Service Coordinator - Austin Coming Together

Position Description

The main responsibilities of the Service Coordinator will be to 1) engage Austin residents and stakeholders through the Austin Community Hub; 2) support coordinated intake and referral with participants and partners; 3) establish rapport, manage communications, and collaborate on events across ACT’s network of service providers; 4) support individuals and organizations in the ACT network; as well as 5) provide administrative support to Hub operations. This includes, but is not limited to, coordinating talking circles and group information sessions, facilitating convenings for the ACT network, management of ACT’s coordinated intake and referral system, and data tracking and reporting. The Service Coordinator will manage a substantial portion of our relationships with direct service providers. Therefore, it is imperative that he/she/they reflect ACT’s values, maintain a client-centered approach, and perform the work with integrity.\

Full description and application are available here.

Case Manager - Austin Coming Together

Position Description:

The main responsibilities of the Case Manager will be to 1) engage Austin residents and stakeholders through the Austin Community Hub; 2) facilitate coordinated intake and referral with participants and partners; 3) establish rapport, manage communications, and collaborate on events across the service provider network; 4) accompany participants to supportive individuals and organizations in the ACT member and service provider network; as well as 5) provide counseling, case management and administrative support to Hub operations. This includes, but is not limited to, coordinating talking circles and group information sessions, facilitating one-to-one counseling, management of ACT’s coordinated intake and referral system, and data tracking and reporting. The Hub Coordinator will manage a substantial portion of our direct service activities at ACT. Therefore, it is imperative that he/she/they reflect ACT’s values, maintain a client-centered approach, and perform the work with integrity.

Full description and application available here.

Social Worker - Mobile Crisis (Police Department) - Village of Schaumburg

For more information please visit: The Village of Schaumburg 

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF:

Social Worker - Mobile Crisis (Police Department)

 

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.  Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.  This position will remain open until filled.

 

STARTING SALARY RANGE:  $75,253.00 - $92,196.00 annually dependent on qualifications. The salary range for this position is $75,253.00 - $109,139.00.

 

Please attach as part of your application all necessary documents verifying that you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.

 

JOB SUMMARY: 

This position will serve as the mobile crisis worker for the Schaumburg community.   The mobile unit will respond to non- life-threatening mental health and substance use issues.    This position will serve the community offering mobile response to individuals in mental health and substance use crisis.

 

The ideal candidate will need to effectively communicate to a full range of people, be able to work cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals, and shift gears comfortably. To succeed in this role applicants will need the capacity to understand and be sensitive to the feelings of others.

 

This position is grant-funded so it may be time bound if funding ends after one year.

Program and Clinical Director - Amplify Chicago

Who: Amplify Chicago is a justice system to professional pipeline for young people ages 18 to 24 designed to drive economic development and wealth creation in Chicago’s most resilient communities.

What: The Program and Clinical Director is responsible for the design and implementation of the BASE (Business, Academic, Social, Emotional) Coaching model for individual and group clinical supports as well as partnering with the Project Manager on day to day oversight and quality control of the program experience. Organized around the structures and values of a transformational healing relationship, BASE Coaching focuses on addressing traumatic stress in order to maximize academic growth and employment readiness. BASE Coaches work with individuals and small groups serving as coaches, case managers, program navigators and motivational interviewers.

Importantly, this position also works closely with the Project Manager and Program Specialist to insure the day-to-day operations of Amplify’s programming are well executed. This includes serving as the onsite culture and expectations keeper and overseeing logistics and program flow.

