Location: El Cajon office


Hours: Part time, 4 hours a week

Start Date: As soon as possible

Time Commitment: Start date to November 2019 

Program:

Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) is a training program for El Cajon residents who want to learn how to improve their local communities. The program is a multi-week training that focuses on topics such as community leadership, healthy food system, crime prevention and safety and land use and active transportation. Upon graduation, residents will develop a Community Improvement Project (Action Plan).  

Summary:

The Civic Engagement Assistant will help with the Resident Leadership Academy program. The main duties will include:

  • Assist the RLA trainer by teaching and presenting the RLA sessions on a monthly basis.
  • Support the RLA graduates in implementing their Community Improvement Project (Action Plan)
  • Represent the IRC in RLA Council meetings and community events as needed.
  • Conduct research, compile data, and produce regular written and oral reports.
  • Assist with the outreach, build a community network and resources.

Qualifications:

  • Passion for community engagement
  • Strong oral and written communication skills 
  • Knowledge of community connections and resources preferable
  • Patient 
  • Able to communicate with clients who speak different languages.  
  • Arabic language skills required

Training and Preparation:

  • General Volunteer Orientation (1 hour)
  • One-on-one staff training