Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: - Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. - Meet with neighborhood residents, leaders, and community groups to identify needs and available resources. - Coordinate, plan, and develop programs and activities to address resident’s economic, social service, and community improvement needs; and/or improve coordination of existing services. - Develop and implement a variety of health and/or safety promotions, outreach, and education efforts. - Coordinate volunteer programs, train residents in neighborhood support activities, including grant writing. - Support Self-Reliant Neighborhood activities for neighborhood improvement. - Assist in the establishment or revitalization of neighborhood associations and neighborhood watch blocks. - Represent the City of Austin before community groups. - Write, draft, and complete reports and/or documents. - Responsibilities - Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised: May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. - Knowledge of local city, state, federal, and private service providers and funding sources. - Knowledge of community organizing and neighborhood development techniques. - Skill in planning, coordinating and implementing community programs and activities. - Skill in developing new initiatives and working with service providers to plan and coordinate services. - Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with the public and making effective use of community resources. - Skill in working with community representatives to identify and address local needs. - Skill in oral and written communications. - Skill in interpreting, organizing, coordinating and executing assignments, projects and programs. - Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing. - Skill in conflict resolution and negotiation. - Skill in using computers and related software applications. - Skill in data analysis and problem solving. - Ability to work with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities. - Ability to work well with individuals from a variety of different backgrounds and experience, including community leaders, residents, service providers, local officials and elected representatives.