What’s it like working for Austin Coming Together?
A 
group of incredibly passionate community-minded folks who work hard, but also have fun together, we live and breathe our core values of unity, commitment, transparency, collaboration and action. We make space for open, honest communication to collectively plan and reflect on how to improve both individual and organizational growth through annual wellness retreats, planning sessions, and restorative justice practices including circles.
Whether it’s getting competitive in a game of giant Connect 4, having birthday celebrations with delicious cake, or going on employee appreciation outings to Six Flags, we love to find ways to add more joy into our days!
Organization Description
Austin Coming Together is the backbone support organization for a broad network of private, public, and non-profit organizations that share a vision for a thriving Austin community. Our mission is to increase the collective impact of our member organizations on education and economic development outcomes in the Austin community of Chicago. ACT and our members have created a long-term strategy called “Thrive 2025,” a blueprint for collective impact over 10 years. Thrive 2025 outlines 4 impact areas that our members collaborate around: Quality Early Learning, Living Wage Careers, Safe Neighborhoods, and a Stable Housing Market. ACT’s role is to build shared leadership in each impact area, facilitate strategic and collaborative action to achieve common goals, develop systems of mutual accountability and support, and create opportunities to engage the community together. Our work is driven by our core values of unity, commitment, transparency, collaboration, and action.
We are hiring for the following positions:
*Please note: To apply for either position, please submit your resume and cover letter to Dearra Williams at dwilliams@
Community Resources Coordinator –
Position Description: The Community Resources Coordinator will manage a substantial portion of our direct service activities at ACT, and contribute to building awareness of the Hub throughout the Austin community. This role must reflect ACT’s values, maintain a client-centered approach, and perform the work with integrity. As a central part of ACT’s service model, the CRC’s role serves multiple functions within the organization, including: 1) directly engages Austin residents and stakeholders through the Austin Community Hub; 2) facilitates our coordinated intake and referral process connecting participants to ACT service partners; 3) establishes rapport, manages communications, and collaborates with the service provider network, including but not limited to hosting information sessions, talking circles, and one-on-one counseling; 4) as needed, accompanies participants to identified supportive services within the ACT member and service provider network; 5) contributes to the overall operations of the Hub by maintaining accurate clients records, as well as participating in evaluation and reporting processes; 6) maintains up-to-date knowledge of service provider network and partner programs through regular community outreach and engagement with ACT Social Services Coordinator. Effectively fulfilling this role demands that the Community Resources Coordinator deliver clear, consistent messaging about the Austin Community Hub network and available resources while demonstrating the ability to understand and connect with a diverse range of residents and stakeholders.
View the PDF below for the full description.
Community Organizer –
Position Description: The Community Organizer will have five main responsibilities: a) ensure widespread
community engagement in, and support for, the Austin Forward. Together. (AFT) quality-of-life
plan; b) Develop leadership for the AFT quality-of-life plan and assist these leaders to mobilize
organizational partners and residents to carry out our action planning process; c) build the ACT
network’s collective power to begin organizing for policy change; d) track progress of the AFT
plan’s mobilization and implementation in ACT’s Salesforce system.
In order to carry out this role effectively, the Community Organizer must deliver a clear and
consistent message about the Austin Forward. Together. (AFT) Quality of Life Plan, maintain
up-to-date knowledge of our partner organization’s programs and services, be able to
communicate and establish rapport with a diverse range of residents and stakeholders, and be
able to leverage relationships and networks to increase involvement with Plan efforts
throughout the Austin community.
View the PDF below for the full description.
