Community Affairs Specialist

Do you have a passion for public safety and community connection? Join TVF&R's Community Risk Reduction & Public Education Team as a Community Affairs Specialist and help implement strategic initiatives that make our neighborhoods safer and more resilient.

The ideal candidate is a highly organized and detail-focused professional who excels at managing multiple projects and timelines with precision. They bring a hands‑on, solutions‑focused approach to coordination, ensuring accuracy in correspondence, resource management, and complex scheduling. With exceptional follow‑through and a professional demeanor across all levels of interaction, they are energized by engaging with others. Proficient in Microsoft tools, they thrive in fluid environments, skillfully balancing priorities and adapting seamlessly.

• Engage with diverse internal and external stakeholders on strategic initiatives
• Plan, coordinate, and attend community and public education events throughout the District
• Design and manage content for events, education, and promotional products
• Represent the District in various assigned committees and community groups
• Evaluate existing programs for efficiency and effectiveness

If this sounds like a match for your skills, we invite you to review the job posting below!

Prepares and delivers messages, presentations, and education content to a variety of public stakeholders including written materials, in‑person events, and online media. Answers questions from the public. Provides input to the planning process for short‑ and long‑term public relations and community interaction goals. Responsible for carrying out strategic initiatives.

Plans, coordinates, and hosts community and public education events, including in‑person and virtual events such as Scouts Day, Hands‑Only CPR classes, fire station open houses, landlord safety training, adult foster care training, and fire safety house events. Event coordination may include TVF&R hosted events or coordinating TVF&R resources to participate in events hosted by others. Maintains a calendar of community and public education events, and processes requests for event participation from the community.

Event coordination may include online or in‑person event support, logistical coordination, registration, food, room/facility set up and take down, parking, and providing materials.

Identifies and solicits District staff resources appropriate for assigned community events (e.g., line crews, volunteers, Fire & Life Safety staff, and Safety Education Team personnel). Completes formal event action plan as needed.

Serves as primary representative for community events, festivals, programs, fairs, and participates on the Safety Education Team. Provides information and instruction formally and informally to event attendees. Involves speaking, presenting, teaching and answering questions to small and large audiences on a variety of District‑related topics.

Represents the District on assigned committees and community groups to promote the District’s programs related to community involvement and educational events.

Designs and manages templates for informational and educational content provided by subject matter experts, including collateral materials as well as presentation support tools (e.g., presentation slides and speaking points). Customizes content for specific events, programs and campaigns. Maintains and organizes on‑site informational, educational, and promotional products, including coordinating with internal and external staff and stakeholders and/or vendors to order products, and updates materials as needed.

Evaluates the effectiveness of events, programs, materials and information to ensure continual improvement of District activities. Under supervision, may provide recommendations or make limited changes to activities and materials.

Maintains records associated with community events, including data collection used to analyze efficacy of community events and public education…