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Are you ready to join a team that is "Building Community Through Fun?" Are you ready to make a difference??
The City of San José's Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) is looking for people who want to make San José a better place to live and work. Our mission is to connect people through parks, recreation and neighborhood services for an active San José. ActivateSJ, PRNS's 20-year strategic plan identifies the approach and projects to support healthy communities that inspire belonging by following the guiding principles of Stewardship, Nature, Equity & Access, Identity and Public Life.
The Department creates and activates thriving places near where people live and work. These places are destinations for play and learning with 48 community centers, 10 regional parks, 209 neighborhood parks, Happy Hollow Park & Zoo , and over 60 miles of trails. Our programs and services touch the lives of individuals and families in our community. We take public service seriously by working hard to earn the public's trust by delivering fun and high-value spaces and programs. Our team is collaborative, supportive, and innovative. We are a fast-paced organization that takes decisive action after thoughtful planning.
For more information, please visit activatesj.org .
The BeautifySJ is a blight reduction, neighborhood beautification, and encampment management program within the Community Services Division of the Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Department. BeautifySJ Programs include the Graffiti Removal Program, Illegal Dumping Program, Neighborhood Dumpster Day Program, Neighborhood Litter Program, Recreational Vehicle Pollution Prevention Program, Encampment Trash Removal Program, Encampment Abatement Program, Clean Gateways, and Cash for Trash Program.The Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services Department is currently seeking to fill four (4) full-time Community Coordinator vacancies in the Community Services Division.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Identifies, evaluates, and analyzes the needs of a targeted community/program area.
-Working in homeless encampments, opportunity neighborhoods, blight reduction programs or schools to provide services to vulnerable populations.
Conducts neighborhood surveys and needs assessments; analyzes the information to assist in developing community programs to meet the needs and interests of the neighborhoods served on a continuing basis.
- Attempts to resolve neighborhood disputes, grievances, and other related social problems and takes appropriate action.
- Initiates, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with schools, agencies, businesses, and community groups.
- Supervises employees through training, assigning, and monitoring work.
- Recommends employment, retention, promotion, and demotion, and completes performance evaluations.
- Coordinates agencies and service provider program activities, keeping them informed and actively involved in program formulation.
- Monitors project budgets and assumes responsibility for setting priorities to meet the needs of the intended area.
- Develops and coordinates a volunteer community program in conjunction with community activities.
- May supervise neighborhood service centers.
This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.
Ideal Candidate
Education: Two (2) years of course work at an accredited college or university, including courses in social science
Experience: Three (3) years of experience in work concerned with the improvement of inter-group relations, delinquency or homeless prevention, public health, youth or social development, or involvement in blight reduction or community safety programs.
Acceptable Substitutions: Additional related experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.
Certifications: Possession of a valid driver's license authorizing operation of a motor vehicle in the State of California.The ideal candidate will possess the following competencies, as demonstrated in past and current employment history.
- Job Expertise - Demonstrates knowledge of and experience with applicable professional/technical principles and practices, Citywide and departmental procedures/policies and federal and state rules and regulations.
- Communication Skills - Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts and facts clearly, orally and in writing; demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.
- Computer Skills - Experienced with common business computer applications including but not limited to: MS Outlook, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, and MS Excel.
- Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills - Develops effective relationships with co-workers and supervisors by helping others accomplish tasks and using collaboration and conflict resolution skills.
- Social Awareness - Demonstrates the ability to read or sense other people's emotions and how they influence the situation of interest or concern; demonstrates empathy and organizational awareness.
- Problem Solving - Approaches a situation or problem by defining the problem or issue; determines the significance of problem; collects information; uses logic and intuition to arrive at decisions or solutions to problems that achieve the desired outcome.
Other Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
Knowledge of the availability of social services from State, local and Federal agencies as they pertain to working in neighborhoods, homeless encampments, or school settings
The current Community Coordinator positions are with the BeautifySJ Program and will include delivering services to homeless populations in homeless encampments. The ideal candidate will have experience working with vulnerable populations to better communities (both housed and unhoused) and improve quality of life. Candidates should expect to work in the field ninety percent of their time supervising the delivery of services. This is not a work from home or hybrid position.
Selection Process:
The selection process will consist of an evaluation of the applicant's training and experience based on the application and responses to all the job specific questions. You must answer all questions to be considered or your application may be deemed incomplete and withheld from further consideration. Only those candidates whose backgrounds best match the position will be invited to proceed in the selection process. Additional phases of the selection process will consist of one or more interviews.
If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Taylor Pawlik at Taylor.Pawlik@sanjoseca.gov . 