Community Engagement Member (Westport CEDC) - ACC Member

About the role

About the American Connection Corps: The American Connection Corps (ACC), an AmeriCorps program of Lead For America (LFA), is a service fellowship program aimed at helping communities build the digital connectivity necessary to expand opportunity and economic mobility, ranging from healthcare access to quality employment. ACC Members serve with locally-rooted organizations, helping address the digital divide and strengthen access to opportunity. Through their service, they gain hands-on experience, build in-demand skills, and explore career pathways while making a tangible impact in their communities.

About Westport Community Economic Development Corporation: To promote equitable development, access to the waterfront, cradle to college educational opportunities and improve the lives of our residents, workers, and business owners through the power of collective impact in Westport, Mt. Winans, and St. Paul neighborhoods.

Position Overview: The Member will report to the Executive Director and will be responsible for supporting implementation of our outreach plan for several programs, including homeownership training, Clean and Green volunteer recruitment, and the community master plan. The Member will support resident outreach and maintain and update program-related records and databases for residents, prospective homeowners, local businesses, and housing conditions to help identify community needs, connect residents with resources, and track progress on community priorities. They will represent the organization at various community events and meetings, as well as engage and coordinate with Block Captains. This Member will contribute to our community engagement on important issues and empower residents to have a voice in their shared future. The Member will provide community-facing service and support community-wide outreach and engagement activities under the direction of the Executive Director or designated staff. Service activities must be consistent with the approved AmeriCorps State and National program and member service assignment. The Member will supplement, not duplicate or displace, the work of paid employees or existing volunteers.

Responsibilities

• Maintain database of residents, tracking their needs and progress on addressing those needs to support resident outreach, referrals, follow-up, and community service activities
• Support and coordinate the Block Captain Clean and Green program by assisting with community outreach, volunteer recruitment and engagement, and neighborhood clean-up activities, in coordination with designated staff and community volunteers
• Maintain and update resident homeowner candidate database, assist in recruiting new community land trust homeowners support outreach to prospective community land trust homeowners, and help connect residents with homeownership training and related resources.
• Maintain and update business database to support community-wide outreach, resource sharing, and neighborhood revitalization activities
• Maintain and update house condition database, including site survey of conditions including conducting or assisting with site