Under minimal supervision, the Community Engagement Coordinator is a motivated professional passionate about their community and committed to making a positive impact. This includes developing and implementing a comprehensive community engagement strategy, building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders, coordinating community outreach efforts, representing the department at community events, and gathering and analyzing community feedback. This position will act as a bridge between the community and the Behavioral Services Department by fostering relationships and building trust both internally and externally to ensure that the department is responsive to needs and concerns. This position will be responsible for internally collaborating with other county departments to assist in strategically identifying the behavioral health needs of public safety employees and assist with guidance in navigating through any integrated supportive programs. This position will also serve as a liaison with the Emergency Management Department as pathways are identified to integrate behavioral health related support mechanisms into the county’s response matrix. Externally, this position will be responsible for building and maintaining a crisis preparedness campaign utilizing emergency management framework to educate community members as well as key stakeholders on how to navigate the various continuums of care in relation to Behavioral Health crises. This will include identifying opportunities of coordination and cooperation among service providers, crafting plans of action with subsequent guidance on the navigation of resources, and monitoring progress towards short- and long-term goals.