CET Outreach Worker

3 weeks ago

Cambridge, United States City of Cambridge Massachusetts Full time
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) creates and coordinates services that enhance the quality of life for Cambridge residents. Driven by the needs of residents, DHSP's extensive services and programs touch almost every sector in the city: from newborns to senior citizens, from school-aged children to homeless families, from non-profit organizations to local employers.

ABOUT THE ROLE:The Community Engagement Team CET is a multi-agency collaborative under the Community Engagement and Family support Division of the Department of Human Services. CET's main purpose is to reach out to Cambridge's underserved, unheard and historically excluded families and connect them to community events and resources. The team is made up of 11 outreach workers who represent the various linguistic communities in Cambridge including the American-born Black Community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Attend all required training sessions.
  • Become familiar with available Cambridge resources that provide children with early literacy exposure.
  • Refer families to early learning services and events that benefit the literacy development of their children.
  • Organize a series of culturally appropriate parenting workshops to underserved families with young children in Cambridge.
  • Participate on advisory boards and/or round table discussions, as assigned, that are addressing issues to reach hard to reach families.
  • Participate in discussions and educate the Community Engagement Team about outreach strategies for building relationships with hard-to-reach communities.
  • Complete all required paperwork: document outreach activities and participate as needed in the evaluation of the program.
  • Attend all outreach worker team meetings.
  • Full participation in the Department of Human Service Programs' mission to eliminate racism within our department.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Must speak Haitian Creole.
  • Sincere desire to reach underserved Cambridge families with young children.
  • Ability to relate well with diverse groups and individuals.
  • Knowledge of, or willingness to learn about, early learning community resources.
  • High motivation.
  • Strong work ethic.
  • Willingness to learn and to teach others.
  • The City of Cambridge's workforce, like the community it serves, is diverse. Applicants must have the ability to work and interact effectively with individuals and groups with a variety of identities, cultures, backgrounds, and ideologies.
Experience and Education:
  • Experience with parenting.
Preferred:
  • Cambridge resident strongly preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORK FLEXIBILITY AND ACCOMODATIONS:
  • General office environment with air conditioning and fluorescent lighting.
  • Job requires some walking. Sufficient mobility to travel throughout the City.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:

Please upload the below documents to complete your application:
  • Resume
  • Cover Letter

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