Make a Difference as a Community Outreach Specialist

Help girls build confidence, explore new interests, and grow as leaders with Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast! Come deliver engaging programs for girls in grades K5–5, connect with families, and build community partnerships. Bring your experience working with youth, group facilitation, and strong communication skills. Frequent travel throughout Southeastern Wisconsin is an important part of bringing these experiences to girls. Ready to inspire the next generation? Apply to join our team!

Position Title: Community Outreach Specialist 

Operation Unit: Community Outreach

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Report To: Director of Community Outreach

Classification: Full-Time (37.5 hours weekly), Non-Exempt

Grade: 5

Who We Are

Girl Scouts create the world they want to live in and strive to make it better every single day. They explore their strengths, take on new challenges, and can always be themselves, regardless of background or ability. Working for Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) is much more than just a job; it’s an opportunity to bring your talent, passion, and perspective to a girl-centric, mission driven organization. We are seeking individuals committed to making a difference who are enthusiastic team players who want to join an organization with a proud history and a growing future. Joining our staff means working to full potential in a dynamic and diverse environment that strives for equity for all.

Position Summary

The Community Outreach Specialist prepares girls for leadership by developing, delivering, overseeing, and supporting all aspects of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to members grades K5-5th in multicultural communities. Reporting to the Director of Community Outreach this role supports membership growth delivering staff led programming that inspires girls to explore new things, gain practical skills, and encourages them transition to a traditional volunteer and girl-led troop environment. The Community Outreach Specialist delivers year-round culturally relevant programs to foster memories that last a lifetime. 

What You’ll Do

• Travel frequently within Southeastern Wisconsin (Racine, Kenosha, etc.) to deliver high-quality Girl Scout programming in multicultural communities.
• Facilitate girl-led programming that encompasses empowering activities and relates to relevant issues in the girls' lives using the Girl Scout Pillars of (STEM, Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, and Outdoors).
• Develop and facilitate virtual, hybrid and/or in person seasonal and thematic education in school, afterschool, summer, weekends, and evenings for youth from multicultural backgrounds in grades K5-5th grade in large group settings. 
• Maintain girl safety through education, promotion and by following Girl Scout and partner organizations’ policies, procedures, and safety guidelines.
• Build and maintain positive partnerships with school liaisons and other site partners by delivering presentations, providing program updates, conducting regular check-ins during program implementation, and facilitating evaluations.
• Manage responsible spending, ordering, distribution and tracking program inventory and supplies.
• Complete accurate and timely administrative tasks such as documentation of membership registration, community program partner agreements, and evaluation data.
• Maintain detailed event participation and collect participant feedback to enhance future programming and share outcomes with funders and other relevant stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with staff and volunteers to assess girl and volunteer recruitment needs by identifying and assisting with addressing barriers to traditional troop led participation such as transportation and financial resources for girls, families and volunteers especially in underserved communities.
• Support communication and engagement with families by sharing program information and other Girl Scout opportunities with registered Girl Scouts and their families. 
• Promote and support girls, families and community program partners’ engagement in traditional troops, GSWISE council programs, product programs, and camp opportunities.
• Keep abreast of GSUSA requirements and community trends impacting girls and council services that may influence curricula and initiatives.
• Engage in ongoing learning to build culturally relevant, respectful, and engaging content and environments to facilitate belonging.
• Provide support to programming, product sales (cookie distribution), and other council activities to ensure successful execution of council goals.
• Assist other council departments during peak seasons on council wide projects, events, and activities to provide back-up support.

EEO & Anti-Racist Statement

The Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE) has a vision for a deeply inclusive membership, staff, and volunteers. To foster a culture of belonging while providing equitable service delivery above and beyond Equal Opportunity requirements, GSWISE candidates must be committed to cultural competency growth and work within diverse teams. Our Girl Scout Law encourages us to seek racial equity for everyone and do our part to dismantle systemic racism. GSWISE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Who You Are & Keys to Success

• Highschool Diploma or equivalent and/or at least two years of experience in child development, education, human services. Associates degree preferred. 
• Current American Red Cross First Aid/CPR (or equivalent) certification preferred at time of hire; required within six months of hire date.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams.
• Experience with using customer relationship management software for data management. Salesforce skills preferred. 
• Has experience and enjoy working with youth and facilitating group activities.
• Communicate and effectively work with diverse communities including cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races. Ability to read and write in Spanish is a plus.
• Can work a flexible schedule, including evening and weekend hours based on program needs and seasonal events. 
• Customer-service oriented with ability to communicate via all modes of communication in a friendly and professional manner with families, members, volunteers, staff, and community program partners.
• Work independently and within a team with minimal supervision, show initiative, demonstrate reliability, is flexible, and can shift priorities in response to a changing environment.
• Apply problem solving and conflict resolution skills to proactively identify, evaluate, and successfully resolve challenges and concerns.
• Display a high level of integrity and maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to subscribe to the philosophy of the Girl Scout program and join as a Girl Scout member, which includes paying a membership fee, either annually or as a Lifetime Member.
• Frequent travel within Southeastern Wisconsin (Racine, Kenosha, etc.) and access to dependable transportation is required. A valid driver’s license and use of your own vehicle are preferred. If so, you must comply with the council’s automobile insurance policy limits and have a driving record that meets the requirements of the council’s business auto insurance carrier. If you are unable to drive, a transportation plan must be submitted and approved prior to an official offer being made.
• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee is required to sit and/or stand for long periods and operate office equipment manually. The employee must be able to routinely lift 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a dynamic mission-focused team passionate about making a difference.