{"content":[{"text":"COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER","bbox":{"left":0.343758,"top":0.165722,"width":0.371274,"height":0.020985000000000004}},{"text":"Urban Edge (UE) seeks a motivated and creative Community Engagement Officer to join \n our team. Urban Edge is a non-profit community development corporation (CDC) \n dedicated to strengthening communities and families. Together, we build affordable \n housing and vibrant, prosperous neighborhoods.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.200283,"width":0.701497,"height":0.07248500000000002}},{"text":"Our Organization and Our Community \n Urban Edge is one of the largest not-for-profit community development corporations in \n Massachusetts. We are located where Boston’s Latin Quarter meets its historic African- \n American neighborhood, at the crossroads of Jamaica Plain and Roxbury, in Jackson \n Square. We aim to foster diverse urban neighborhoods of choice populated by resilient \n families and sustained by dynamic webs of community relationships. To achieve this \n goal: we build quality affordable housing for low and moderate income households; we \n advise hardworking families on homeowner services, financial education, taxes, and \n student loans; and we organize neighbors to become leaders of community change.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.287692,"width":0.689457,"height":0.16022699999999995}},{"text":"Urban Edge has a 2021 annual operating budget of $5.0 million, and a staff of 30. We \n have developed nearly 1,500 units of affordable housing. We maintain a portfolio of \n 1,369 units. Residents of our housing and our community are diverse and multilingual. In \n 2020, we served more than 3,000 families; in 2021, we expect to serve at least that \n number.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.461646,"width":0.701228,"height":0.08993499999999999}},{"text":"Community Engagement Officer \n The Community Engagement Officer is an outgoing, solution-oriented professional \n committed to maximizing stable tenancies, increasing the economic resiliency of \n families, and providing leadership opportunities for residents and community. This \n person focuses on connecting residents to social service providers, increasing the income of \n families, supporting resident-led activities and groups. The Community Engagement \n Officer works closely with human service agencies that provide assistance such as elder \n services, job placements, domestic violence prevention, home health aide, and after- \n school programs. He/she acts as a liaison between residents and property management and \n works to increase opportunities for residents to enhance their income and assets, as well as \n to connect residents to health & wellness, and educational opportunities. The Community \n Engagement Officer represents the organization to a variety of stakeholders, including \n residents, neighborhood organizations, and city and state agencies.","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.566505,"width":0.7010719999999999,"height":0.228939}},{"text":"Key Responsibilities","bbox":{"left":0.147059,"top":0.810369,"width":0.16946299999999997,"height":0.02098500000000003}},{"text":"","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.846787,"width":0.009019,"height":0.018561999999999967}},{"text":"Work with Community Engagement staff to develop a model for community \n leadership development that draws from UE’s experience with resident \n leadership.","bbox":{"left":0.205915,"top":0.846066,"width":0.6022940000000001,"height":0.05508500000000005}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.384804,"top":0.045455,"width":0.230392,"height":0.087121}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.384804,"top":0.045455,"width":0.230392,"height":0.087121}]}