Environmental Services invites you to join our team as a Community Outreach Liaison in the Tidy-Up Tacoma Section in the Division of Solid Waste! Tidy-Up Tacoma is a community cleanup program funded through solid waste excise taxes. The program performs litter and debris cleanup in the public right-of-way and on public property, operates the public litter can program, cleans garbage from in and around homeless encampments, mitigates graffiti and performs trail maintenance.

The Community Outreach Liaison will support efforts that have a direct impact on community cleanup and litter education efforts. This individual will build partnerships both internally and externally, and most often rely on interpersonal influence, as well as strong cultural competency to achieve program success. The Community Outreach Liaison will be tasked with developing and employing a city-wide litter education program and will work with a wide variety of partners to coordinate cleanup services within the city. This program will help address chronic issues impacting the overall cleanliness, safety, and stability of neighborhoods, city facilities, and environmentally sensitive areas. We are seeking motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Do you enjoy building partnerships and working collaboratively with diverse groups of people to meet shared objectives? Do you have experience creating and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences? Can you plan and prioritize work to meet commitments and align with organizational goals? Are you passionate about enriching people's lives and providing world-class customer service? Do you rebound quickly from setbacks and remain effective when confronted with ambiguity? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! Within the Tidy-Up Tacoma Section, the Community Outreach Liaison will:

• Create and employ the Litter Education and Abatement Program. 
• Conduct outreach efforts and represent Tidy-Up Tacoma at Community Meetings, Events, and Festivals.
• Coordinate cleanup efforts in the city and order and provide supplies and support to community-based cleanup organizations.
• Manage the Adopt-a-Spot and Litter Patrol Programs.
• Manage the Private-Property Graffiti Mitigation Program.
• Monitor, and evaluate contracts for cleanup and graffiti services in the community.
• Collect and use data to document program results.

Work Hours The schedule for this position will be a standard day shift, Monday through Friday. However, this position will flex their time to accommodate weekend and after-hours meetings as needed to meet the demands of the section.

Working Conditions Work includes indoor and outdoor environments, is subject to adverse weather and working conditions, and driving from site to site. Outreach and engagement will involve tabling at local fairs, events, and festivals, which includes standing and speaking with community members frequently. 

Benefits The City of Tacoma offers a generous program of employee benefits including:

• Great retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Personal time off
• Outstanding working conditions and a supportive work environment
• Medical, dental and life insurance coverage for eligible employees

• Deferred compensation allowing tax-deferred savings as authorized under Section 457 of the IRS Code

   

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