Community and Public Safety Liaison (Special Assistant)

The City of Norfolk

  • Norfolk, VA
  • $85,515-139,445 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
DescriptionThe City of Norfolk is seeking a Community and Public Safety Liaison which is a pivotal role dedicated to enhancing public safety through community engagement and strategic partnerships. This position involves coordinating various programs and initiatives to strengthen community-police relations, address gun violence, and oversee citizen review panels. The Community and Public Safety Liaison will work collaboratively with local organizations, implement targeted intervention strategies, and facilitate communication between the community, law enforcement, and city officials. Experience or education in criminal justice is crucial to understanding the nuances of public safety initiatives.Essential FunctionsEssential functions include but are not limited to:
  • Improve and coordinate equity in policing efforts within the Norfolk community.
  • Facilitate communication and collaboration between law enforcement and community-based organizations to enhance public safety, drawing on a background or education in criminal justice.
  • Coordinate the city's antiviolence street safety program, a two-year pilot focused on community-based public safety and anti-violence initiatives.
  • Develop and implement effective and sustainable intervention and prevention strategies to disrupt gun violence, leveraging insights from a criminal justice background.
  • Staff and manage a citizen review panel to provide transparency and resident input in the policing environment.
  • Provide Project Management Oversight of a contract with a Community-Based Organization (CBO) to hire, train, and deploy outreach workers, violence interrupters, and mediators.
  • Implement community programs through awareness building, peace walks, and other strategies to address violence, integrating expertise in criminal justice for effective community safety initiatives.
Education/ExperienceWork requires a background in criminal justice usually acquired through four years of college resulting in a Bachelor's Degree.Three years of responsible professional experience with planning, implementing, and evaluating community-based programs that contribute to public safety. Experience in managing grants to support community programs that contribute to overall public safety.Additional Information & Requirements
  • Valid Driver's License.
  • Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a one-time $5,000 signing bonus.
  • Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.
  • Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.
  • Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.
  • Retirement
If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.
  • The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant's school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.
NOTE:
The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.Non-City
Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

The City of Norfolk