This Director is also responsible for BASE Coaching day-to-day data capture and tracking individual progress from assessment through each phase of support and the programming that follows. This position partners closely with the full Amplify team to regularly analyze data and make both short and long-term program adjustments. Additionally, as a start-up initiative piloting its first cohort, this Director is expected to contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of the model in order to drive maximum long-term impact. This position reports directly to the Amplify Executive Director. Responsibilities include:

Program Manager, Safe Routes to School, Health by Design - Indianapolis, IN

Health by Design
Program Manager, Safe Routes to School
Job Description
The Position:
Health by Design seeks an experienced planning professional to guide its Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. The program manager will be responsible for the accelerated development, management, administration and evaluation of Health by Design’s Safe Routes to School efforts.
The program manager will work with Health by Design staff and partners, City of Indianapolis staff, employees of schools and school districts, parents, youth and community stakeholders to educate on the benefits of walking and biking to school and to advocate for policies and projects that make it safer and easier for schoolchildren to walk and bike.
The Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership is a workgroup of Health by Design (www.healthbydesignonline.org), an Alliance for Health Promotion initiative.
This position will require some travel within the state of Indiana; infrequent out of state travel will be necessary for training opportunities. Some evening and weekend hours will be required.
This position is funded through December 2016, with the expectation, but not commitment, of ongoing funding. Salary is negotiable; the position includes excellent benefits.
Education & Experience:
A planning-related Master’s Degree is preferred, as is the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) credential. A Bachelor’s Degree in public health, education, social work, community planning/design, engineering, public administration or a related field is required.
Applicants should have a minimum of seven to ten years of professional planning experience.
Position Duties:
The program manager will manage the accelerated development of a formalized Indianapolis/Marion County Safe Routes to School Program, with tasks including, but not limited to:
 Developing and strengthening relationships with the leadership and staff of school districts and individual schools, youth-serving stakeholders, community partners, parents and students
 Convening and coordinating an Indianapolis/Marion County Safe Routes to School Advisory Group
 Assessing existing and past SRTS activities, identifying barriers to walking and biking to school, and tracking rates of walking and biking
 Coordinating the assessment and prioritization of both infrastructure and non-infrastructure needs of schools throughout the county, to initiate a county-wide SRTS planning process
 Pursuing city/county-wide, district and school-based policies in support of SRTS
 Working with City of Indianapolis staff to manage funded SRTS projects
The program manager will guide the Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership, with tasks including, but not limited to:
 Identifying, recruiting, engaging and maintaining members and partners
 Serving as a subject matter expert on SRTS-related content and best practices
 Documenting and tracking SRTS meetings, activities, updates and tasks
 Representing SRTS efforts at meetings of funding partners and other stakeholders
 Planning and conducting trainings, workshops and educational events for SRTS partners
 Promoting and supporting Walk and Bike to School Day events
 Serving as a resource and coordinator for pedestrian and bicycle safety education for schoolchildren
The program manager will develop and implement a Safe Routes to School communications plan, with tasks including, but not limited to:
 Managing emails, the webpage, a listserv, newsletters and social media (including Facebook, Twitter and blogs)
 Developing materials, presentations, and tools for education, outreach and recruitment
 Working with partners to align SRTS-related messaging
 Presenting information at meetings and conferences
 Conducting and coordinating media advocacy
The program manager will monitor, track and evaluate Safe Routes to School activities and impact, with tasks including, but not limited to:
 Tracking and documenting SRTS-related activities
 Monitoring the impact of SRTS-related activities
 Administering and assessing partner evaluations
The Safe Routes to School program manager will be responsible for additional duties, as assigned, including support of Health by Design’s other planning efforts.
To Apply:
Please send a resume and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and salary expectations to Kim Irwin (kirwin@acsm.org) by 11:59 PM on Sunday, 10/4/15. You must include ‘SRTS Application’ in the subject line.

