Community Engagement Coordinator - The ARCHES Project - Bilingual Required - Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency

The Health Related Social Needs (HRSN) Community Engagement Coordinator will develop relationships with volunteers, staff, community partners, government officials, and community-based health organizations to connect individuals with resources, provide services to vulnerable populations, and identify unmet needs in the community. Attends community meetings, legislative meetings and calls, and hosts community partners and develops solutions in coordination with Agency management.

Candidates must submit applications by 11/08/2024 in order to be considered for first round interviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• High school Diploma or GED.

• Two years of social services experience, preferably direct service delivery with a vulnerable client population.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Driver qualifications required for this position. Valid driver license, insured vehicle available for use on the job, and a satisfactory drive record for the past 3 years are required.

• Basic Life Support/First Aid Certification is required within first 30 days of hire.

• Candidate must pass a comprehensive MWVCAA background screening prior to employment.

• Candidate must pass pre-employment and random drug/alcohol screenings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Basic proficiencies in computers, and MS Office products, database software and web tools. Must possess excellent planning, organization and time management skills.

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions, communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; write reports and business correspondence.

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.

• Bilingual English-Spanish skills are required for this position.

  • To qualify as bilingual, staff must pass a bilingual exam demonstrating fluent speaking, reading, and writing in English and Spanish. The posted rate is inclusive of a 2% bilingual differential.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required.

Relationship Management

• Identifies, develops, and maintains key relationships to promote the HRSN program and its services-with essential community entities such as schools, churches, coalitions, service providers, community-based organizations, health care providers, and other organizations.

• Identifies and reaches populations with unmet needs for poverty services in line with MWVCAA's mission and values. Establishes connections with staff in critical roles for facilitating referrals to MWVCAA for services.

• Cultivates relationships across diverse communities to connect the community and partner agencies to Community Action programs, initiatives and services.

Engagement Activities and Events

• Attends regular community meetings to foster relationship building, collaboration, and promotes equitable services for people in poverty. This includes: strengthening relationships with partners and identifying and addressing improvements to working together to authentically support those poverty

• Provides an active, reliable presence at community events and other venues and provides accurate information and referrals for community members seeking MWVCAA services. Promotes the Agency and anti-poverty work, best practices and advocates for the needs of our clients. Represents MWVCAA at various speaking engagements.

Reports

• Maintain logs and issues monthly reports on community engagement and outreach activities to inform colleagues, managers, directors and senior leaders across the organization of community engagement progress.

• Helps inform MWVCAA on successful and replicable community engagement practices as well as barriers to overcome.
  
  

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

There are no supervisory duties in this position.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL DEMANDS Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus; speaking and hearing abilities are necessary for this position.

• Occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

• Manual dexterity for handling office equipment, documents and phone.

• Walking for several hours during various weather conditions.

• Frequent driving in the community and between sites required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Indoor, office work environment with frequent interruptions and demands.

• Working with coworkers/clients over the phone, via video conferencing and in-person.

• Outdoor community outreach work during all types of weather, on the streets and in homeless camps.

• Community partner, education, health provider outreach in a variety of settings.

• Occasional noise and distractions in work spaces. May experience loud, agitated, unpredictable behaviors from clients.

• Occasional hazards associated with trash, outdoor grass/brush, biohazards, and malodorous air.

MWVCAA is committed to promoting and achieving diversity, equity and inclusion with employees and with those we serve. The agency strives to be an employer of choice with a vision for all people to be respected for their infinite worth, and supported to envision and reach a positive future.

MWVCAA is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, age, veterans, and people with disabilities or any other protected category. We welcome all people to join us in achieving our Mission. If you require any assistance in the application process, or reasonable accommodations to perform the essential duties of the position, please notify a member of our team at (503) 585-6232.

*MWVCAA is a Second Chance Employer supporting individuals with criminal records with a fair and equal opportunity at employment. A background check will be conducted for this position. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify an individual from a job, unless there is a specific legal exclusion. MWVCAA will consider convictions as they relate to job duties and responsibilities and consider the length of time since the offense.

**This is a partial list of essential duties and responsibilities. To review the full job description, download below.

If you need ADA accommodations to apply for MWVCAA job openings, please contact Human Resources at HR@mwvcaa.org or call 503-585-6232 to ask for a HR Team Member.