Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Salary

$39.70 - $55.88 Hourly

Location

Tacoma, WA

Job Type

Classified

Job Number

P1830-25

Department

Public Works

Division

PW Transportation

Opening Date

04/28/2025

Closing Date

5/26/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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Position Description

The City of Tacoma's, Public Works Department, Transportation Division, is recruiting a full-time position for a Safe Routes to School Coordinator.

We are seeking an outgoing, highly motivated, collaborative team member that will be responsible for performing a variety of duties with a primary focus on continuing the work begun through the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Implementation Plan to support and encourage students and families to safely walk, bike, and skateboard to school through fun and meaningful engagement activities and programming. The position will work with Tacoma School District staff, City staff, parents, and community members, including youth, to create safe active transportation environments at and around schools. Additional tasks will include seeking funding opportunities, creating new policy for school development, piloting strategies to reach underserved communities, providing programmatic support for under-resourced schools, and assisting with neighborhood traffic concerns.

Our Ideal Candidate will have experience working with school age youth, in school transportation, community planning, public engagement, traffic safety engineering, neighborhood planning, or related fields. The candidate will have a broad understanding of the areas mentioned above, as well as working knowledge of relevant City codes and policies, and other state and federal laws that inform our daily work.

Essential Duties:

• Plans, executes, attends, and leads outreach events and community engagement; develops and makes presentations to community groups, businesses and stakeholders; creates outreach materials.

• Conducts transportation policy, program, and planning work; analyzes data from a variety of sources including surveys, crash data, etc. to provide recommendations and identify areas of improvement.

• Collaborates and coordinates with a variety of stakeholders to promote and implement updates to established transportation programs, projects and initiatives to ensure projects, programs and initiatives are consistent with and work towards achieving City goals and policies; responds to inquiries and concerns about transportation programs, projects and initiatives.

• Supports or coordinates grant writing; assists with grant application submittals; administers grants including managing related contracts.

• As assigned, may take on a lead role on special projects or programs under the guidance of more senior staff members.

Qualifications

Minimum Education*

Bachelor's degree in planning, public administration, engineering or directly related field

Minimum Experience

2 years of experience in planning, program management, or engineering

*Equivalency: 1 year of experience = 1 year of education

*Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all of the qualifications listed. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one from a less traditional background. If you have transferable experience, please tell us about it.

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS: This position requires the ability and willingness to travel throughout Tacoma and partner jurisdictions in Pierce County; at times, with supplies and equipment for outreach and events. An ORCA transit pass will be provided. City fleet vehicles will be available for use only with a valid Washington State Driver’s License.

Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge and Skills:

• Applicable knowledge of local, state, and federal laws, regulations, and policies

• Proficiency with computer hardware and software programs, including ArcGIS, Microsoft Office products, and Internet applications

• Experience using Adobe Illustrator and/or Photoshop is desired

Competencies:

Analysis

Use data and information in a clear and rational thought process to assess and understand issues, evaluate options, form accurate conclusions, and make decisions.

Verbal Communication

Effectively express information through the spoken word using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the topic and the knowledge and understanding of the audience.

Written Communication

Effectively convey ideas and information in writing using language that is appropriate to both the complexity of the topic and the knowledge and understanding of the reader.

Customer Focus

Build and maintain internal and external customer satisfaction with the services provided by the City of Tacoma.

Coordinating and Organizing

Effectively coordinate activities, services, and schedules to ensure smooth and efficient operation of work.

Adaptability/Flexibility

Adapt easily to changing business needs, conditions and work responsibilities. Adjust approach, goals and methods when needed to achieve successful solutions and results in dynamic situations.

Relationship Building

Build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual regard.

Selection Process & Supplemental Information

City of Tacoma's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Tacoma's diversity is its greatest asset. Tacoma embraces its multi-cultural and multi-ethnic character. Communities of color and immigrant communities are fundamental to Tacoma's entrepreneurial spirit, workforce, and long-term success. In Tacoma, equity and empowerment are top priorities, meaning that all Tacoma residents must have equitable opportunities to reach their full potential and share in the benefits of community progress. One of our goals is for the City of Tacoma workforce to reflect the community it serves. We actively work to eliminate racial and other disparities and welcome candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or multicultural skill sets and experiences. Our goal is for Tacoma to be an inclusive and equitable place to live, work, and play.

The City of Tacoma is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity in its workplace. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, and local laws.

