Somerville Seeks Part-Time Multilingual Youth and Adult Community Outreach Workers

The City of Somerville is looking for part-time multilingual community outreach workers to conduct surveys and collect community input on COVID-19 recovery and other public health–related initiatives.  

The City seeks six adults and six youth (age 16 to 18) to engage with the community through a variety of outreach methods including but not limited to event tabling, community walkabouts, office hours, drop-ins at partner organizations and businesses, focus groups, flyering, phone calls, and door-knocking (door-knocking by adults only for select initiatives). 

Adult community outreach workers will work up to 16 hours a week at $22 an hour. Youth community outreach workers will work up to 10 hours a week at $20 an hour. Verbal and written fluency in Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Kreyol, Nepali, or Mandarin is required.  

Interested applicants should send their resume and a brief cover letter as soon as possible to María Teresa Nagel, Director of the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs, at mnagel@somervillema.gov. 

The City of Somerville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability or any other protected category. Women, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternative formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures will be provided to qualified individuals with disabilities free of charge, upon request.

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Nancy Bacci at 617-625-6600 x 2250 or nbacci@somervillema.gov.