Public Information Supervisor - Bilingual English/Spanish Preferred

Are you ready to make an impact in your community? Our mission is to create a community where each individual with a developmental disability has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive, and inclusive life. NLACRC empowers people with developmental disabilities to have an opportunity to achieve their fullest potential in all aspects of life.Apply today to help make an impact tomorrow!The Position and Job Summary

Plans, coordinates, and creates a variety of informational media to present regional center services to the community, ensures successful development and completion of the performance contract.

Develops concepts and makes creative recommendations on presenting regional center's services and mission to the community. Assumes full responsibility for researching, writing, editing reader-friendly service brochures, newsletters, annual reports, multi-media presentation scripts, speeches, press releases, media packets, papers. Guides other staff members in writing articles. Gathers, creates, and approves visual media.

Works with departmental subject matter experts to research and identify training, education and developmental resources for employees, consumers, families and the community.

Arranges and oversees the Agency's legislative and community outreach efforts. Prepares reports and presentations for the Agency and assigned committees of the Board of Trustees.

Ensures successful development of the agency performance contract. Monitors goals for timely completion, prepares management reports on outcomes.

Oversees web site design and operation, assists in creation and maintenance of intranet.

Surveys agency information needs, surveys best practices of other service agencies, identifies new opportunities for social media outreach, develops long and short range information plans. Develops, tracks, and adheres to timelines and budgets. Creates reports on unit activities.

Oversees the agency's libraries and works with Family Focus Resource Center staff to coordinate library activities and operations.

Participates on the management team. Assumes leadership on special projects. Selects, trains, directs and evaluates assigned staff. Serves as support to assigned Board committees.

CompensationThis position is exempt. Regular Salary: $84,257.00 - $113,746.96Education & Experience

A Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Organization Development, or a related field with three to five years of related experience OR

Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field with five to seven years of related experience

Skills and Abilities

Writing, editing, and prooing, attention to detail, creativity, artistic sense, verbal and written communications. Needs assessment, group facilitation, and program planning.

Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Ability to work well independently under pressure of multiple deadlines and by prioritizing multiple work responsibilities.

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Ability to lift and carry up to 10 lbs.

Essential Requirements

Project management, publication design and development, social media strategies, web site design, accessibility and maintenance, desktop publishing, graphics, general computer usage, supervisory principles and practices.

Understanding of the Regional Center system, developmental disabilities, and service standards.

Valid California Driver's License and reliable transportation, or acceptable substitute, required.

Bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.

NLACRC Offers an Excellent Benefits Package

Most positions are offered a hybrid – remote option

Robust Medical, Dental & Vision offerings

No cost for employee only plans

Various Insurance and Retirement plans

Eligibility for:

Service Loan Forgiveness program

PTO – Eligible for 3 weeks of accrued vacation in the first year, 8 hours per month sick time, education, wellness, and sabbatical time

Holidays – NLACRC offers 12 paid holidays throughout the year

Professional Development Opportunities & GrowthNLACRC values the professional development of staff! Variety of career paths for entry-level management positions for those seeking leadership opportunities in the social services field.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion At NLACRC, we value and celebrate diversity! In September 2021, NLACRC launched an initiative to enhance and strengthen our commitment to diversity and belonging.The OrganizationNorth Los Angeles County Regional Center “NLACRC” is a private, non-profit agency that is contracted with the State of California, Department of Developmental Services, to provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. NLACRC is one of the largest regional centers in California and has proudly served the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Antelope Valley since 1974. We serve individuals across the lifespan from infants and toddlers, school age children, transition-age youth, to adults and aging adults.NLACRC is an equal opportunity employer. Further, NLACRC will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.PeopleReady is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religious affiliation, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by law. We will get to know you and connect you with jobs that match your skills, experience and preferences. We work hard every single day to find jobs so each employee has opportunity and variety in their work.