Apply:

Interested individuals should apply online and attach a detailed resume and cover letter that includes job experience, major responsibilities and accomplishments related to this position.

Reference checks will be conducted on final candidates and appointment is subject to passing a background check.

Communication from the City of Tacoma:

We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from cityoftacoma.org and/or neogov.com must be placed on your safe domain list to ensure that you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders.

Should you have any questions about this position please call Human Resources at (253) 591-5400 before 4pm on the closing date.

The City of Tacoma provides excellent medical, dental and vision plans for the whole family; paid holidays and paid leave; participation in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System (alternate plan for Police/Fire); continuing education and advancement opportunities and a growing variety of City-sponsored health and wellness opportunities and incentives.

Medical Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.

Dental Coverage: For eligible employees and their families, including domestic partners and dependent children age 26 or younger.

Vision Coverage: For eligible employees and their eligible dependents.

Paid Leave: City employees are entitled to received paid holidays, sick/vacation leave or personal time off (PTO), depending upon union affiliation and appointment type.

Insurance Plans: Employees are covered by a long-term disability plan. Short-term and expanded long-term disability insurance plans are also available to employees. The State Industrial Insurance Act also covers employees.

Deferred Compensation: Income can be set aside on a pretax basis and invested for supplementation of normal retirement income.

Retirement: All employees of the City, except members of the Police and Fire services, Tacoma Rail and certain project employees, are included in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System. Information on the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System can be found at www.cityoftacoma.org or by calling (253) 502-8200.

Other Employment Information

Direct Deposit: Employees are paid on a bi-weekly schedule by direct deposit.

Salary Increases: Based on satisfactory job performance, the City provides for a regular progression of salary increases for most classifications according to the salary schedule.

Union Affiliation: Many job classifications are covered by union security provisions which require union membership, dues, or payment of equivalent service fees.

Note: The provisions of this job announcement do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained herein may be modified and/or revoked without notice.

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Responses to supplemental questions must be original content created by the applicant using their own words. The use of online tools or resources to create responses, such as Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT, etc.), Google, Bing, etc., or plagiarism in any form, is considered cheating and falsification of the application. I understand that any form of cheating or falsification will disqualify my application for further consideration.

• Yes

• No

  02

  Select the option that most closely matches your qualifications for this position.

• Bachelor's degree in planning, public administration, engineering or directly related field

• Four years' work experience in planning, program management, or engineering

• None of the above

  03

  Do you have 2 years of experience in planning, program management, or engineering?

• Yes

• No

  04

  Please tell us how you learned about this job opening.

• Job Interest Card notification

• Internet search

• Professional organization

• Community organization

• Military organization

• Union job posting

• City of Tacoma employee

• Online job board posting

• Word of mouth

• Other

  05

  Please provide specific information regarding how you learned about this job opening. Thank you, your feedback will be used to evaluate our success reaching the public and refine our methods for future job postings.

  06

  INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING TEST: Questions 6-9 are the Experience and Training Test that will be used to establish the eligibility list. These questions will be scored by subject matter experts who will not have access to any of your application materials, and will provide scores based solely upon your answers to the questions. You must describe when and where you received your experience and/or training and what work was performed. Your answers must stand on their own merit. DO NOT refer to your resume in lieu of answering this question, as raters will not have access to your resume or application and this will result in a score of 0 points. Your score on the experience and training test will solely reflect your responses to the questions asked. For questions 6-9, make sure you describe your position, including your roles in the position, key activities, level of responsibility and the number of years' experience in that capacity. Please indicate "Yes" that you have read and understand the instructions for questions 6-9.

• Yes

• No

  07

  The Tacoma Safe Routes to School Implementation Plan vision, goal, and actions follow the Six "E's" of Equity, Engineering, Education, Encouragement, Enforcement, and Evaluation. The most successful programs incorporate all Six E's. In 300 words or less, please explain which "E" is most important to you and why.

  08

  Tacoma is a very diverse city. In 300 words or less, please describe your experience in addressing equity issues and working with diverse communities on planning issues and/or projects. What innovative strategies have you used, or do you think could be used to expand a community's understanding and involvement of the issue and/or project? If you have no experience in this area, respond with N/A.

  09

  In 300 words or less, please highlight how your education, work experience and training meet the qualifications for this position. If you have no experience in this area, respond with N/A.

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Employer

City of Tacoma

Address

Human Resources Department 747 Market Street Tacoma, Washington, 98402-3764

Phone

253-591-5400

Website

http://www.cityoftacoma.org

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