Analyst Programmer III, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, OH

Analyst Programmer III

Job posted by: Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, Case Western Reserve University

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Working under minimal supervision, the analyst programmer 3 will work with a varied team of faculty and research staff to support and expand the technical capacity of the Poverty Center's data systems including, but not limited to its Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Community Data and Organizing system (NEO CANDO) and Neighborhood Stabilization Team online resource systems to collect, manage, analyze and disseminate data to investigators, funders, and other stakeholders. NEO CANDO is a free and publicly accessible social and economic data system of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, a research institute housed at Case Western Reserve University's Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Create and update query interfaces within the NEO CANDO suite of applications. Design, build, test, and maintain complex software systems requiring thorough knowledge of business applications and processes.
• Analyze and define system scope and objectives.
• Prepare details specifications and project management plans.
• Manage the lifecycle of data through import, testing, and production.
• Gather requirements from end users, assess requirements, and prioritize development activities to fulfill requirements.
• Work with users, application team and technical staff to diagnose and resolve problems relating to a variety of business processes.
• Make recommendations for system improvements and enhancements.
• May direct small project teams as lead coordinator.
• Process and clean data including entry, coding, analysis, and troubleshooting of data issues during the collection, aggregation, and dissemination of data.

NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned, including: a) develop an enhanced visual interface for existing web-based tools; b) assist in maintaining relationships with the providers of information used in research; b) attend meetings in a support capacity with state and local government agencies and nonprofit organizations who are potential suppliers or users of data; c) contribute to research reports, briefing reports, news articles, information for the web page, information releases, and papers for academic publication; d) provide assistance to other members of the center's research staff and faculty as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in social science, computer science, programming, or a field in which statistical analysis or programming is required and 3 to 5 years of progressive experience or Associate's degree and 5 years progressive experience. Master's degree in computer science, social work, urban planning, geography, or other scientific field preferred.

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Highly organized with strong quantitative and computing skills.
• Client and server web programming skills in a Java environment.
• Analytical skills and knowledge of computing theory.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to seek out effective solutions for complex data analysis problems.
• Proficient in Web 2.0 application concepts and protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, client-server interaction, DOM, AJAX, XML, JSON, XPath, XSL
• Proficient in database management in MySQL.
• Proficient in SQL and database performance tuning.
• Experience with online mapping API's and/or GIS.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment.
• Ability to lead a small team in development of software solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in web programming languages: Java, JavaScript, HTML4, HTML5.

To apply, send a cover letter and your resume to Melissa Van at mxv128@case.edu.

How to apply

Email your resume and a cover letter to Melissa Van: mxv128@case.edu

Associate Researcher, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago - Chicago, IL

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago is seeking an Associate Researcher to participate in projects focused on capacity building of youth development organizations to improve well-being of children and families systems. This Associate will work on projects in which teams of Chapin Hall research staff of varying levels of expertise work together to complete a range of tasks and dissemination products. The ability to collaborate with other researchers and contribute to the overall deliverables is highly valued. The individual will participate in discussions regarding study design and methods and will develop data collection instruments and protocols. The Associate will also collect and manage data, conduct analyses of quantitative data and will contribute to writing study results. The individual will conduct basic statistical analyses, organize data to inform project materials development, and help partners read, interpret and make use of data.

Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago offers a vibrant and collaborative intellectual community dedicated to policy research that improves the policies, programs, and practices that promote the well-being of children, families, and their communities. Chapin Hall's impact derives largely from the distinctive marriage of the most rigorous academic research with innovative partnerships with the public systems, institutions, organizations, and programs that are in a position to best deploy that research. For more information about Chapin Hall, please see our website at www.chapinhall.org.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Contributes to design of research protocols, and submits protocols to the internal review board process.

Collects and manages data: conducts semi-structured interviews and manages survey implementation; responsible for proper handling and preparation of data for analysis.

Completes literature reviews and synthesizes information into user-friendly documents.

Conducts basic statistical analysis on data.

Manages partner relationships.

Coordinates meetings and logistics.

Writes sections of research results and deliverables for clients.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education
A master's degree in social work, public policy, social sciences or other relevant field plus a minimum of two years of relevant, post-degree experience OR a bachelor's degree plus a minimum of five years of relevant, post-degree experience required.

