INFORMATION SERVICES COORDINATOR

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Information Services Coordinator

Chicago Police Department

Office of Community Policing

Number of Positions: 4

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $73,140 Annually

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 06/30/2025

Under supervision, acts as a liaison and outreach coordinator between the Chicago Police Department (CPD), residents, and community members; and performs related duties as required

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Initiates, develops, and maintains relationships with community members, including but not limited to city and county agencies, advocacy groups, community-based organizations, community-based service providers, individuals who have personally experienced an interaction with police, police officers, and other members of the community

* Leads outreach and engagement efforts to solicit feedback from the public regarding various CPD policies, trainings, and strategies

* Works with CPD members to ensure Department policies, trainings, and strategies are informed by community stakeholders

* Provides follow-up and reports back to the community regarding various reforms and revisions made to Department policies, trainings, and strategies

* Promotes community-oriented solutions to assist members of the public

* Performs community-based outreach activities to encourage community support in areas where community concerns have been identified

* Plans and coordinates workshops and seminars, scheduling representatives from City departments and other agencies to meet with citizens and provide information on the City's efforts to deal with community concerns within their neighborhood

* Assists in the information, development, and implementation of best practices, outreach programs, and community events that increase CPD efforts among community members

* Maintains a flexible schedule as necessary to facilitate and attend meetings with communities at various times of the day and week

* Provides written documentation memorializing community-related outreach activities

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Public Safety Headquarters, 3510 S Michigan Avenue

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Bachelor's degree in the Social Sciences or a related field, plus three (3) years of community or social services experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor