Community Liaison Enlace Comunitario

1 month ago


Lafayette, United States Thorne Nature Experience Full time

The Community Liaison works to support removing barriers to participation in Thorne programs for underserved youth and their families, as well as to partner programs through our Nature Kids/Jovenes de la Naturaleza initiative. / El Enlace Comunitario trabaja para apoyar la eliminación de barreras a la participación en los programas de Thorne para los jóvenes desatendidos y sus familias, así como para asociar programas a través de nuestra iniciativa Nature Kids/Jóvenes de la Naturaleza.

Principal Responsibilities:

● Build and maintain positive relationships with community members and learn about their needs

and desires as they relate to the outdoors.

● Remove barriers to participation in outdoor programming through providing transportation,

translation/interpretation, and other supports.

● Support NKJN summer interns and facilitate and/or support regular meetings of the NKJN Youth

Advisory Board.

● Attend or lead NKJN and Thorne programs to build relationships with the community – this role

will require regular evening and weekend activities.

● Support with outreach, recruitment, and registration for NKJN and Thorne program

opportunities for both youth and families.

● Build and maintain partnerships with other community organizations.

● Create an individual annual plan and work to achieve the goals set in the plan annually with

support from direct supervisor.

● Support staff with other related tasks as needed.

● Reinforce and contribute to Thorne culture through leading by example.

Job Interrelationships:

This role interacts with Thorne staff, parents, students, interns, community partners, and the general

public.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

Thorne recognizes that there are many paths to building professional skills and that not all applicants

will have experience with every item listed. Passionate individuals who do not meet all these criteria

are strongly encouraged to apply.

Thorne expects that its Community Liaison will exhibit many of the following through their personal

qualities and professional experience.

• Passion for building and maintaining community relationships

• Strong understanding of the needs and desires of Latinx youth and families in Lafayette

• Enthusiasm for expanding access to nature and the outdoors

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be conversational and/or fluent in both Spanish and English.

• Ability to have a flexible schedule to permit for varied work schedule including some weekend

and evening programs. Evening and weekend programming is approximately 2-4 times per

month; this may be higher in the summer season and lower during the school year.

• Willingness to obtain background check and fingerprints submitted and cleared by the Colorado

Department of Human Services (Thorne pays for this and helps with the process).

Special Requirements:

• Reliable and efficient transportation.

• Willingness and ability to drive to programs at various locations, and willingness and ability to

drive the Thorne bus (training and certification provided by Thorne).

Working Conditions: This role requires a physical ability to perform tasks in an outdoor environment in

all weather conditions including lifting, standing for long periods, walking on rough terrain and

kneeling. Work takes place in both an office setting and field setting with continuous interruptions and

background noises.

Accommodations: Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable qualified individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. Thorne Nature Experience is committed

to increasing diversity on its team, we encourage all interested candidates to apply.

The Expectation for All Employees: Support the Thorne mission and exhibit a commitment to working

collaboratively, with integrity and respect for fellow employees, associates, and our communities.

Embracing personal responsibility and accountability for your job.

Equitable Recruiting Policy Statement: Thorne has a stated goal to increase diversity amongst its staff.

It is the policy at Thorne to attempt to reach diverse pools of applicants throughout the hiring process

by following its Equitable Recruiting Procedure. Additionally, whenever possible Thorne strives to

remove any barriers that could exist to being employed at Thorne, especially if those barriers are the

result of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or

sexual orientation.

Thorne Mission and History: Thorne Nature Experience is a non-profit organization committed to

building Earth stewardship by providing youth with joyful, hands-on, place-based environmental

education experiences that foster an emotional connection to nature.

Founded in 1954, Thorne has a rich history and has reached more than 375,000 children and adults

through its core programs which include Summer Camp, School Programs, Early Childhood Education,

and NATURE FOR ALL. 

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Responsabilidades Principales:

• Construir y mantener relaciones positivas con los miembros de la comunidad y conocer sus

necesidades y deseos en relación con el aire libre.

• Eliminar las barreras para la participación en la programación al aire libre proporcionando

transporte, traducción/interpretación y otros apoyos.

• Apoyar a los pasantes de verano de NKJN y facilitar y/o apoyar las reuniones periódicas de la Junta

Asesora Juvenil de NKJN.

