Director - Safe and Civil Program

The City of Bloomington has an exciting job opportunity as a Director of Safe and Civil City Program. We invite diverse talent to join our team and help advance our mission focusing on economic vitality, attainable housing, public safety, progress partnerships, inclusion, open government, sustainability, transportation, and quality of place. Come join us and be part of shaping the vibrant future of Bloomington, Indiana.

Incumbent plans, directs, and coordinates a broad range of diversity, public safety education, and cultural activities for the Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD). Participates in departmental policy development, administrative and long-range planning and problem resolution. Performs related work as required. Assists Director in development and implementation of policies in coordination with City departments, boards, commissions, and other constituents.

This job description is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive listing of all job functions performed. The following are essential duties for this position, performed with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Assists Director in the development and implementation of short and long-term strategic goals and strategies to achieve departmental vision in the area of diversity/inclusion, public safety education and community response.
• Serves as a liaison between the City and community-based organizations, governmental units, and related boards and commissions on matters involving diversity/inclusion, public safety education.
• Establishes relationships with public officials, community leaders, civic and business groups, in order to facilitate collaborations necessary to accomplish departmental vision.
• Attends meetings, functions, and events as required and makes presentations and recommendations at such meetings, functions, and events as directed by the Director.
• Works closely with staff of the Latino Outreach Program.
• Takes all reasonable steps to maintain a safe work environment.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of program content of specified activities; basic principles and procedures of multicultural/inclusion programming; and basic principles and procedures of public safety education programs.
• Demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to community issues related to diversity, inclusion, and public safety.
• Requires a minimum of three years of experience in a related field or position.
• Ability to interpret and explain City and department policies to employees and the public.
• Ability to make public presentations and solicit community interest.
• Knowledge of community based social service resources, preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to apply principles of fund development and basic organizational and program development principles.

Work is usually performed in a typical office setting, with no unusual demands. Work is mainly performed in a highly visible environment and requires occasional evening and weekend work to complete job responsibilities and limited travel. Incumbent performs duties that are broad in scope and impact and require the consideration of complex variables and their potential interrelationships in the assessment, design and implementation of long-range goals and objectives of the Mayor's priorities and goals for a safe, civil and just community.

Guidelines are not always clearly applicable to particular situations, calling for individual judgment in selection and modification of standard strategies and procedures to best fit the needs of the City, citizens and external organizations.

Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, including co-workers, City and other government officials, community groups, local organizations, media, and the general public. Contact occurs during varied situations and circumstances, often requiring tact and use of persuasion to gain cooperation in the face of differences of opinion.