Community Engagement Coordinator Bilingual

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity; Vancouver (WA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid medical and dental insurance

Paid holidays

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity in Vancouver, WA seeks a Community Engagement Coordinator (Bilingual English/Spanish) to support the Hidden Village community and lead listening sessions, volunteer coordination, and resident empowerment. You will bridge residents with Habitat programs and partner organizations, promoting inclusive participation.

The role emphasizes asset-based community development, relationship building, and clear communication.

Qualifications

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Support and endorse the Habitat for Humanity mission.
• Strong people skills and comfort engaging in community settings.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks.
• Familiarity with local community is highly valued.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with people from various demographics.
• Strong interpersonal, listening, and meeting facilitation skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining flexible and calm.
• Valid driver's license and ability to run errands as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Act as point person for residents living in Hidden Village supporting them with needs related to repairs, paying rent, etc.
• Collect community ideas, needs, opportunities, and feedback through surveys, focus groups, meetings, door-to-door, and one-on-one interactions.
• Co design, organize, and facilitate listening sessions and community meetings and events.
• Assist residents on their homeownership journey with Habitat, ensuring residents are supported and engaged in the process.
• Communicate program requirements and expectations to residents about Habitat’s homeownership program, acting as a liaison between residents and the Homeownership Services department.
• Helps facilitate partnerships and resource referral between residents, local organizations, and Habitat to strengthen community capacity and support resident needs.
• Maintains transparency and two-way communication with residents, ensuring the community is informed, engaged, and has shared power in decision-making processes.
• Conducts outreach to residents, faith groups, businesses, and local organizations.
• Proactively identify barriers to resident participation (e.g., language, transportation, or childcare) and sets up systems to reduce barriers.
• Identify, recruit, and cultivate resident leaders to participate in organizing efforts.
• Tracks resident interests, concerns, and feedback to inform Habitat’s strategies.
• Attend and represent Habitat at tabling fairs, community events, and speaking engagements, representing Habitat in a variety of settings.
• Assist other staff members and/or board members as assigned.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

People skills

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Listening & facilitation

Job description

Position:Community Engagement Coordinator - Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Reports to:Director of Community Engagement & Impact

Summary

At Evergreen Habitat for Humanity, we believe in a world where everyone has a safe and affordable place to live. Through volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials, Habitat builds, rehabilitates, and repairs simple, decent homes with the help of the homeowner. Habitat houses are sold to families and individuals at no profit, financed with affordable loans. Together, we build thriving communities.

Evergreen Habitat is searching for an engaged and dynamic individual to serve as our Community Engagement Coordinator. This position will work with the Director of Community Engagement & Impact in supporting Habitat’s efforts in the Hidden Village Mobile Home Park community. This position will utilize an asset-based community development approach to support the residents of the Hidden Village community, building trust, supporting residents in their homeownership journey, and responding to community needs.

Responsibilities

• Act as point person for residents living in Hidden Village supporting them with needs related to repairs, paying rent, etc.
• Collect community ideas, needs, opportunities, and feedback through surveys, focus groups, meetings, door-to-door, and one-on-one interactions.
• Co design, organize, and facilitate listening sessions and community meetings and events.
• Assist residents on their homeownership journey with Habitat, ensuring residents are supported and engaged in the process.
• Communicate program requirements and expectations to residents about Habitat’s homeownership program, acting as a liaison between residents and the Homeownership Services department.
• Helps facilitate partnerships and resource referral between residents, local organizations, and Habitat to strengthen community capacity and support resident needs.
• Maintains transparency and two-way communication with residents, ensuring the community is informed, engaged, and has shared power in decision-making processes.
• Conducts outreach to residents, faith groups, businesses, and local organizations.
• Proactively identify barriers to resident participation (e.g., language, transportation, or childcare) and sets up systems to reduce barriers.
• Identify, recruit, and cultivate resident leaders to participate in organizing efforts.
• Tracks resident interests, concerns, and feedback to inform Habitat’s strategies.
• Attend and represent Habitat at tabling fairs, community events, and speaking engagements, representing Habitat in a variety of settings.
• Assist other staff members and/or board members as assigned.

Schedule

Forty hours per week. Monday through Friday. Flexibility is preferred with occasional weekend and evening availability.

Position Requirements

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required
• Support and endorse the Habitat for Humanity mission.
• Strong people skills and comfort engaging in community settings
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple tasks
• Familiarity with local community is highly valued
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with people from various demographics
• Strong interpersonal, listening, and meeting facilitation skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while remaining flexible and calm.
• Valid driver's license and ability to run errands as necessary.

General Work Schedule

• 40 hours/week; variable, occasional evenings and weekends
• On-site at the Hidden Village Mobile Home Park and at the Evergreen Habitat office. Occasional work from home available.

Work Environment and Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for long periods while operating a computer to create documents, conducting research, sending and receiving e-mail and participating in meetings; communicating on a telephone and in person; reading and writing; applying logic and focusing attention in the presence of distractions. Occasional requirements are to move about the office and community. Must be able to lift 25-50 lbs. Evening and weekend work may be required.

Salary and benefits

Salary: $45,000 annually with an additional$2,500 annual stipendfor bilingual translation and interpretation skills.

• paid medical and dental insurance
• paid holidays
• retirement contributions
• paid time off
• a flexible work environment

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified personnel for all our positions in a manner that does not unlawfully discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, national origin, political ideology, citizenship, the presence of any sensory, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, veteran/reserve national guard status, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.