Community Coordinator (Grant Funded)

Position Description

The Department of Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services (PARCS) has exceptional career opportunities for our Office of Neighborhood Safety and Community Engagement Program. PARCS Area Community Coordinators are key players in ensuring PARCS meets and improves on its ongoing mission to enhance the quality of life for the community by providing safe, clean, accessible parks and community centers offering diverse programs and recreational activities and fostering meaningful community partnerships. The ONSCE program is dedicated to initiatives aimed at violence intervention and prevention. In collaboration with community-based organizations, this program focuses on serving underprivileged communities and individuals who have been or are at risk of being impacted by violence.

Under general supervision, the Community Coordinator performs public relations and community contact duties; coordinates special events; participates in outreach events to increase program participation and build community relations and partnerships, represents the program at meetings or events;conducts special studies and provides administrative assistance within a department /division setting. This position is fully grant funded through BSCC CalVIP Cohort 4, which requires the Community Coordinator to perform extensive data collection and maintain multiple tracking sheets for required reporting.

Candidates must have the ability to work flexible hours to accommodate engagement with community members and community-based organizations. Candidates will demonstrate cultural sensitivity and awareness, have experience working with specific populations, ability to work independently, and excel in building relationships and supporting community partners.

This is an unclassified position in which the incumbent serves at the will of the director.

Pay,Benefits, & Work Schedule

The City of Fresno offers an attractive and competitive salary and benefits package. More information is available by visiting http://www.fresno.gov/personnel and clicking on "Employee Benefits".

The Requirements

The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in public administration, political science, business administration, mass communications or related field; and two years of administrative support experience which emphasized public and community relations. Additional years of qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF COLLEGE DEGREE OR TRANSCRIPTS FOR VERIFICATION OF UNITS. TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE UPLOADED AND ATTACHED TO YOUR ON-LINE APPLICATION.

Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required at time of appointment. Candidates considered for hire must provide proof of a valid driver's license and current copy of their driving record.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants must submit an official City of Fresno application on-line. Applications may be submitted at www.fresno.gov. For information on how to complete an on-line application, please view "Instruction Guide" on the City's website, Personnel Services Career Opportunities page, or call (559) 621-6950 for assistance. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed employment application.

After the final filing date, completed applications will be reviewed and a select group of candidates will be invited to an interview.

Inquiries should be directed to:
Stephanie Rendon, Senior Human Resources/Risk Analyst
(559) 621-6935
Stephanie.Rendon@fresno.gov
2600 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721-3614

Other Information

Verify we have your correct e-mail address before you submit your application. It is an applicant's responsibility to check their email frequently to ensure they receive all pertinent communication from the City in a timely basis. Applicants will receive an automatically generated confirmation e-mail upon a successful application submittal. The e-mail is the only proof of submittal. Applications must be submitted by midnight on the filing deadline or they will not be accepted for any reason.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Fresno is an equal opportunity employer. For more information, please refer to our Career Opportunities web page on the City of Fresno web site.

Closing Date/Time: 07/10/2024

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2600 Fresno Street, Fresno, California 93721 United States View Map