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As an employer, the City of Philadelphia values inclusion, integrity, innovation, empowerment, and hard work above all else. We offer a vibrant work environment, comprehensive health care and benefits, and the experience you need to grow and excel. If you’re interested in working with a passionate team of people who care about the future of Philadelphia, start here.
What we offer
Impact - The work you do here matters to millions.
Growth - Philadelphia is growing, why not grow with it?
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Benefits - We care about your well-being.
Agency Description
The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) provides leadership on issues of economic justice by advancing racial equity and inclusive growth to ensure that all Philadelphians share in the city’s prosperous future and by alleviating the immediate impact of poverty on individuals, families and communities. CEO is Philadelphia’s Community Action Agency (CAA); CAAs are private or public agencies created by the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act and federally designated to receive Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding.
Guiding Principles (We believe…)
The people of Philadelphia deserve the opportunity to live happy, healthy, full lives.
City Government should both recognize its culpability in creating and sustaining inequity and aspire to its responsibility to provide opportunities, represent the best interests, and promote the well-being of all residents.
People can offer meaningful insights into both personal experiences and how systems around them function.
Poverty is a deliberately created systemic issue and city government can lead in calling for justice and dismantling the barriers that often prevent opportunities.
Values (How We Work)
Dignity: We actively respect our individual colleagues and people in the community.
Inclusivity: Our work is more beneficial, valuable, and valid when our full range of experiences, knowledge, and skills can contribute.
Persistence: We recognize the challenges inherent in this work, and when we get discouraged, we find ways to be resilient, lift each other up, and push forward.
Accountability: We are transparent and honest about our plans, our actions, and our results.
Honesty: We create a space to have healthy, honest dialogues about systems, people, and misconceptions and then communicate truthfully.
Job Description
The Community Resource Corps (CRC) Recruitment Coordinator will be responsible for successfully coordinating the recruitment, onboarding, retention, and experience of AmeriCorps members involved with the Community Resource Corps, a citywide program designed to connect residents to essential benefits and life sustaining resources. This position will assist with securing outreach opportunities like tabling, resource fairs, community meetings, etc. This position supports the broader Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) Place-Based Initiatives Unit and supports in identifying best practices to apply more broadly across the CRC, CEO, and AmeriCorps.
AmeriCorps is the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. AmeriCorps provides opportunities for Americans of all backgrounds to serve their country, address the nation’s most pressing challenges, and improve lives and communities. AmeriCorps works with communities and supports a variety of public-private partnerships and governmental collaborations to address local challenges through service.
Pennsylvania’s state service commission, PennSERVE, is a grantmaking partner of the AmeriCorps agency. PennSERVE awards approximately $12 million in federal funding from the AmeriCorps agency to AmeriCorps programs in Pennsylvania. PennSERVE supports the Community Resource Corps directly in AmeriCorps program development and implementation through targeted training, technical assistance, and monitoring.
The Community Resource Corps AmeriCorps Program Aims To
Connect residents to anti-poverty benefits and resources.
Serve as a workforce development opportunity for Community Resource Corps AmeriCorps Members
Build the City's capacity for strategic community engagement
The ideal candidate for this role will be a fast paced and innovative problem solver, who excels at building trusting relationships and managing equity centered community engagement programs within low wealth and multicultural communities.
Candidates are encouraged to apply, even if they do not have experience in all these areas. The duties, competencies and qualifications below are exhaustive to include the responsibilities of our entire Coordinator team.
Essential Functions
This position works in-person with availability for flexible hours including evening and weekend hours. This position works five days a week Tuesdays to Saturdays, typically from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Saturdays would be worked offsite, whether at community events, or conducting outreach initiatives in Philadelphia communities. A valid driver’s license is required in this role, as the CRC Recruitment Coordinator may be asked to conduct site visits, and drive City vehicles to events with CRC staff and/or CRC Members. The Recruitment Coordinator’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Supervise a team of 5 to 8 CRC AmeriCorps members
Lead AmeriCorps member recruitment, hiring, onboarding, retention, and overall experience. All while remaining true to the goals of the Community Resource Corps, CEO, and PennSERVE
Develop partnerships with community-based organizations, City agencies, schools, AmeriCorps programs and more to build CRC member recruitment and development pipelines
Lead CRC engagements with the National Service Task Force, and other AmeriCorps spaces
Support setting and measuring program goals as well as compiling and submitting program reports
Support in offboarding process for AmeriCorps Members, and lead processes and engagements with Alumni CRC members tracking career placements and development
Provide training and support to CRC staff and CRC AmeriCorps members on recruitment, onboarding, and AmeriCorps experience best practices
Work with the CRC Team to hold members accountable for accomplishing goals, objectives and expectations of the program
Participate in, and at times lead CRC Service Delivery/Outreach projects related to community resource allocation to CRC Members and/or Philadelphia residents
Ensure CRC Members remain in compliance with the CRC and PennSERVE/AmeriCorps
Support in developing digital and print marketing materials for the CRC Program
Perform any additional duties as described by the Community Resource Corps or Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity (CEO) related to the goals and activities of the Office and Program
Competencies, Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Three to Five years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience managing equity-centered culture change projects in complex community-based or institutional organizations
Three to Five years of experience in staff or volunteer recruitment, onboarding, retention, and offboarding
Three to Five years of experience with community engagement, organizing, and supervising others
Interest in making anti-poverty benefits and resources more accessible
Action oriented; an individual not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get into the details of the operation
Ability to operationalize a shared vision and maintain a consistent teamwork mentality
Excellent time management skills with capacity to work simultaneously on multiple tasks and projects and deliver on deadline.
Comfort working with data and digital systems
Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in staff and program management
Ability to build new and maintain existing collaborative relationships with stakeholders
Effective oral and written communication with diverse audiences
Strong commitment to trauma informed practices
Knowledge of workforce development practices
Willingness to work flexible hours, including evening and weekend hours. This position will work five days a week Tuesdays to Saturdays typically 9am-5pm, with room for flexibility in adjusting schedules
A valid driver’s license is required in this role
Qualifications
Primary qualifications for this position include:
Supervisory experience
Experience in staff or volunteer recruitment, onboarding, retention, and offboarding
Community engagement experience, preferably in campaign, government or nonprofit settings
Relationship management experience
Project management experience
Understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion principles and trauma informed practices
Our Secondary Qualifications Are Preferred But Not Required
Data management experience, particularly with NGP VAN and Texting Platforms
Experience managing or knowledge about career development programs
Existing relationships with community-based organizations and residents in Philadelphia’s lowest wealth communities
AmeriCorps service experience
Experience managing new programs
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly responsible for the supervision of the Community Resource Corps AmeriCorps Members
Other Specialties, Certifications, Physical Requirements, And Work Conditions
Regular, predictable attendance is required
Successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Additional Information
TO APPLY:Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
Salary Range: $55,000 - $60,000
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The successful candidate must be a city of Philadelphia resident within six months of hire
Effective May 22, 2023, vaccinations are no longer required for new employees that work in non-medical, non-emergency or patient facing positions with the City of Philadelphia. As a result, only employees in positions providing services that are patient-facing medical care (ex: Nurses, doctors, emergency medical personnel), must be fully vaccinated.
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