Community Engagement Coordinator - Bilingual in Spanish required

Family Service Of Rhode Island; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 32,718 - 40,680; Full time

Job summary

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is seeking a Community Engagement Coordinator to engage residents and partners within the Providence HEZ, recruit new organizations, and support data collection to measure impact. The role builds relationships with HEZ partners and attends RIDOH meetings as needed.

You will schedule HEZ meetings, disseminate information, and work with the Project Director to ensure activities align with goals.

Qualifications

• Formal education, or relevant certification and/or a minimum of 3 years related experience in community engagement.
• Critical thinking and writing skills, creativity and flexibility in meeting changing priorities and demands; attention to detail; identifying and resolving obstacles to improvement/goals.
• Familiarity with the 02905 area and/or goals of the HEZ initiative.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work independently and to take initiative; to prioritize and to proceed logically.

Responsibilities

• Engage stakeholders and residents; recruit organizations, individuals and other partners for the HEZ.
• Disseminate information, collect data and support HEZ meetings and RIDOH collaboration.
• Coordinate with the HEZ Project Director to ensure activities meet goals and timelines.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Strong communication

Relationship building

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Thurbers Ave - Providence, RI 02905

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: Not Specified

Salary Range: $23.75 - $29.53 Hourly

Travel Percentage: Road Warrior

Job Shift: Any

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary

The Community Engagement Coordinator is a vital member of the backbone agency responsible for stakeholder and resident engagement and participation; community building; identification of assets and needs; assessment of community impact through collecting data and supporting the goals of the Providence 02905 Health Equity Zone (HEZ). The Community Engagement Coordinator is primarily responsible for relationship building with existing HEZ partners, recruitment of new organizations, individuals and other stakeholders, disseminating information and collecting data; scheduling and facilitating HEZ meetings and attending RIDOH meetings as necessary outlined in the project. Works in collaboration with the HEZ Project Director to ensure progress toward initiative activities and goals are met.

Qualifications

• Formal education, or relevant certification and/or a minimum of 3 years related experience in community engagement.
• Critical thinking and writing skills, creativity and flexibility in meeting changing priorities and demands; attention to detail; identifying and resolving obstacles to improvement/goals.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.
• Familiarity with the 02905 area and/or goals of the HEZ initiative
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to provide culturally competent services.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships internally and externally with community partners.
• Demonstrated ability to organize self and others.
• Ability to work independently and to take initiative; to prioritize and to proceed logically.
• Ability to become Community Health Worker Certified in Rhode Island within 12 months.
• Ability to work within Microsoft platforms.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements

• This position requires:
• Travel within the community, to and from agency site locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
• Ability to work a nontraditional work schedule to include some nights and weekends.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to work in person and remotely.
• Ability to manage various software platforms and databases.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
Join our FAMILY today!

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.