What are the responsibilities and job description for the Crisis Prevention Organizer position at Colored Hemisphere, LLC?
Company Description Colored Hemisphere, LLC is a DEI mission-driven organization formally established on May 25, 2022, dedicated to improving the quality of services delivered through legislation, programs, and community institutions. The company focuses on historically disenfranchised communities, including communities of color, LGBTQUIA individuals, indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and migrant populations. Colored Hemisphere works to evaluate, inform, and strengthen systems that impact quality of life and equitable access to resources. Team members collaborate with diverse stakeholders to advance inclusive, community-centered solutions and measurable impact. The organization values equity, respect, and accountability in both internal culture and external partnerships.
Role Description The Crisis Prevention Organizer is a part-time, hybrid role based in Waterbury, CT, with flexibility for some work-from-home hours. This role involves coordinating and implementing crisis prevention initiatives that support vulnerable community members, including crisis management outreach, delivery of baby formula, delivery of HIV testing kits, education, and resource navigation. We strongly encourage persons of BIPOC, queer, and or migrant populations to apply.
The organizer will conduct the following tasks:
• Scheduling
• Note taking
• Event tabling
• Delivery of baby formula and HIV/STI Testing kits
• Intake Management
• Social media management
• Canvassing
The Crisis Prevention Organizer will collaborate closely with internal team members and external partners to ensure aligned, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approaches.
Qualifications
- Strong Communication skills, including active listening, public speaking, and clear written documentation.
- HS Diploma. (A bachelor's degree in a field related to Social Justice, Human Services, Political Science is a plus)
- With reliable transportation and a Driver License
- Solid Analytical Skills to interpret data, identify patterns, assess risk, and inform prevention strategies.
- Knowledge of Prevention practices, including crisis prevention, safety planning, and community education approaches.
- Enthusiasm to learn and an eagerness to support sensitive populations
- Age requirement is 18
- At least (2) years of work/internship experience in a related field.
To apply, please email your resume to Executive Director, Shelby Williams at shelby@coloredhemisphere.org. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement
Colored Hemisphere is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate in employment policies, practices, or decisions based on race, color, religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy and sexual harassment), marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity and expression, mental disability (past or present), learning disability, physical disability (including blindness), criminal record, veteran status, or other protected classes.