Community Action Team Coordinator

Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is seeking a Community Action Team Coordinator to provide culturally competent direct service, intervention, and de-escalation strategies focused on safety during high-energy community events and incidents within parks.

The role collaborates with community members, park users, stakeholders, staff, and Park Police to solve park safety problems and supports outreach strategies aligned with MPRB’s mission and plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field is required.
• 3+ years experience with youth/adults in public health, community-based, or recreation settings; or violence prevention.
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record.
• Equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered; field experience in crisis intervention is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement strategies with diverse populations and coordinate a youth advisory council.
• Participate in violence-prevention initiatives to address youth violence and conflict management.
• Collaborate with staff to develop crime-reduction strategies in communities disproportionately affected by crime.
• Serve as liaison between Community Connection and Violence Prevention experts and local youth and communities.
• Coordinate violence-prevention initiatives and provide safe, accessible recreational opportunities that strengthen community ties.

Skills

Violence prevention

Community engagement

Crisis intervention

Cross-cultural awareness

Customer service

Computer literacy

Collaboration

Event coordination

Public health knowledge

Liaison skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, sociology, Criminal Justice, recreation, human services, or closely related field

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Recreation management software

Personnel management software

Job description

The MPRB is seeking a dedicated Community Action Team Coordinator to provide culturally competent direct service, intervention, and de-escalation strategies that are focused on safety in response to high-energy and complex community events, occurrences, and prolonged issues within parks. Work includes collaboration at events and in response to incidents while working alongside community members, park users, stakeholders, staff, and Park Police to help solve park safety problems, complementing MPRB’s unique approach to policing parks. This role enacts outreach strategies developed and directed by the Community Action Supervisor that are consistent with MPRB’s mission, values, goals and comprehensive plan.

Join the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.

Responsibilities

• Leverage community connections and engagement strategies for direct interaction with the cities, diverse populations, including coordinating and facilitating, a youth advisory council that provides opportunities for youth to share perspectives, identify community, priorities, and participate in Civic engagement and decision-making.
• Participate in violence-prevention initiatives in parks and neighborhoods to work with youth involved with gangs or other violent behavior to curb youth violence and enable youth conflict management.
• Use knowledge and input gained in the field to collaborate with MPRB staff on strategies to prevent youth and adult violence and crime.
• Serve as a liaison between the Community Connection and Violence Prevention subject matter experts and members of the Minneapolis community, particularly youth.
• Liaise with community and criminal justice partners to deploy resources and develop crime-reduction strategies in communities and neighborhoods disproportionately affected by crime and violence.
• Identify and relay to Supervisor opportunities to establish and maintain positive relationships with neighborhood residents, faith leaders, youth-serving agency staff, and community stakeholders.
• Coordinate violence-prevention initiatives in parks and provide positive safe and accessible recreational opportunities that engage youth and strengthen community connections that supports inclusion and safety.

Need to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in public health, social work, sociology, Criminal Justice, recreation, human services, or closely related field
• Experience working with youth and adults in a public health, community-based, or recreation setting; or work directed at high-risk youth and/or adults; and/or violence prevention: at least three (3) years
• Valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• An equivalent combination of related experience and education and training may be considered.
  • Increasingly responsible experience in youth and adult crisis intervention work: at least eight (8).

Nice to Have

• Fluency in a second language

Skills Crucial to Success in this Role

• Community resources and violence prevention strategies.
• Understanding of contemporary urban youth and adult challenges and opportunities.
• Diverse cultures awareness.
• Outstanding customer service principles, practices and standards for diverse customer base.
• Computers and software applications used in business settings and park and recreation work (e.g., word processing, spreadsheets, recreation management software systems, and personnel management software).
• Create positive relationships and work in a collaborative environment, particularly with community groups, multiple agencies, and varying levels of government.
• Work varying hours based on business needs; may include evening, weekend, and day shifts.
• Operate, drive, and transport MPRB equipment, vehicles, and supplies.
• Navigate to addresses and locations within City of Minneapolis and Minneapolis Park System.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Union Status: AFSCME Local #3279

Veteran’s Preference

Selection Process

• We review your minimum qualifications.
• We rate your training and experience based on application materials and supplemental questions (30%).
• We conduct a structured panel interview (oral exam) (70%).
• We calculate your civil service score based on the above components and place you on the eligible list if all testing components are passed (passing score for each component and as an overall score is 70.00 or above). Eligible list will expire in three (3) months.
• We refer the top finalists to the hiring manager for an interview.
• References, including verification of employment and work performance, may be considered.
• We conduct a background check. Upon receiving a conditional offer of employment, the applicant will be asked to sign an informed consent allowing the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board to obtain their criminal history in connection with the positions sought. View the MPRB Background Check Policy.
• Vacation is negotiable at the time of offer. See Civil Service Rule 17.05 for Allowance, Calculation and Use of Vacation.

Please note that HR reserves the right to limit the number of people invited to successive testing events.

The MPRB is a tobacco-free workplace and park system.

The MPRB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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