Community Development and Support Facilitator

2 weeks ago

Spruce Grove, Canada The City of Spruce Grove Full time

ABOUT US

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This position provides high quality and strategic support to community groups and individuals whose efforts are grounded in the desire to positively contribute to the community’s quality of life. Providing relevant, timely and meaningful support that results in quality grass-roots community programs, events and services, as well as organizational sustainability and development, by strengthening community leadership, collaboration and innovation with community groups and citizens. Through positive relationship development, they encourage community ownership, contribution and issue resolution, while professionally representing corporate priorities, resource limitations and processes. Demonstrating effective facilitation and strategic planning skills and a solid understanding of board governance, fund development/grant writing and applicable legislations. This position is responsible for providing support in the areas of special events, issue management, facility development, and program service delivery. They are responsible to lead and/or support the creation, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of community building initiatives, which are corporately and/or community initiated. This position will be assigned a specific portfolio and/or areas of focus (e.g. culture, sport, heritage, recreation, arts, special events, etc.) and reports to the Community Development and Support Supervisor.

This is a full-time permanent position with a salary range of $86,486.40 - $102 793.60

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Community Development
- Recognizing and assuming the appropriate role, supports community development and community capacity building initiatives by determining service levels and appropriate service delivery that aligns with corporate and Council's strategic goals and priorities.
- Facilitates the involvement of the community to identify needs and priorities for the development of community-led programs, services, and resources.
- Initiates processes and strategies to engage participation and identify community needs, interests, gaps, challenges, and opportunities and develops strategies to meet these needs in an effective manner.
- Identifies opportunities for community engagement in the planning and delivery of recreation, parks and culture and related initiatives using a variety of techniques to maximize participate and desired outcomes (International Association Public Participation (IAP2)
- Inform, consult, involve, collaborate, empower, etc.)
- Establishes and maintains effective links, networks and collaborative relationships with internal departments, external organizations, and allied partners to offer and promote quality of life opportunities for citizens.
- Devise and administer community support initiatives, such as training and workshops, ensuring outcomes are measured consistently.
- Establish and maintain a diverse list of appropriate resources for information and referrals.
- Provide support to identified partners in the (re)development of community-owned/operated recreation and culture facilities.
- In conjunction with supervisor and other departments or work units, support the development of communication plans and public participation strategies using the International Association of Public Participation framework.
- Monitors the vitality of community recreation, arts, culture, heritage, and sports groups, noting concerns and strategies for support.
- Identifies and develops community capacity, leadership, resources and support to meet needs and priorities.
- Responds to difficult, controversial and/or complex issues, often without guidance, in regard to issues such as community relationships, corporate bylaws, policies and procedures, department philosophy and principles, standing agreements with partners and future planning and direction.
- Recognizes and understands the implications of emerging issues which may have broader significance and works with the supervisor and area work team to develop solutions.
- Ensures that where programs, services or resources are provided or shared, clear expectations and accountabilities are established with community groups and individuals.
- Commits department resources within assigned parameters.
- Has knowledge and understanding of community issues and

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