Community Outreach Navigator

Pacific County Voices Uniting (PCVU) is hiring part-time and/or full time Community Outreach Navigator(s) based in South Pacific County. The Community Outreach Navigator(s) will be a valued member(s) of the PCVU Team and report to the Co-Executive Directors. The salary range is $50K-$55K/year with health care and dental benefits, 401K employer matching contributions, vacation, and sick leave. For interested applicants, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@pcvu.org. Application review will begin after Wednesday, September 20, 2023 and will remain open until filled. We strongly encourage black, indigenous, people of color, immigrants, refugees, LGBTQIA2S+, formerly incarcerated, and people living with both seen and unseen disabilities and/or other lived experiences to apply.

PCVU is a 100% BIPOC-led organization that aims to shift, balance, and develop a culture of healthy civic engagement. PCVU stands with all people of Pacific County in seeking racial, political, social, economic, and disability justice for the most historically underrepresented in our communities: Black, Indigenous, Mexican/Hispanic/Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander, peoples of color, the LGBTQIA2S+ community, and people living with both seen and unseen disabilities.

Position Responsibilities

Support and Training

  • Engage in a range of preferred communication methods/styles with people

  • Provide trauma-informed care with a harm reduction lens to assist community members in successful navigation for local, state and federal programs

  • Collaborate on the creation, distribution, and translation of culturally-relevant outreach materials to improve access to services 

  • Prioritize relationship building and grassroots organizing

  • Participate in designated community meetings

  • Track community contacts to meet program reporting requirements


Community and Resources

  • Represent PCVU’s purpose and values in all spaces

  • Work with Community Partners in understanding services provided

  • Assist with developing messaging for program work

  • Create new partnerships and collaborations among various community groups

Organization

  • Help maintain reporting requirements for funders

  • Help shape and plan outreach programs and strategies

  • Model organizational culture of learning, growth, and evolvement

  • Assist when advised to advocate for policies on the local, state, and federal level

  • Other responsibilities as assigned or as the organization continues to grow and develop

Preferred Experience

  • Two years of community outreach and collaboration experience

  • Two years of reporting experience

  • Experience in networking with diverse groups including community members with lived experience

  • Ability to understand and speak multiple languages

Skills in Development

Planning and Fundraising

  • Assist with the development of a strategic long-term planning, identifying gaps along the continuum of care and aligning policies and procedures with community outreach needs

  • Participate in fundraising for general operations and programs through organizing, special events, earned income, and donor relations

PCVU is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We understand that excellent candidates do not always fit all of the requested criteria in our job descriptions. If you are passionate about our purpose and willing to learn, we still encourage you to apply.

For interested applicants, please submit a cover letter and resume to info@pcvu.org. Application review will begin after Wednesday, September 20, 2023 and will remain open until filled.