Community Safety Ambassador, SE

Seattle, United States

We exist to eliminate the need for the criminal legal system foryouth and young adults. To do this, we create alternatives to incarceration for youth and young adults based on committed relationships centered on love, compassion, and consistency. We use community to heal community, planting seeds of hope, self-respect andvision to unlock the promise of our youth while fighting to dismantle the systems of oppression that threaten to take that promise away.

Over the last 20 years, we have seen a sharp decline in the numberof young people in detention across King County. But even as the overall number decreased, our juvenile legal system has had an increasingly and disproportionately harmful impact on youth of color,particularly Black youth. While only 10% of King County’s 2 million residents are Black, they now make up almost half of the detention population on any given day and more than half of felony offenses.

In the last three years, Community Passageways has worked with nearly 200 young people with felony charges with the aim of diverting their charges and keeping them in the community. In the end, most ofthem spent no time in detention and the average young person saw an 80% reduction in their length of sentence. The young people kept inthe community through their dedication and our support have gone on toenroll in college, start businesses, graduate from high school, andhelp rebuild our communities.

We are a family born from the community we serve. The lived experiences of staff prepare them to act as credible messengers and Ambassadors. Our Ambassadors work with heart, humility, and compassion to lead community and school-based healing circles, individual andfamily case management, court advocacy, and youth leadership opportunities.

Reporting to the Safe Passage Director, the Community Safety Ambassador works as part of a coordinated Care Team alongside the Resource Navigation Team to support individuals most at risk of gun violence and retaliation. Community Safety Ambassadors build trusting relationships with participants, conduct consistent outreach, and help connect participants to positive opportunities and community-based resources. This role also supports broader violence prevention efforts including conflict mediation, hotspot outreach, and truce negotiations in coordination with the Community Support Team.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodation will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship. The Employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

Build ongoing relationships and trust with participants ages 12–30 who meet multiple violence risk factors or are referred through partner networks.

Maintain a caseload of up to five participants and support their progress toward safer and more positive opportunities.

Work alongside Resource Navigators to connect participants to services and community resources.

Support transportation or coordination for participant appointments, meetings, and events when necessary.

Use compassionate, trauma-informed engagement strategies with participants experiencing trauma, substance use, or behavioral health challenges.

Advocate for participants in court or other formal systems when appropriate.

Maintain accurate and timely participant documentation and case notes.

• Confirm receipt of referral within one business day.
• Reach out to potential participants within three business days of referral.
• Support completion of strength and needs assessments and safety planning within five business days of first contact (process led by Resource Navigator).
• Assist participants in developing individualized service plans based on their needs and strengths.
• Maintain consistent participant contact through in-person meetings, calls, and texts according to program engagement phases.

• Leverage community credibility and relationships to help disrupt cycles of violence.
• Participate in outreach, engagement activities, and community events in coordination with the Street Team Manager.
• Support pop-up outreach events, Safe Passages programming, community BBQs, and pro-social activities.
• Assist in mediation efforts to prevent violence or retaliation between individuals or…