Neighborhood Specialist - El Paso, United States - City of El Paso, TX

Description

Salary : $46, $72,150.00 Annually

Location : Various Locations within the City of El Paso, TX

Job Type: Civil Service

Job Number: U

Department: NEIGH SEVC CONSERVATION PROG

Opening Date: 05/02/2024

Closing Date: 5/7/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Exempt

Max Number of Applicants: 75

Requirements

MOS Code: None

Education and Experience: A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Public Administration, Business, Social Work, Education, Communications or related field, plus two (2) years of professional community outreach, grant administration, neighborhood/community assistance, or social services experience.

Licenses and Certificates: Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state.

General Purpose

Under general supervision provide professional level assistance in planning, developing, and organizing neighborhood and community-based, grant funded programs and services.

Typical Duties

Plan, develop, and organize community programs and services. Involves: provide outreach and capacity building to residents to increase civic engagement and stabilize and improve the quality of life in neighborhoods. Design flyers and other outreach material to publicize and promote project activities. Act as a liaison with the public to prepare and develop presentations to neighborhood associations and other community stakeholders regarding opportunities to participate in project activities and other quality of life programs.

Oversee and monitor implementation of grant-funded programs and services. Plan and supervise work related to grants planning and implementation. Analyze feasibility of applying for grant programs. Plan, organize and develop program designs, budgets and applications for grant proposals and project implementation. Participate in budget negotiations with funding sources. Develop and administer budgets for grant-funded projects. Develop and monitor project milestones, schedules and scopes.

Assist residents in organizing and registering neighborhood and civic associations with the City. Plan and develop leadership training opportunities for neighborhood associations and other grassroots leaders in the community. Assist in the implementation of neighborhood-oriented infrastructure projects. Coordinate and facilitate meetings with the community, neighborhood associations, City departments, businesses and property owners. Evaluate eligibility and feasibility of proposed projects. Assist in application preparation as required for local, state and federal funding. Prepare monthly and annual reports and maintain database, records and files. Respond to general inquires and provide a high level of customer service for neighborhood programs and resources related to project activities. Attend neighborhood meetings, City Council, community meetings and other gatherings to represent the City.

General Information

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Note: This is an unclassified position contract position.

Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.

Note: Applicants with a foreign degree must have all relevant documents translated and evaluated by a College, University or Credentials Evaluation Services Department prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department.

A rsum and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as "See rsum" are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.

To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application's employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.

Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your rsum will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

Determined by agreement

01

Do you have a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Public Administration, Business, Social Work, Education, or Communications?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have a minimum of (2) years of professional community outreach, grant administration, neighborhood/community assistance, or social services experience?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have a valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License? If so, what type of driver's license do you have?

• Texas Class A - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class B - CDL or equivalent from another state.
• Texas Class C or equivalent from another state.
• No, I do not have a valid driver's license.

04

Candidates will be evaluated based on the information provided on both the application and the completeness of the responses to the Supplemental Questions. Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your rsum will eliminate you from consideration for the position.

• I acknowledge I have read and understand the above information.

Required Question