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Community and Public Safety Liaison (Special Assistant)

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Community and Public Safety Liaison (Special Assistant)

Salary

$85,515.00 - $139,445.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

11974

Department

City Manager

Opening Date

03/26/2024

Closing Date

Continuous

• Description

• Benefits

• Questions

Description

The City of Norfolk is seeking a Community and Public Safety Liaison which is a pivotal role dedicated to enhancing public safety through community engagement and strategic partnerships. This position involves coordinating various programs and initiatives to strengthen community-police relations, address gun violence, and oversee citizen review panels. The Community and Public Safety Liaison will work collaboratively with local organizations, implement targeted intervention strategies, and facilitate communication between the community, law enforcement, and city officials. Experience or education in criminal justice is crucial to understanding the nuances of public safety initiatives.

Essential Functions

Essential functions include but are not limited to:

• Improve and coordinate equity in policing efforts within the Norfolk community.

• Facilitate communication and collaboration between law enforcement and community-based organizations to enhance public safety, drawing on a background or education in criminal justice.

• Coordinate the city's antiviolence street safety program, a two-year pilot focused on community-based public safety and anti-violence initiatives.

• Develop and implement effective and sustainable intervention and prevention strategies to disrupt gun violence, leveraging insights from a criminal justice background.

• Staff and manage a citizen review panel to provide transparency and resident input in the policing environment.

• Provide Project Management Oversight of a contract with a Community-Based Organization (CBO) to hire, train, and deploy outreach workers, violence interrupters, and mediators.

• Implement community programs through awareness building, peace walks, and other strategies to address violence, integrating expertise in criminal justice for effective community safety initiatives.

Education/Experience

Work requires a background in criminal justice usually acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor’s Degree.

Three years of responsible professional experience with planning, implementing, and evaluating community-based programs that contribute to public safety. Experience in managing grants to support community programs that contribute to overall public safety.

Additional Information & Requirements

• Valid Driver's License.

• Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

  If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

  If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

  NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

  02

  Please acknowledge receipt of the following information: This position is Unclassified and serves at the will of the City Manager.

• I acknowledge receipt of the information above

  03

  Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

  04

  If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

  05

  Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• Less than High School Diploma/GED

• High School Diploma/GED

• Some College (6 months or more)

• Vocational/Technical Degree

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

  06

  Do you have three (3) or more years of experience in managing grants to support community programs that contribute to overall public safety?

• Yes

• No

  07

  If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, then please describe your experience. If you answered "No" then type "NA".

  08

  Do you have three (3) or more years of experience with planning, implementing, and evaluating community-based programs that contribute to public safety.

• Yes

• No

  09

  If you answered "Yes" to the previous question, then please describe your experience. If you answered "No" then type "NA".

  10

  Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  11

  Please provide the name, email address, and phone number of your current or most recent supervisor

  12

  Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

  13

  Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran

• I am a Veteran

• I am a Disabled Veteran

  Required Question

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