COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEPUTY (LEGISLATIVE AIDE NON-CAREER)

DESCRIPTION

The role of the Community Engagement Deputy (Legislative Aide Non-Career) is to represent Councilwoman Zendejas to the residents of the First District and the greater Long Beach community and serve as a liaison between district constituents, City Departments, and the City Council. Under the direction of the Chief of Staff, the Community Engagement Deputy leads community engagement efforts and projects, supports the Field Deputy with constituent casework, represents the Councilmember at neighborhood and community meetings, works and collaborates with City Departments. A Community Engagement Deputy will interface with City, County, State and Federal Offices. The Community Engagement Deputy assists council staff with residents, local businesses with city information, and participates in event planning and outreach. This person should love working with the community, be professional, and have a strong desire to help others and make positive change.

ABOUT COUNCILMEMBER MARY ZENDEJAS

Mary Zendejas was elected to office on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, and sworn into office on December 3, 2019. She is the first Latina wheelchair user to be elected to office in the nation. She has never met a challenge she couldn’t tackle and overcome. As an infant, she was diagnosed with Polio, and later in High School started using a wheelchair daily. Her passion for living and working hard is rooted in seeing her parents, a field hand and factory worker, provide their children a better life. Their hard work allowed Mary to go to California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and become the first in her family to graduate from college.

Her advocacy dates back nearly three decades starting in high school, where she organized citizenship fairs to help community members follow their American Dream of becoming US citizens. For more information on Councilmember Zendejas and the First District, please visit https://www.longbeach.gov/district1/ .

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Complete community engagement projects such as weekly updates to stakeholders, constituent contact campaigns, creating social capital, and event planning.
• Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships between the council office and stakeholders to help achieve strategic planning goals and provide access to city information.
• Enter and track cases through the Office's Management System and report progress of cases to the Chief of Staff, including priorities identified by the Councilmember or the Chief of Staff.
• Attend meetings of community groups and Neighborhood Associations in the evenings and on the weekend.
• Maintain an awareness of neighborhood issues, sharing with the Councilmember and others as needed.
• Connect and collaborate with Field Deputies of elected officials with shared jurisdictions (State Assembly, State Senate, LA County Supervisors, etc.).
• Identify, help plan, and coordinate community events and projects issues that aid in the improvement of the First District.
• Co-Manage the day-to-day D1 office procedures, including responding to voicemail, calls, and emails.
• Strong follow-up skills.

REQUIREMENTS TO FILE

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• High school diploma or equivalency is required.
• Flexibility to work weekends and evenings as needed.
• A valid California Driver License is required and reliable transportation to successfully fulfill the duties of the position.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
• Bilingual (Spanish/English is a plus)

SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL DEMOSTRATE:
• Genuine desire to help the community. Ability to listen, motivate and organize.
• Prioritize multiple assignments and execute tasks in a timely manner.
• Respond promptly to both internal and external communications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• A strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to manage complex tasks and prioritize competing demands to meet deadlines.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

This recruitment closes on Friday, November 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must submit an online application, their cover letter and resume. Cover letters should be addressed to Lynn Ward, Chief of Staff. Incomplete applications or candidates who clearly do not meet the minimum requirements of the position will not be considered.

This position is an exempt, at-will position. The incumbent will not accrue any civil service tenure or contractual employment rights in such position. The Legislative Aide is appointed by, and serves at the pleasure of the Council Office, and may be removed without cause.

The City of Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce. The City of Long Beach is committed to creating a workplace where every employee is valued for who they are. Having our workforce reflect the diversity of our community at various levels of the organization is a continuous goal embraced by our departments, management staff, and policymakers. To support efforts of fairness and diversity, City Leadership is committed to incorporating equity and inclusion into our work by supporting staff and community partners. We are committed to promoting transparency by publishing updated demographic information for employees, including workforce diversity data and pay by race and gender.

The City of Long Beach will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You are not required to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until you receive a conditional job offer. If the City of Long Beach has concerns about a conviction that is directly related to the job after making a conditional job offer and conducting a background check, you will have the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide evidence to mitigate concerns, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/fair-chance-act .

The City of Long Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce. The City of Long Beach intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, or if you would like to request this information in an alternative format, please call (562) 570-4102.

In support of the City's Language Access Policy, bilingual skills (Spanish, Khmer and/or Tagalog) are desirable for positions interacting with the public. This information is available in an alternative format by request at the agency contact on the bulletin. If a special accommodation is desired, please contact the agency two (2) business days prior to the test, if applicable.

Employee Benefits

The City of Long Beach offers its employees opportunities to grow personally and professionally.As a permanent employee, you are eligible to receive fringe benefits that include:

• Retirement: California Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) defined benefit retirement plan, which is coordinated with Social Security. The benefit is 2.5% @55 for "Classic" members and 2%@62 for new members as defined by PEPRA. Subject to employee contribution. Both the City and the employee contributes toward CalPERS retirement contributions. The city also participates in Social Security.
• Health and Dental Insurance: The City offers the choice of HMO and PPO plans. The city pays major portion of the premium for employee and dependents depending on the health/ dental plan selected.
• Life Insurance: City-paid term life insurance policy equal to three (3) times annual salary to a maximum of $500,000.
• Disability Insurance: City-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
• Management Physical: Annual City-paid physical examination.
• Vacation: Twelve (12) vacation days after the first year of service; 15 days after four years, six months of service; 20 days after 19 years, six months of service.
• Executive Leave: Forty (40) hours Executive Leave per year. The City Manager has discretion to grant an additional 40 hours each year.
• Sick Leave: One day earned per month; unlimited accumulation; conversion upon retirement to cash credit toward health and/or dental insurance premiums, or to pension credits.
• Holidays: Eleven (11) designated holidays per year, plus four personal holidays to be used at the employee's discretion.
• Transportation Allowance: $450 per month.
• Deferred Compensation Plan: Optional for employee contribution to a supplementary retirement savings program available through Mission Square Retirement formerly ICMA-RC Retirement Corporation). City contributes 1% of employee's base pay to the employee's 401(a) plan; effective September 30, 2022, the City will contribute 2% of employee's base pay to the employee's 401(a) account. Employees may opt to contribute up to the IRS annual limits as well.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA): Optional election for employees to reduce taxable income for payment of allowable childcare or medical expenses.
• Flexible/Hybrid Work Schedule: Available (subject to City Manager approval).
• Paid Parental Leave: After six (6) months of City employment; up to 30 calendar days (160 hours) of PPL, taken in full-day increments, in connection with the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child, up to the age of seventeen (17).

Management positions -Refer to the Job Posting brochure included in the job posting.

Closing Date/Time: 11/8/2024 5:00 PM Pacific

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