Police Community Engagement Coordinator
City of Mesa
Date: 12 hours ago
City: Mesa, Arizona
Contract type: Full time
Description/Duties
A Police Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing a variety of community programs, internal events, special events, and annual projects for the Police Department to assist in addressing community-policing issues. This position may be responsible for more than one community engagement activity or event at a time. Responsibilities of a Police Community Engagement Coordinator include: coordinating the Police Community Engagement Academies, Citizen Police Academies, select internal events, and special events; identifying and building relationships with community groups and leaders, advocacy groups, department liaisons, and key stakeholders; securing sponsorships and donations, when appropriate; when managing grant funds awarded to the Community Relations Division; preparing grant document requirements, budget information, statistical summaries, and/or graphics; monitoring and reporting daily cash receipts and cash handling procedures; and handling overall event logistics such as establishing meeting locations, securing speakers, creating promotional materials, making technical arrangements, and room setup. Duties also include: collecting and analyzing data of community issues to recommend strategies to enhance the Police Department’s engagement with the community; completing program surveys and recap reports; educating a diverse public about community issues in a positive manner; developing and maintaining a reporting system of community contacts; organizing program schedules and coordinating presenters; and developing digital content for marketing and communications, including an electronic newsletter and social media platforms. This position also coordinates volunteers and temporary staff and takes photographs at events. This class performs related duties as required.
The Police Community Engagement Coordinator is assigned to the Community Relations Division within the Community Services Bureau of the Police Department. Work requires the use of initiative and independent judgment. This class may be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays to accommodate special events or annual project activities. Supervision is received from the Police Community Relations supervisor or Police Sergeant, who reviews work through reports and overall results achieved. This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.
Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.
Qualifications & Requirements
Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.
Minimum Qualifications Required. Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Communications, or a closely related field. Considerable (3 - 5 years) of professional-level experience in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events.
Special Requirements. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire or promotion date. Because of the confidential, sensitive nature of the information handled, successful completion of a background investigation is required.
Substance Abuse Testing. Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.
Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Public contact experience in a law enforcement/public safety environment is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish/English is desirable.
Link To Job Description
http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4608.pdf
A Summary of City of Mesa Benefits is linked here.
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Business or Public Administration, Communications, or a closely related field? Please detail your degree information on your application.
How many years of professional-level experience do you have in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events? Please detail your experience on your application.
Please describe your professional-level experience in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events; including all employer(s). Please also detail this experience on your application. If none, type N/A.
04
Do you have a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License, or can you obtain one by hire or promotion date?
Do you have public contact experience in a law enforcement/public safety environment? Please detail this on your application.
Are you bilingual in Spanish? If yes, what is your proficiency level?
If you served in the military, what was your discharge status?
Have you ever been convicted of a felony (this includes criminal convictions out of state that would be considered a felony in Arizona)?
Have you tried or used any of the following drugs unlawfully (without a doctor's prescription or dispensary card): Marijuana, Hashish, Thai Sticks, Barbiturates, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Heroin, Opium, Steroids, or Hallucinogenic Substances?
Have you tried or used any illegal narcotics or dangerous drugs (with the exception of Marijuana) in the past five years?
Have you tried or used any illegal narcotics or dangerous drugs (with the exception of Marijuana) more than 3 times since turning 21 years old?
If an explanation or comments are needed regarding drug usage, please note your information here.
A Police Community Engagement Coordinator is responsible for planning, developing, coordinating, and implementing a variety of community programs, internal events, special events, and annual projects for the Police Department to assist in addressing community-policing issues. This position may be responsible for more than one community engagement activity or event at a time. Responsibilities of a Police Community Engagement Coordinator include: coordinating the Police Community Engagement Academies, Citizen Police Academies, select internal events, and special events; identifying and building relationships with community groups and leaders, advocacy groups, department liaisons, and key stakeholders; securing sponsorships and donations, when appropriate; when managing grant funds awarded to the Community Relations Division; preparing grant document requirements, budget information, statistical summaries, and/or graphics; monitoring and reporting daily cash receipts and cash handling procedures; and handling overall event logistics such as establishing meeting locations, securing speakers, creating promotional materials, making technical arrangements, and room setup. Duties also include: collecting and analyzing data of community issues to recommend strategies to enhance the Police Department’s engagement with the community; completing program surveys and recap reports; educating a diverse public about community issues in a positive manner; developing and maintaining a reporting system of community contacts; organizing program schedules and coordinating presenters; and developing digital content for marketing and communications, including an electronic newsletter and social media platforms. This position also coordinates volunteers and temporary staff and takes photographs at events. This class performs related duties as required.
