Walk San Jose Community Outreach Assistant (San Jose)
Job Description
Application deadline: Oct. 2, 2019
California Walks (Cal Walks) works to create safe, just, and inclusive streets and public spaces, and we partner with state agencies, organizations, and community members to establish and strengthen policies, practices, and programs that support and advance pedestrian safety and healthy, walkable communities.
About Walk San Jose:
Cal Walks has worked in San Jose since 2012 to develop, better coordinate, and strengthen pedestrian safety efforts and walkability in neighborhoods across the city. Still, San Jose remains the largest city in California without a dedicated, staffed walk advocacy organization. Cal Walks established the Walk San Jose program to leverage and localize the organization’s track record across the state and country.
Position title: Walk San Jose, Community Outreach Assistant
Reports to: Walk San Jose Program Manager
Anticipated Start Date: Oct. 15, 2019
Compensation: Salary commensurate with experience (annual salary range: $40,000-50,000)
Work Schedule: Full-Time, Exempt employee; this is a 12-month at-will grant-funded position, with opportunity for extension contingent upon funding.
Location: Office-based position in downtown San Jose, CA.
Benefits: Competitive benefits include employer-sponsored health insurance, Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and SIMPLE IRA retirement contributions; pre-tax commuter checks, 3 weeks of vacation leave annually, 12 days sick leave annually, and 14 holidays annually.
Interviews:
- Panel phone interviews and in-person interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis through Oct. 11, 2019.
- In-person interviews will be held in downtown San Jose and will involve oral and facilitation components.
Position Summary:
This is an exciting new position to spearhead Walk San Jose’s community engagement efforts in support of our Vision Zero campaign. This position will be responsible for cultivating relationships with, recruiting, and providing policy and media advocacy training to community-based and other partner organizations, neighborhood associations, community service providers, and resident leaders to participate in our Vision Zero advocacy efforts. Additionally, this position will support the Walk San Jose Program Manager in communications and media advocacy in San Jose.
Key responsibilities and functions: Stakeholder Engagement & Coalition Building
- Establish and strengthen relationships with community partners, organizations, and community leaders to participate in the Vision Zero San Jose Coalition;
- Mobilize and co-empower community participation in active transportation policy advocacy opportunities
- Develop materials including but not limited to factsheets, recommendation reports, presentations, and summaries;
- Develop resident leadership curriculum and materials to engage and co-empower communities disproportionately affected by unsafe streets;
- Plan, organize, and facilitate community-based advocacy programming in the City of San Jose, including workshops and trainings; and
- Plan, organize, and co-facilitate Vision Zero San Jose Coalition meetings
Public & Governmental Relations:
- Participate in City/County hearings, meetings, public advisory committees, and workshops that impact active transportation policies and projects, including, but not limited to, city and county Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC), city Senior Citizens Committee, Santa Clara County Seniors’ Agenda, and others.
- Cultivate relationships with local elected officials and state legislators and district staff to support our Vision Zero efforts;
- Act as spokesperson for Cal Walks’ Walk San Jose program;
- Cultivate relationships with local news media, including TV, radio, print, and blogs; and
- Support the development of online and print communications to support Walk San Jose campaigns, events, and advocacy.
Community Education & Engagement
- Plan, organize, and facilitate traffic safety education programs, including workshops, trainings, presentations, and/or school-based events;
- Conduct outreach to schools, senior centers, and community centers to identify traffic safety education needs;
- Plan, organize, and facilitate and/or supporting encouragement events, including, but not limited to, community walks, Jane’s Walks, Walk to School Day, and Bike to School Day.
- Other Duties as Needed
Minimum Requirements:
- Must have a minimum of one year of experience in community outreach, education, or organizing. Preferred: A Bachelor of Arts or Sciences (BA/BS) in urban planning, urban studies, public health, public policy, social welfare, political science, nonprofit management, or other related field. A BA/BS may be substituted with a minimum of two years’ experience in coordinating advocacy campaigns, community capacity building trainings, or equivalent.
- Must have experience in program/workshop planning or facilitation, working with community residents.
- Must be detail-oriented, able to manage competing tasks, and have a solid understanding of organizational management and coalition building.
- Must have experience in or willingness to learn about transportation policy, planning, and programming; health equity; and pedestrian safety.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, and project management software (e.g., Asana).
- Bilingual in a language commonly spoken in San Jose. Spanish or Vietnamese language proficiency a plus.
Ability to:
- Work both independently and as a team member;
- Multi-task, with flexibility, efficiently;
- Organize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects and competing deadlines;
- Demonstrate sound judgment and decision-making.
Desirable skills and qualifications:
- Experience working with community members, residents, and diverse groups;
- Commitment to active transportation, environmental justice, community engagement, or climate justice work;
- Experience with public speaking and ability to deliver presentations to a variety of audiences; and Adobe (Photoshop, InDesign, etc.) highly desirable.
How to Apply:
Please send your résumé, a cover letter, a 1-2 page writing sample (preferably related to policy analysis or community engagement work), and three references to info@calwalks.org. Please use “Application for Walk San Jose Community Outreach Assistant” as the subject of the email and name the documents as your last name and the document name (example: “Last Name_Cover Letter”). Please provide documents in PDF file format.
California Walks is an “at-will” and equal employment opportunity employer. Applicants and employees shall not be discriminated against because of race, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender (including pregnancy and gender expression) identity, color, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local law or ordinance.
Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified disabled applicants may participate in the application process. Please advise in writing of special needs at the time of application.
Persons of color, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, persons with disabilities, persons who have lived in poverty, ex-offenders, and people fluent in more than one language are strongly encouraged to apply.
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