Community Outreach Specialist
Community Outreach Specialist
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Job Description
Overview:
The Community Outreach Specialist will act as the Office of Returning Citizens (ORC) primary point of contact for Bostons returning citizen community offering enriching community events and other community programming. The Community Outreach Specialist will work closely with (and report to) the Chief of Staff to communicate key challenges facing Bostons returning citizens.
The Community Outreach Specialist will collaborate with Federal State and local DOC halfway houses to include and refer formerly incarcerated individuals to ORC Case Management and resources. The Community Outreach Specialist will build community amongst Bostons returning citizens through engagement with local organizations returning residents and other key stakeholders. The Community Outreach Specialist will build strong employer partners transitional housing partners job training/apprenticeship construction trades partners. The Community Outreach Specialist will manage the Office of Returning Citizens social media platforms and attend events on behalf of the office. The Community Outreach Specialist must be a motivated individual with strong communication and organization skills and a passion for working in an inclusive environment experience working in a fastpaced environment and a desire to work on initiatives and issues affecting returning citizens.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the ORCs primary liaison to the various formerly incarcerated advocates and communities reentry & homelessness organizations correctional facilities and relevant businesses corifriendly employers job training programs state of the art careers designed to help formerly incarcerated individuals become successfully employed.
- Participate in community meetings activities and programs to further the Offices mission and reach.
- Support internal and external communication as well as social media management including X Facebook and Instagram.
- Draft outreach materials (including translation into multiple languages) meant to promote and disseminate pertinent information to Bostons incarcerationimpacted communities.
- Relay community concerns to the Chief of Staff and the Director of Policy & Strategic Initiatives and work collaboratively to creatively problemsolve these concerns barriers or challenges facing returning citizens.
- Develop and coordinate community workshops and other relevant programs aimed at bridging reentry services gaps and linking returning citizens with services and resources.
- Manage and develop ORCs newsletter.
- Perform related duties as required.
Minimum Entrance Qualifications:
- Applicant must have a minimum of two 2 years full time or equivalent parttime experience in community outreach and engagement.
- High School Diploma or equivalent required. Bachelors degree in a related field preferred and may be substituted for two 2 years of the required experience.
- Excellent oral and written communications skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft applications and Google Suite.
- Bilingual preferred (Spanish Haitian Creole Cape Verdean Creole Chinese and Vietnamese).
- Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on details as required by the job.
- Superior knowledge of the critical needs of Bostons incarcerationimpacted population.
- Strong background in program development and implementation.
- Demonstrated track record of community outreach and engagement experience.
- Proactive and ability to work well under pressure meet tough deadlines in a fast paced demanding environment.
- Strong organizational skills and public speaking abilities.
- Experience with social media platforms.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences.
CORI/SORI Check Required
Boston Residency Required
Terms:
Union/Salary Plan/Grade: NonUnion/MOGrade 07
Hours per week: 35
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
