Community Engagement Specialist.

About the role

The Office of Environmental Justice (“OEJ”) seeks to advance environmental justice in Colorado and implement statutory environmental justice mandates, including specific benchmarks and targets established by the Environmental Justice Act.

OEJ works in partnership with disproportionately impacted communities (“DI communities”); the Environmental Justice Advisory Board (“EJAB”); other federal, state, local, and Tribal Government partners; and offices and divisions with CDPHE.

Responsibilities

• Execute bilingual outreach and engagement efforts with mobile home park residents regarding the implementation of the Mobile Home Park Water Quality Act, House Bill 23-1257 and House Bill 26-1145.
• Coordinate site visits, interviews, and surveys with mobile home park residents about their water quality.
• Use communications materials developed with the Communications and Community Engagement Manager to notify residents of and provide information about upcoming testing, survey and interview opportunities.
• Coverage with the Environmental Language Services unit to ensure that outreach materials for the testing program are provided in the appropriate languages including but not limited to English and Spanish, and that interpretation is available for testing and interviews into the appropriate languages including but not limited to English and Spanish.
• Serve as a member of OEJ’s Communications and Community Engagement team, and participate in team meetings, contribute to the development of community engagement materials for the office, and attend outreach events on behalf of OEJ.

Requirements

This position is responsible for executing bilingual outreach and engagement efforts with mobile home park residents regarding the implementation of the Mobile Home Park Water Quality Act, House Bill 23-1257 and House Bill 26-1145.

This position’s duties include coordinating site visits, interviews, and surveys with mobile home park residents about their water quality.

This position uses communications materials developed with the Communications and Community Engagement Manager to notify residents of and provide information about upcoming testing, survey and interview opportunities.

This position coordinates with the Environmental Language Services unit to ensure that outreach materials for the testing program are provided in the appropriate languages including but not limited to English and Spanish, and that interpretation is available for testing and interviews into the appropriate languages including but not limited to English and Spanish.

This position also serves as a member of OEJ’s Communications and Community Engagement team, and participates in team meetings, contributes to the development of community engagement materials for the office, and attends outreach events on behalf of OEJ.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Six (6) years of relevant experience in community outreach or engagement or community-based environmental justice, public health, or environmental health programs.
• Bilingual English/Spanish language skills required.

Or

• A combination of related education in Social Work, Public Health, Environmental Science, Environmental Justice, Environmental Policy and/or relevant experience in community outreach or engagement or community-based environmental justice, public health or environmental health programs equal to Six (6) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with communities in Colorado that are disproportionately impacted by environmental or public health issues.
• Experience planning inclusive and culturally responsive community activities.
• Experience understanding, explaining, and presenting technical information like test results and regulations to diverse audiences.
• Experience engaging directly with community members through canvassing, interviewing, or other one-on-one interactions.
• Experience working with community members on environmental or public health initiatives.
• Experience with Google suite, including using Google forms and Google sheets, or similar data collection and spreadsheet tools.

Benefits

Retirement ( PERA options), Medical and dental health plans Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans Paid life insurance Short- and long-term disability coverage 11 paid holidays per year and generous personal time off Tuition assistance Wellness programs Professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

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