What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Affairs Coordinator position at City of Atlanta, GA?
Job Posting Open Until Filled
Salary: $25/hr
About Atlanta Department of Labor and Employment Services ADOLES was created in January 2023 under Mayor Dickens’ administration with a vision to develop a robust workforce that will meet the needs of Atlanta’s expanding city and allow residents a pathway to move up the economic ladder. The department supports Labor and Innovation, Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Employment Services. The Department partners with federal, state, and local governments, colleges, schools, and community and faith-based organizations to deliver comprehensive workforce development services. The department currently administers a portfolio of programs including federal programs including the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Community Affairs Coordinator is responsible for coordinating direct services to employers and participants. Direct Services may include employment services and training services to ADOLES participants in one or more of four categories (adult, dislocated worker, youth, and employer partners). The coordinator will assist in ensuring potential customers have a general understanding of the eligibility, registration and program processes. partnerships, performance outcomes, as well as subrecipient and vendor services. In addition, the coordinator will represent ADOLES Workforce Services at appropriate when necessary at local, state, regional, and national venues as instructed by the Executive Director.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Proactively identifies opportunities to build relationships and establish dialogue with the community
- Coordinates the development of programs and services.
- Identifies opportunities to insert ADOLES in existing community events
- Develops and maintains database of vendors, community influencers and organizations
- Works collaborative with communication team members to ensure success of all department assignments
- Assist with planning and supervising public events.
- Recruit, train and supervise interns.
- Develops and implements a direct referral system that provides community agencies and organizations a mechanism for referring youth who are interested in youth services and/or programs.
- Archive materials on all projects.
- Prepares monthly reports on stakeholder engagement activities and experiential events
- Represent the agency at city-wide meetings, community association meetings, and community events
Salary : $25