The Police Community Engagement Coordinator is assigned to the Community Relations Division within the Community Services Bureau of the Police Department. Work requires the use of initiative and independent judgment. This class may be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays to accommodate special events or annual project activities. Supervision is received from the Police Community Relations supervisor or Police Sergeant, who reviews work through reports and overall results achieved. This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.
Please refer to the link below for the full job description and additional information regarding assignments, preferred qualifications, and essential functions.
Qualifications & Requirements
Employee Values: All employees of the City of Mesa are expected to uphold and exhibit the City’s shared employee values of Knowledge, Respect, and Integrity.
Minimum Qualifications Required. Any combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Communications, or a closely related field. Considerable (3 - 5 years) of professional-level experience in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events.
Special Requirements. Must possess a valid Class D Arizona Driver’s License by hire or promotion date. Because of the confidential, sensitive nature of the information handled, successful completion of a background investigation is required.
Substance Abuse Testing. Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.
Preferred/Desirable Qualifications. Public contact experience in a law enforcement/public safety environment is preferred. Bilingual in Spanish/English is desirable.
Link To Job Description
http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs4608.pdf
A Summary of City of Mesa Benefits is linked here.
01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Business or Public Administration, Communications, or a closely related field? Please detail your degree information on your application.
- Yes
- No
How many years of professional-level experience do you have in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events? Please detail your experience on your application.
- None
- Some but less than 3 years
- 3 years or more but less than 5 years
- 5 years or more
Please describe your professional-level experience in operating and administering community outreach, neighborhood/community assistance, or community programs or events; including all employer(s). Please also detail this experience on your application. If none, type N/A.
04
Do you have a valid Class D Arizona Driver's License, or can you obtain one by hire or promotion date?
- Yes
- No
Do you have public contact experience in a law enforcement/public safety environment? Please detail this on your application.
- Yes
- No
Are you bilingual in Spanish? If yes, what is your proficiency level?
- No
- Yes, basic level - able to obtain and communicate basic information with citizens and includes such skills as using and understanding simple greetings, introductions, numbers, addresses, money, days of the week, months of the year, members of the family, interrogative words, pronouncing and using names correctly, and giving and following general directions in Spanish.
- Yes, intermediate level - able to communicate with a higher level of proficiency, which may include communication of technical language and instructions. Examples of an Intermediate Level would be in situations such as police investigations, communicating legal rights or health and safety issues, translating documents for public distribution, and making presentations or representing the City at public functions or events to communicate information in Spanish.
If you served in the military, what was your discharge status?
- Honorable
- Dishonorable
- Uncharacterized
- Other than Honorable
- Entry Level
- Bad Conduct
- General
- Current Active Duty
- N/A
Have you ever been convicted of a felony (this includes criminal convictions out of state that would be considered a felony in Arizona)?
- Yes
- No
Have you tried or used any of the following drugs unlawfully (without a doctor's prescription or dispensary card): Marijuana, Hashish, Thai Sticks, Barbiturates, Amphetamines, Cocaine, Heroin, Opium, Steroids, or Hallucinogenic Substances?
- Yes
- No
Have you tried or used any illegal narcotics or dangerous drugs (with the exception of Marijuana) in the past five years?
- Yes
- No
Have you tried or used any illegal narcotics or dangerous drugs (with the exception of Marijuana) more than 3 times since turning 21 years old?
- Yes
- No
If an explanation or comments are needed regarding drug usage, please note your information here.
- Required Question
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