Experience
Minimum of two years research and/or policy experience, including data analysis, in a relevant area required.

Experience with non-profit agencies and/or youth serving organizations strongly preferred.

Project management experience preferred.

Other Qualifications
Strong knowledge of quantitative research methods required.

Strong attention to detail with good organization skills required.

Ability to translate and convey complex concepts and study findings in oral and written communications required.

Demonstrated capacity for working in a collaborative research environment required.

Ability to work independently with a high degree of initiative required.

Problem-solving and critical thinking skills required.

Ability to manage multiple, concurrent tasks required.

Demonstrated judgment and discretion in the handling of sensitive information required.

Able to travel locally and nationally required.

Proficiency using analytic software such as SAS, SPSS, STATA and/or Atlas.ti strongly preferred.

A cover letter, resume, writing sample and reference contact information are required to be considered for this position.

Pre-employment background checks are required for all Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago positions.

MINIMUM PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time.

• Must be able to operate a computer extensively for four (4) or more hours per day.

• Must be able to travel locally and nationally.

How to apply

To express interest in this opening, please visithttps://csschcc.sentrichr.com, click on the "Job Openings" tab, and then search for "Associate Researcher" (Requisition 0072).
Formal expressions of interest are accepted online only.

Senior Community Development Specialist II - City and County of San Francisco, CA (two openings)

Senior Community Development Specialist II 

City and County of San Francisco

March 26, 2015

Professional Area: 

Planning Management, Budgeting and Finance

Website: 

http://www.Click2Apply.net/grmwkzv

Location: 

San Francisco, CA

Senior Community Development Specialist II

Salary:$44.76 - $54.40/hour; $7,759.00 - $9,429.00/month; $93,106.00 - $113,152.00/year

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The San Francisco Planning Department has openings for two 9775 Senior Community Development Specialist II positions to work on issues of neighborhood stabilization, housing and small business strategy in our Citywide Planning Division.

This is an opportunity to work in a dynamic, inter-disciplinary, and innovative department and share in our vision to make San Francisco the world’s most livable urban place – environmentally, economically, socially and culturally. We work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment with opportunities to work on a wide variety of projects and topic areas, both individually and on project teams. In performing our planning work, we work closely with staff of other City and regional agencies, the development community, and the general public. Community outreach and engagement is a big part of our work, and we hold frequent public forums to present and get input on our work.

Under general direction, the Senior Community Development Specialist will be responsible for working with San Francisco communities on a variety of issues, including housing affordability, small business strategies, family retention, and transportation challenges. Currently, particular attention is required in a few transitioning neighborhoods that are experiencing rapid social, economic and development change. This position would serve as a point person from the Planning Department to these communities in understanding the local economic and development pressures while developing and implementing programs and policies that address issues of inclusivity/equity and the stabilization of neighborhoods for quality life-long living. The Senior Community Development Specialist will also work with more established neighborhoods throughout the city, to build capacity among stakeholders to take the lead in shaping their neighborhoods’ best futures. The Senior Community Development Specialist will engage neighborhood stakeholders through a variety of methods, including one-on-one interactions, outreach to neighborhood organizations, public forums, and may staff community advisory committees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university AND four (4) years administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR
2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the following fields: public or business administration, urban planning, government, social work, education, finance or criminal justice AND three (3) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work or criminal justice; OR
3. Possession of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in public policy, planning, social work, public administration, finance, education, criminal justice, or business administration AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice; OR
4. Possession of a Ph.D. or Juris Doctor degree from an accredited college or university AND two (2) years of administrative/professional experience in community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice.

SUBSTITUTION:

Verifiable administrative/professional experience involving community development, housing and/or housing development, workforce development, finance, education, social work, children/youth work, or criminal justice may substitute for the educational requirement in Minimum Qualification #1 on a year-for-year basis.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are being accepted through an online process. Visit: http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=TEX&R2=9775&R3=064878 to begin the application process by registering an account.