

We Live Our Mission:
“To bring expert care, peace of mind, comfort, guidance, and hope to people who are affected by life-limiting illness or by grief. Our Vision is each person in our community is valued from life through death and each family is supported in their grief.”

We ask you to support us in achieving our Mission and Vision by contributing the following:

• Create and disseminate culturally and linguistically relevant education materials.
• Ensure integration and interaction across organizational programs.
• Build relationships with existing and new partners and other stakeholders, advancing the objectives of Kansas City Hospice and the interests of our community.
• Build rapport and connection with community members, including grassroots-style outreach in targeted communities.
• Connect members of the community with relevant services provided by Kansas City Hospice and identify other pertinent services available in the community.
• Organize outreach and education efforts including events, both virtual and in-person, distribution of educational materials, and speaking engagements in individual or group settings.
• Coordinate and oversee the work of volunteer and contracted speakers.
• Measure and analyze knowledge gained by attendees.
• Monitor and evaluate programmatic strategies, success indicators, and strategic goals and identify/implement tactical adjustments as needed to achieve goals.
• Ensures achievement of program metrics including goals specified by grants and other goals as identified by organizational management.
• Ensures compliance with organization policies and procedures and compliance with program-related grant requirements.
• Report program progress, challenges, and opportunities.
• Attend meetings, trainings and events related to the program.
• Participate in relevant committee coalitions and committees that advance the goals of the project and contribute to relationship development with local partners.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess the Following Requirements:

• High school diploma or GED certificate

• Prefer a minimum of bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Nursing, Human Services, or related field.
• 3 years of professional relevant job experience, or a combination of the above.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills, sensitivity to people’s needs, solid understanding of health topics including hospice & palliative care and grief, and have the ability to interact with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Prefer fluency in English and Spanish.
• Requires experience working within communities of color and sensitivity to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

Not all Hospice care organizations are created equal.

Learn why Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care is truly special!

Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care is an equal-opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQIA persons encouraged to apply. We are dedicated and committed to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). We don’t just accept differences—we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our patients, and our community. Our diversity defines us. It binds us. It makes us great.

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care and its affiliate companies now require all employees to provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination and Influenza vaccination prior to beginning employment or request a medical or religious exemption. Kansas City Hospice and Palliative Care adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement, physical agilities requirements as measured by agility testing, unsuccessful clearance on background investigation, including drug screening, may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.