Community Enrichment Coordinator

City of Tucson • Portland, OR

1d • $27 - $40

About The Position

The Community Enrichment Coordinator at the City of Tucson’s Community Safety, Health & Wellness program, within the City Manager’s Office, is responsible for leveraging resources and opportunities to enhance community safety, build neighbor-to-neighbor networks, and amplify existing community assets. This position plays a key role in identifying and mobilizing resources to support a shared vision for a thriving and connected community. Work is performed under the supervision of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Manager. This position does not supervise.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Work Experience: Three (3) years of relevant experience
• License/certification: A valid and unrestricted driver’s license with two (2) years of licensed driving is required.
• Any combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish or Arabic fluency
• Work experience in community and social Services
• Prior experience working families experiencing extreme poverty.
• Prior experience working with justice system impacted individuals.
• Demonstrated understanding of how cycles of poverty, under investments in housing, education and mental health, relate to community violence
• Lived experience as survivor of violent crime, homelessness, or drug dependence
• Cultural relevance to any of Tucson’s diverse communities

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and supports community partners, city departments, and other direct service teams to advance the vision for short, medium, and long-term change identified by and for community members.
• Participates in inter-departmental, neighborhood, public, and team meetings at various locations to promote community safety in priority areas and build stronger neighborhood networks.
• Coordinates community-based work with support from the community partners and city departments.
• Engages in direct community networking through a range of methods including canvassing, promoting, and hosting community events, trainings and cultural celebrations.
• Connects with existing organizations, networks, and community members via phone calls, text messages, and social media to strengthen program engagement.
• Maintains on-going communication with community partners and residents, keeping them informed of program activities and developments, providing timely responses to inquiries.
• Participates in the City of Tucson’s Violence Interruption and Vitalization (VIVA) efforts and the Safe City Initiative by providing mediation, service navigation, and mentoring support to interrupt neighbor-to-neighbor disputes, interfamily conflicts, issues concerning disenfranchised youth, and high rates of crime.
• Facilitates community training, strategic planning and visioning sessions to share community goals at various locations.
• Participates in training opportunities and contributes to continuous quality improvement.
• Assists community members in accessing city resources and services, helping them leverage their collective voice and functions as an advocate, when needed.
• Tracks community engagement data and documents outcomes and impact of activities, including resident participation in program activities, outreach efforts, and annual impact surveys.
• Performs all other duties and tasks as assigned.

Benefits

• The City of Tucson offers a generous benefits package for benefit-eligible positions. The comprehensive, flexible, and affordable coverage is designed to optimize health and well-being, security and future, and peace of mind. Benefits begin with medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and FSA coverage, surpassing your standard 401(k) program by offering a rich pension plan plus optional Roth and pretax deferred compensation savings. With your well-being in mind, our paid time off program provides new hires with 38 paid days off in the first year of employment, with time off increasing steadily in subsequent years. We offer twelve weeks of paid parental leave, paid tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, off- and on-the-job training, and opportunities to forge connections with peers and the community through employee resource groups and paid volunteer hours. You can learn more about our benefits at https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Human-Resources/Employee-Benefit-Snapshot.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level