Details at a Glance
TIME COMMITMENT
Full Time ScheduleSTART DATE
June 27, 2022APPLICATION DEADLINE
June 1, 2022EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Mid-level/Managerial
SALARY
USD $35,050 - USD $40,307 / year
Job Summary: Wide Angle Youth Media is currently hiring an outgoing, dynamic, and team-oriented Community Engagement Specialist to facilitate the following:
- Develop and implement a yearly engagement plan to engage students, community members, funders, partners, and program participants in partnership with the Education Manager, Workforce Development Manager, and members of the Communication Department.
- Support and teach cohorts of youth involved in youth-centered events including event management and facilitation.
- Identify potential local partnership opportunities and create collaborative opportunities for WAYM to connect with community efforts in alignment with WAYM’s mission and values.
- Responsible for communicating and sharing mission-aligned community events and youth opportunities shared through Wide Angle Youth Media’s network.
- Develop a list of outreach strategies based on knowledge of the local context and cultural considerations throughout the area.
- Support Wide Angle’s goal to strengthen relationships with local, regional, and national policy-makers, maintain an active list of policymakers and their issues areas, and work with the Communications team to support outreach goals and build youth voice into systems change.
- Recruit and facilitate youth advisory council to discuss Wide Angle policies and procedures as well as engage with partner organizations or funders to host 3 youth-led town halls on social issues that youth identify as important.
- Serve as a community representative at events on behalf of WAYM at community festivals, networking events, partner school events, partnership committees, and so on as identified within the strategic plan.
- Coordinate, organize, and/or attend program and local community events, acting as an advocate and representative of WAYM as needed for new program participants, funders, and partners.
REPORTS TO: Workforce Development Manager
STATUS: Full-time, Non-Exempt
The following skills/traits are required for this position:
- A combination of 3 to 4 years of experience and/or education in community and youth engagement, advocacy, recruitment, and events management.
- Previous experience facilitating/engagement with high school or older youth, working with racially and ethnically diverse, and/or low-income communities.
- Demonstrated awareness of how to address and navigate systemic power imbalances through anti-racist and anti-oppressive community engagement practices.
- Enthusiasm and passion for engaging others and making change in communities.
- Ability to communicate effectively with citizens, staff, parents, young people, volunteers, and community groups.
- Advanced experience in collaborative leadership practices and interdepartmental communication and project management.
- Demonstrates experience and commitment to communicating with/facilitating middle school to college-aged youth, working with racially and ethnically diverse and/or low-income communities
Apply to This Job
Instructions:
To submit a complete application please include a resume, cover letter, and a writing sample either through indeed or directly to jobs@wideangleyouthmedia.org.