Violence Prevention Coordinator

Catholic Charities of Baltimore•Baltimore, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Catholic Charities of Baltimore, Safe Streets, is seeking a Violence Prevention Coordinator to increase awareness of Safe Streets goals and objectives to prevent violence in assigned post. Will work with community residents and businesses to provide fun, informative, family friendly activities. The work schedule is Monday-Friday 10 AM - 6 PM. Safe Streets is an evidence-based violence prevention and interruption program that works to reduce shootings and homicides in high violence areas, operated by Catholic Charities in collaboration with the Baltimore City Department of Health and the Mayor's Office for Neighborhood Safety and Engagement.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
Experience working with at-risk youth and gang members
Ability to plan community events specific to needs of assigned post
Familiarity with Baltimore City communities
Experience in community-based mobilization
Ability to represent Safe Streets effectively
Ability to promote program to local media, politicians, and funders
Ability to articulate program’s goals and philosophy
Comprehension of Safe Streets’ five core components including, community mobilization, outreach, public education, faith-based leader involvement, and criminal justice participation
Ability to utilize, or willingness to learn computer systems and software, necessary to perform position functions. (Basic computer, web browsing, online training, and email usage skills.)

Responsibilities

Plan and Convene and lead a group that is representative of the community to develop violence prevention plan to reduce shootings and killings in their community.
Ensure that the planning committee: Includes the following in their violence prevention plan: an assessment of the nature and extent of shootings and killings in the Safe Streets community using date and other community input; Utilizes the “framework for violence prevention: provided by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE) to prioritize strategies and identify outcomes.
Produces a written violence prevention plan tailored to specific needs of Safe Streets communities that specifies short and long-term goals that are consistent with the goals of the Safe Streets program as directed by MONSE
Documentation of meetings, including minutes of planning committee sessions, and correspondence to area residents and community partners, etc.
Facilitate implementation of the strategies identified in the plan with an emphasis on maximum engagement of community residents and existing community services.
Develop relationships with local service providers.
Participate in evaluation activities of the community-based violence prevention program and organize and participate in a review of program progress,
Participate in regular meetings with MONSE staff to: 1) review and assess progress of the program; 2) assess relevance and adequacy of the plan as it is developed; 3) refocus the plan as needed based on these meetings; and 4) determine other priority needs and goals.
Attend Intercommunity Forum (ICF) meetings and contribute to the success of the forum by contributing to the agenda, participating at meetings and by interacting with representatives from other agencies that do similar work in the city.
Plan and implement responses to shootings with community residents and other local partners.
Publicize Safe Streets educational messages throughout the year including supervision of canvassers if they work with MONSE.
Plan and implement responses to shootings with community residents and other local partners.
Perform other duties as assigned