Center for Justice Innovation is hiring a
Community Engagement Specialist

Summary

Join a dynamic team at The Center for Justice Innovation and contribute to creating stronger, healthier, more just communities. As an AmeriCorps National Service Program member, you'll work directly with community members to provide services and referrals, perform service projects throughout the neighborhood, and gain skills needed to plan and execute your own project.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Interest in working with communities and/or service

Responsibilities

• Schedule and conduct intake for YCI Applicants
• Assist with maintaining up to date data on YCI’s Justice Center Application (JCA)
• Support the recruitment, enrollment, and program activities for YCI programming
• Perform administrative duties for programming including attendance, payroll, and data collection
• Assist with the planning and implementation of youth programming, activities, and events
• Assist with the facilitation of group sessions
• Attend all meetings including one on one supervision, team meetings, and staff meetings
• Develop social media content to promote departmental and center activities including recruitment for upcoming programming and events and highlighting past activities
• Assist with the maintenance of various social media accounts, including scheduling posts and responding to comments and message
• Assist with the planning of the Center’s presence on social media platforms
• Work with Justice Center’s teams to solicit additional content for social media platforms
• Participate in the Justice Center’s Outreach working group
• Attend community events to promote programs and services
• Establish and maintain relationships with community-based providers and organizations
• Lead various outreach strategies to promote services and programming
• Maintain an up-to-date community calendar to be shared with staff and community members

Benefits

• Full-Time members receive a living allowance of $18,700
• Minimum-Time members receive a living allowance of $1,500
• Childcare and/or health benefits (available to some members)
• Skills-based and professional development training
• Segal AmeriCorps Education Award to use on future educational expenses or to pay back qualified student loans
• Competitive job edge in your job search, including access to a network of over 600 employers of National Service