Community Outreach Lead

Maricopa County; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 73,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Work-life balance

Growth opportunities

Healthcare

Child care benefits

Paid time off

Wellness program

ASRS retirement match

Job summary

Maricopa County is seeking an Outreach Services Supervisor in the Air Quality Department to lead staff across business assistance, school education, outreach, and communications initiatives. You will mentor teams, coordinate training, and ensure effective public engagement focusing on air quality education and compliance awareness.

The role offers hybrid flexibility after training, with responsibilities spanning program development, partnership cultivation, and digital communications,

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of professional experience in a communications/outreach role within education or the public sector.
• Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, environmental science, business, or related field.
• Combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Provides direction, oversight, mentoring, and supervision to staff in the business assistance, school education, outreach, and communications programs; coordinates and assigns training; evaluates performance.
• Manages the air quality educational kiosks project: ensures kiosks are in working order, coordinates with the Air Monitoring Division to maintain sensors and improve kiosk effectiveness, identifies additional kiosk locations (as appropriate), and negotiates contracts and agreements necessary for kiosk placement
• Oversees the department outreach program, including organizing and executing collaborative meetings, scheduling events, and following the Outreach Plan; contributes to a variety of outreach initiatives; ensures consistency and timeliness of all department outreach materials
• Ensures school education program implementation is continually maintained and enhanced, including establishing partnerships to further the reach into Maricopa County schools; oversees education outreach strategic plan
• Recommends and implements program and process improvements, participates in strategic planning and budget planning; monitors program results and objectives, and prepares and/or reviews associated operational reports; develops or updates policies and procedures in the area of responsibility
• Oversees and maintains the Air Quality website, ensures webpages are accurate and frequently updated by leading the quarterly website review process; assists in planning new digital communication initiatives
• Establishes and maintains successful working relationships with stakeholders and local organizations; seeks opportunities for collaboration

Skills

Leadership

Communications

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications, public administration, environmental science, business, or related field

Job description

Maricopa County is seeking an Outreach Services Supervisor in the Air Quality Department to lead staff across business assistance, school education, outreach, and communications initiatives. You will mentor teams, coordinate training, and ensure effective public engagement focusing on air quality education and compliance awareness.

The role offers hybrid flexibility after training, with responsibilities spanning program development, partnership cultivation, and digital communications,