Job Summary
The Community Engagement Manager leads Foundation for Recovery’s outreach, engagement, online presence, and media relations efforts to increase awareness of programs, strengthen community partnerships, and expand access to services across Southern Nevada. This role is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with referral partners, community organizations, employers, and key stakeholders, while elevating the organization’s visibility through strategic communications, storytelling, and community engagement.
The Community Engagement Manager actively represents the organization in the community by facilitating presentations, attending events, and coordinating meetings with partners to drive referrals and collaboration. A key focus of this role is increasing awareness and utilization of Foundation for Recovery’s transitional-aged youth recovery housing program, serving young adults ages 18–24, through targeted outreach and partnership development.
This position also leads content development and external communications, including capturing member success stories, creating content for social media and the website, and supporting campaigns that highlight program impact. In addition, the role supports media relations by identifying opportunities for press coverage, coordinating interviews, developing press materials, and maintaining relationships with local media outlets to amplify the organization’s mission and impact.
The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and relationship-builder with experience in community outreach, public speaking, media engagement, and mission-driven storytelling, and is passionate about advancing recovery and reducing stigma associated with substance use and mental health conditions.
Essential Functions
- Develop an integrated communications and outreach plan.
- Lead proactive outreach efforts to increase awareness of Foundation for Recovery’s programs and services across Southern Nevada.
- Conduct presentations, workshops, and informational sessions for community partners, service providers, and the public.
- Build and maintain relationships with referral partners including behavioral health providers, healthcare systems, schools, workforce agencies, law enforcement, and community-based organizations.
- Coordinate and attend community events, resource fairs, and networking opportunities to expand program visibility and referral pipelines.
- Search for and secure public speaking opportunities to educate the public, reduce stigma of behavioral health disorders, and provide information about the organization and our programs.
- Develop targeted outreach strategies to increase awareness and utilization of the transitional-aged youth recovery housing program for individuals ages 18–24.
- Schedule and facilitate meetings with new and existing partners to strengthen collaboration and referral pathways.
- Identify and cultivate new partnership opportunities that align with organizational goals and program growth.
- Capture and elevate member success stories, program milestones, and community impact through written and digital content.
- Develop and manage content for the organization’s website, social media platforms, newsletters, SEO, and outreach materials.
- Collaborate with program staff to ensure messaging accurately reflects services and impact.
- Identify and pursue opportunities for media coverage to elevate the organization’s profile and mission.
- Draft press releases, media advisories, and talking points.
- Build and maintain relationships with local media outlets, journalists, and community influencers.
- Track outreach activities, partnerships, referrals, and engagement metrics.
- Support reporting for grants, internal reports, and organizational communications.
- Initiate and manage organizational campaigns and events at the Foundation.
Job Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations, marketing, public health, social work, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in community outreach, communications, public relations, or a related role, preferably in a nonprofit or behavioral health setting.
- Proficiency with digital media platforms, search engine optimization, content management systems, and basic design/analytics tools (Google Ad Grants, Analytics, Data Studio, WordPress, social media platforms, Email and SMS agents, Canva, Adobe, etc.)
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining partnerships with community organizations, referral partners, and stakeholders.
- Strong written communication skills, including experience developing content for websites, social media, newsletters, SMS campaigns, public displays, streaming platforms, and printed outreach materials.
- Experience with media relations, including drafting press materials, coordinating interviews, or engaging with local media outlets.
- Experience with public speaking, drafting talking points, and giving presentations.
- Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation (or ability to travel locally for meetings, outreach, and events).
- Knowledge of or experience working with individuals impacted by substance use and/or mental health conditions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting or leading outreach for housing programs, particularly recovery housing or supportive housing initiatives.
- Experience working in grant-funded environments and supporting program reporting or communications deliverables.
- Video editing for short-form online content
Skills
- Media Relations
- Public Speaking
- Community Outreach
- Fostering Referral Relationships
- Organic Social Media
- SEO and Google Ad Grants
- Tracking KPI and outcomes
- Partnership development
- Event planning
Work Environment
Our employees work in a supportive and collaborative office environment. This is a full-time, hybrid, position working in the community, at Foundation for Recovery’s main office, and from home if desired. Foundation for Recovery will provide all the tools necessary to perform the duties of the position.
Physical Demands
Must be able to perform extensive standing, driving, walking; to lift up to 20 lbs. regularly; Must be able to bend, stoop, and climb to reach materials. In addition to sedentary work. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers. The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
Job Details and Salary
- Full-Time, fixed-term, salaried position ending September 29, 2026 with possibility of continuation.
- Salary Range: $75,000 - $90,000 per year
- Health, vision, and dental insurance available after 90 days of employment
- PTO accrual: 10 hours/month available after 90 days of employment
- 3 Company Paid Sick/Mental Health Days in addition to accrued PTO.
- 11 company-paid holidays annually
Disclaimer
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This is a fixed-term, grant-funded position. Funding for this position is currently approved through September 30, 2026.
About Foundation for Recovery
Established in 2005, Foundation for Recovery has built programs and partnerships to remove barriers for Nevada families and communities impacted by substance use and mental health disorders. Our success is attributed to a simple concept; expand community support services, empower local leaders, build capacity for authentic addiction recovery resources, and treat people who use substances with dignity and respect.
As Nevada's first and only statewide Recovery Community Organization, our philosophy is that those closest to the issue are closest to the solution. Which is why the majority of our staff, board, and volunteers who drive our mission are people with their own life experiences recovering from addiction and co-occurring disorders. Together, we uplift the voices of our communities and choose to focus on our strengths and talents, rather than our illnesses. This strength-based approach guides our vision for a world where resources, treatment, and support for addiction and mental health are abundant.
Flexible work from home options available.
