Community Organizing Coordinator (Temporary)

POSITION: Temporary Community Organizing Coordinator (to last no more than 2 years)
JOB LOCATION (specify): El Centro
STATUS (specify): Part-Time
REPORTS TO: Program/Systems Change Manager

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Meeting the required educational requirements, successful clearance of a Background
Check, proof of a valid driver’s license and current automobile insurance and/or ability to get around the community as necessary

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION:

Access to Independence of San Diego, Inc., a Center for Independent Living (CIL), is a nonresidential, cross-disability, non-profit corporation that offers programs specific to people with disabilities to help maximize independence and fully integrate into the community. As a non-profit organization, all salaries and program staffing are contingent upon the organization’s budget.

Job Purpose:

Under the supervision of the Program/Systems Change Manager, the primary goal of the Community Organizing Coordinator is to recruit individuals to work together to build a group to address common problems through collective action. The Community
Organizing Coordinator must have a local connection with the community, identify and understand real issues in the community, facilitate listening sessions, and have an open and unbiased attitude towards persons with disabilities and advocate for causes identified in the organization’s work plan. The Community Organizing Coordinator works closely with the Program Manager to gather community support, work towards identified outcomes and collect and analyze data. The Coordinator also facilitates organizing workshops with the end-goal of improving, reducing, or eliminating societal stigmas about disability with the purpose of empowering people and cultivating a new generation of life-long advocates. The Coordinator must have vast knowledge of local resources, public policy issues, and socio-economic issues affecting the local community. The
Community Organizing Coordinator performs various duties in support of Access to
Independence mission and may also have unique duties and responsibilities associated with a particular grant.

LTSS COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION | last revised 09/02/2022 lz

Education and Work Experience:

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in a related field with a combination of lived experience, preferred
• 2 years’ experience in advocacy, public policy or grass-roots organizing
• Bilingual (English/Spanish required), American Sign Language certified; preferred but not required

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts research on local and state-wide systemic issues affecting people with disabilities and underrepresented groups
• Trains new and regular leaders in grass-roots organizing
• Meets one-on-one and/or group settings with consumers with attention to cultural relevance and competency
• Provides coordinated services in compliance with all organizational policies and is expected to meet program performance objectives and productivity standards as set forth by management
• Establishes trusting, collaborative relationships with consumers, family members, and the community
• Provides outreach services to the community, with primary focus on entities supporting individuals with disabilities
• Provides expertise to the team in areas related to trending disability needs
• Serves as ongoing support to consumers, including providing information and education to family members and other support persons
• Demonstrates a commitment to the philosophy of Independent Living, including consumer-control, peer support, assistive technology, self-determination, equal access, individual and systems advocacy
• Completes required reports that can be grant-related or as required by Program

Manager

• Ensures all work-related database entries are completed by 5 PM Friday of the week the activities occurred
• Ensures that all documentation is maintained accurately and confidentially in the organization’s database system by keeping updated, clear and concise case notes

LTSS COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION | last revised 09/02/2022 lz

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complies with all organization policies and procedures including HIPAA standards
• Demonstrates commitment to professional growth by attending in-service trainings and staff development programs, and seeking out supervision when needed
• Familiar with and understands the organization’s mission, policies, and follows administrative chain of command
• Attains and maintains a minimum degree of training and knowledge in cultural competency, co-occurring and gender responsiveness and routinely demonstrates these traits in every day work relationships
• Participates in regularly scheduled staff meetings, provides feedback and displays a disposition of positive teamwork and accountability
• Displays regular and reliable attendance. Reports to and departs from work on time, as scheduled, and accurately reflects all time on time card
• Provides team back up when coverage is needed and assists in the orientation of new staff in the form of job-shadowing
• Other duties/special projects as assigned. The above duties are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Possesses and demonstrates effective assessment skills
• Proven knowledge and on-going ability to understand public policy
• Resourcefulness about local and national resources that benefit people with disabilities and their family
• Utilizes logical problem-solving techniques both independently and in collaboration with the team in dealing with community needs
• Interacts positively with persons of diverse disabilities, diverse socio-economic backgrounds and education
• Fosters excellent rapport with the community and builds trusting and motivating relationships
• Prioritizes and manages responsibilities as evidenced by timely completion of tasks

LTSS COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION | last revised 09/02/2022 lz

• Maintains positive morale and unit cohesion as evidenced by maintaining a cooperative and flexible attitude toward coworkers, showing adaptability to change, exhibiting effective communication and interpersonal skills, and taking initiative to solve problems

Personal Characteristics:

The Community Organizing Coordinator should demonstrate competence in all of the following:

• Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent and aligns with the values of the organization
• Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the program
• Communicate Effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.

Possess excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.Display high comfort in public speaking

• Focus on Consumer Needs: Anticipate, understand and respond to the needs of consumers to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters
• Improvement-Oriented: Accepts feedback from peers and management in key areas where improvement is necessary and is self-aware of strengths and challenges and brings those forth to management to create a productive environment that maintains and enhances qualifications, knowledge and skills related to the job
• Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve goals and resolve problems
• Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule that effectively allows for the timely completion of all activities

LTSS COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION | last revised 09/02/2022 lz

Work Environment and Reasonable Accommodations:

This position is primarily in an office setting but may involve meeting a consumer in the community such as a person’s home or, where accessibility is an issue, an accessible location pre-determined and approved by the Program Manager. Periods of sedentary work and data entry are required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The Community
Organizing Coordinator is a Monday – Friday, 8am-5pm position that primarily performs most duties in an office and may require occasional weekend work and travel. All security systems, database, consumer files, and ancillary reporting tools are strictly and solely administered within the confines of the organization in order to maintain consumer confidentiality

_______________________________ _________________________________
Print Name Signature

_______________________________
Date

LTSS COORDINATOR JOB DESCRIPTION | last revised 09/02/2022 lz

Job Types: Part-time, Temporary

Pay: $17.00 - $19.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person