Safe Routes to School Community Connector

City and County of Denver • Denver, CO

1d • $60,064 - $99,105 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a limited, grant-funded position with an expected end date of June 30, 2028, and the potential to be extended. The City and County of Denver offers competitive pay, great benefits, and opportunities to work with purpose. The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) enhances the quality of life in Denver by delivering public infrastructure and services. DOTI is committed to equity and focuses on investing in people, operating with discipline, using data to drive decisions, and delivering results. The Office of Community & Business Engagement (OCBE) is seeking a Safe Routes to School Community Connector to support the Denver Community Active Living Coalition (CALC) program. The CALC program aims to make active living the default by engaging residents, providing education, improving policies, and increasing access to safe places for walking, rolling, biking, and transit. This full-time position will lead or support school-based programs and projects to encourage youth and caregivers to walk, roll, and bike to school.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience in community engagement, built environment, and/or physical activity promotion (can include volunteer or paid experience), especially working with youth, teachers, and school communities on Safe Routes to School engagement events, programs, and projects.
• Experience in communicating across diverse teams with many types of people, organizations, and departments, including managing expectations, establishing trust, and building consensus.
• Experience with program planning, implementation, and administration, within public health, governmental, or organizational settings.
• Spanish or other non-English language proficiency in both speaking and writing.
• Ability to understand, utilize, and collect data (from health and non-health sources) to monitor progress and evaluate outcomes.
• Direct experience navigating permitting processes (such as Special Events, Street Occupancy Permits, Encroachments, or similar), especially within the City and County of Denver and/or on behalf of schools.
• Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Management, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, or a related field.
• Three (3) years of professional or technical level experience planning the administrative aspects of a program(s) or training program participants and/or volunteers.
• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop relationships with school communities, teachers, and Denver Public Schools administration to lead engagement, education, and encouragement for Safe Routes to School, including annual Walk/Bike/Roll to School Days, back-to-school, and general/ongoing messaging and outreach.
• Coordinate internally with OCBE and DOTI staff members to provide strategic guidance and support for engagement and education aspects of DOTI’s Safe Routes to School program, including the Safe Routes to School Action Plan, travel plans, data collection, and educational modules.
• Lead or co-lead with school community partners the adoption of community-level transportation and equity-focused policy, systems, and environmental (PSE) change efforts.
• Prepare grant documentation and progress reporting, including quarterly summaries, evaluation reports, sustainability plans, and other required deliverables as assigned by the CALC Program Manager.
• Plan, deliver, and support additional CALC and OCBE engagement and programming goals, including coalition meetings, trainings, volunteer recruitment and coordination, and program communications.
• Supervise up to 2 part-time Safe Routes Advocates whose primary role is supporting school-based projects and building relationships with schools.

Benefits

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 12 paid holidays
• 1 personal holiday
• 1 Wellness Day
• 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

What This Job Offers

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