• Asistir o dirigir los programas de NKJN y Thorne para construir relaciones con la comunidad; este

papel requerirá actividades regulares por la noche y los fines de semana.

• Apoyo con la divulgación, el reclutamiento, y el registro para las oportunidades de los programas

NKJN y Thorne tanto para jóvenes como para familias.

• Construir y mantener asociaciones con otras organizaciones comunitarias.

• Crear un plan anual individual y trabajar para lograr las metas establecidas en el plan anualmente

con apoyo del supervisor directo.

• Apoyar al personal con otras tareas relacionadas según sea necesario.

• Reforzar y contribuir a la cultura de Thorne liderando con el ejemplo.

Interrelaciones Laborales:

Este rol interactúa con el personal, los padres, los estudiantes, los pasantes, los socios comunitarios y

el público en general.

Habilidades y Habilidades Deseadas:

Thorne reconoce que hay muchos caminos para desarrollar habilidades profesionales y que no todos

los solicitantes tendrán experiencia con cada elemento enumerado. Personas apasionadas que no

cumplen con todos estos criterios. Se recomienda encarecidamente que presenten su solicitud.

Thorne espera que su Enlace Comunitario exhiba a muchos de los siguientes a través de sus cualidades

personales y experiencia profesional.

• Pasión por construir y mantener relaciones comunitarias

• Fuerte comprensión de las necesidades y deseos de los jóvenes y familias latinas en Lafayette

• Entusiasmo por ampliar el acceso a la naturaleza y al aire libre

Calificaciones Mínimas:

• Debe ser conversacional y/o fluido tanto en Español como en Inglés.

• Capacidad de tener un horario flexible para permitir un horario de trabajo variado, incluidos

algunos programas de fin de semana y nocturnos. La programación nocturna y de fin de

semana es aproximadamente de 2 a 4 veces al mes; Esto puede ser más alto en la temporada

de verano y más bajo durante el año escolar.

• Voluntad de obtener una verificación de antecedentes y huellas dactilares presentada y

aprobada por el Departamento de Servicios Humanos de Colorado (Thorne paga por esto y

ayuda con el proceso).

Requisitos Especiales:

• Transporte confiable y eficiente.

• Voluntad y capacidad para conducir a programas en varios lugares.

Condiciones de trabajo: Este rol requiere una capacidad física para realizar tareas en un ambiente al

aire libre en todas las condiciones climáticas, incluido levantar objetos, estar de pie durante períodos

prolongados, caminar sobre terreno accidentado y arrodillado. El trabajo se lleva a cabo tanto en un

entorno de oficina como en un entorno de campo con interrupciones continuas y ruidos de fondo.

Adaptaciones: Se realizarán adaptaciones razonables para permitir que las personas calificadas con

discapacidades para desempeñar las funciones esenciales de este puesto. Thorne Nature Experience

está comprometido para aumentar la diversidad en su equipo, y animamos a todos los candidatos

interesados a presentar su solicitud.

La expectativa para todos los empleados: apoyar la misión de Thorne y mostrar un compromiso con el

trabajo de manera colaborativa, con integridad y respeto por los compañeros empleados, asociados y

nuestras comunidades. Aceptar la responsabilidad personal y la rendición de cuentas por su trabajo.

Declaración de política de contratación equitativa: Thorne tiene el objetivo declarado de aumentar la

diversidad entre su personal. La política de Thorne es intentar llegar a diversos grupos de solicitantes

durante todo el proceso de contratación siguiendo su Procedimiento de Reclutamiento Equitativo.

Además, siempre que sea posible, Thorne se esfuerza por eliminar cualquier barrera que pueda existir

para ser empleado en Thorne, especialmente si esas barreras son resultado de raza, color, religión,

sexo, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, estado civil, condición de veterano o orientación sexual.

Misión e historia de Thorne: Thorne Nature Experience es una organización sin fines de lucro

comprometida con construir una administración de la Tierra brindando a los jóvenes experiencias

ambientales alegres, prácticas y basadas en el lugar experiencias educativas que fomentan una

conexión emocional con la naturaleza.

Fundada en 1954, Thorne tiene una rica historia y ha llegado a más de 375.000 niños y adultos a través

de sus programas principales que incluyen campamentos de verano, programas escolares, educación

infantil temprana, y NATURALEZA PARA TODOS.


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