Company Overview:

Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan we built the first ever halfway house in New England which has now been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states. For over 50 years, CSI has been building upon its successful foundations and has been expanding its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.

CSI understands clients and staff have been impacted by trauma. CSI is becoming a trauma-informed organization by hiring individuals with existing experience in trauma-informed practices as well as supporting ongoing staff development with trauma-informed practices. This will include learning to recognize symptoms of trauma and how to respond, through training starting at orientation and throughout their career at CSI. CSI is committed to systematically evaluating the integration of the trauma-informed values of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment at all levels of the organization's policies, procedures, and structures to guard against the possibility of re-traumatization. To learn more about Community Solutions, visit our website at: www.csi-online.org.

Project Description:

Valuing Voices is a yearlong research project that will gather Santa Barbara County community feedback from the perspective of justice-involved individuals and/or victims, their families, and those who work with them to obtain information on opportunities to improve the delivery of services for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration.

Position Overview:

We are seeking a part-time Outreach Coordinator to assist in all aspects of project implementation. These include preparing and conducting in-service focus groups and one-on-one interviews as outlined in the research plan, conducting data collection activities, and participating in all training and quality assurance initiatives to uphold project standards. Additionally, they will coordinate schedules for per diem research facilitator staff, collaborate with the Project Coordinator to ensure proper supervision and training of per diem staff, and monitor and evaluate data collection efforts as per the research plan. We are looking for a candidate who takes a proactive approach to assigned tasks and is passionate about Santa Barbara County.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain research and quality assurance records
• Assist in participant recruitment and external agency coordination
• Coordinate per diem staff schedules
• Coordinate research focus group and one-on-one interview schedules
• Adhere to project policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• Strong organizational and coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with research methodologies and quality assurance practices preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Hourly Rate: $29.09/hour

Schedule: Flexible Hours *1 Year Contract*

Benefits

• 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.
• Ongoing training.

*CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.