Job Title: Chicago’s SAFE (Streets Are For Everybody)
Ambassador
Employment status: Part-time, Non-exempt, Seasonal
Compensation: Hourly, $20
Hours: 24 hours/week
Start Date: Monday, May 13, 2024
End Date: Friday, September 13, 2024
About
MUSE Community + Design is
seeking outgoing, well-organized, and committed advocates for transportation
safety education, biking, and social equity to join the team as a SAFE (Streets
Are For Everybody) Ambassador from late May to late September.
As a SAFE (Streets Are For
Everybody) Ambassador, you will represent the Chicago Department of
Transportation in its efforts to support and promote active transportation and
Complete Streets initiatives, such as traffic safety. To learn more about
traffic safety initiatives, click
here. In addition, Ambassadors educate the public on current best
practices, recommendations, and guidelines for safe mobility around the city.
Interested candidates should send their resume and cover letter to Aaron Gatdula at aaron@musecommunitydesign.com. Please use “Seasonal SAFE Ambassador” in your subject line. The positions are open until filled. No phone calls, please.
Chicago’s SAFE (Streets Are For Everybody) Ambassadors work individually and as a team to deliver traffic safety expertise through presentations and demonstrations through online engagement or in-person as appropriate, following strict safety guidelines from the Chicago and Illinois Departments of Public Health and the CDC. Our program will implement a hybrid engagement model, meaning that the Ambassadors’ time will be split between creating innovative online materials using social media, videos, livestream events, and video conferencing, and participating in in-person events/activities to educate the public.
This is a seasonal position, offering
24 hours per week. SAFE Ambassadors are not employees of the City of Chicago;
they are employed and managed by MUSE Community + Design.
Responsibilities:
- Represent the City of Chicago Department of Transportation and
Vision Zero at assigned virtual events or in-person events, if conditions
allow.
- Participate as an assisting member of the Chicago’s SAFE
Ambassadors team in making events successful by effectively disseminating
information, encouraging safe street and road usage.
- Share online and interactive resources with schools, senior
living facilities, and community partners to educate students and
residents of all ages about the importance of traffic safety and sharing
the road.
- Accurately input information in the required format at the
conclusion of every event.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 18 years of age or older
- Able to take direction and learn basic facts about the Chicago
Department of Transportation and its initiatives and projects.
- Willing and able to work off hours and/or weekends.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, bending,
stooping, standing long hours, and lifting up to 40 lbs.
- Able to communicate effectively with all people, regardless of
age, abilities, cultural groups, economic status, sexual orientation, and
ability.
- Outgoing, energetic, and comfortable speaking with strangers
and in public.
- Comfortable facilitating video conferences and webinars.
- Knowledgeable in video recording, editing and formatting.
- Familiar with and comfortable biking in the city and using
public transit.
- Familiar with and comfortable working in any neighborhood in
the city of Chicago.
- Prompt, punctual, and professional.
- Access to internet and a laptop. Willing to work remotely.
- Works well individually in an unstructured and informal
environment, with limited supervision.
- Good at solving problems, thinking creatively, and
self-motivation.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
- Other duties as assigned.
Preferred skills and experiences:
- Fluent in English. Fluency in other languages such as Spanish,
Polish and Mandarin highly preferred.
- Experience working or volunteering in a community engagement
role.
- Experience teaching, children, youth or adults.
- Experience working with or supervising teenagers.
- Experience in facilitating online learning tools.
- Experience working in Public Health or Urban Planning related
programs.
Successful completion of a
paid five-day training course that covers bicycle handling, all forms of
traffic safety, media relations, cultural sensitivity, and conflict resolutions
required. The position is part-time in a hybrid work environment; it is expected
that Ambassadors will work on the field primarily but will be expected to
attend meetings at the CDOT office as needed. Some night and weekend events are
required.
This is a drug-free
workplace, and we are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and people of color.
2N La Salle St., #1100
Chicago, IL 60602
MUSE Office
1616 N Damen #201
Chicago, IL 60647
Interested candidates should send their resume and cover letter to Aaron Gatdula at aaron@musecommunitydesign.com. Please use “Seasonal SAFE Ambassador” in your subject line. The positions are open until filled. No phone calls, please.
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