Bilingual Community Engagement/Participación Comunitaria Lead

Position Summary

LandPaths seeks an individual with a passion for building a diverse, healthy and whole community connected with the land. The ideal candidate is driven, personable, and creative; excels in an active work environment; is committed to equity in access to nature; and loves the outdoors. The Community Engagement/Participación Comunitaria Lead is integral to LandPaths achieving our mission to foster a love of the land in Sonoma County. This position will: (1) implement and strengthen organization-wide community engagement, (2) cultivate relationships that encourage and support active participation in LandPaths' programs and program delivery, (3) develop community relationships to cultivate preserves as “community hubs” and (4) support community connections with nature and each other. The Community Engagement/Participación Comunitaria Lead will represent LandPaths during volunteer activities and participate in community-building events in a manner that builds collaboration with individuals, corporate groups, and the broader community.

The Community Engagement/Participación Comunitaria Lead will be dedicated to strengthening our shared purpose, through the lens of equity, to steward the land, collectively celebrate its beauty, and renew and inspire awe. This position provides leadership and expertise and is responsible for knowing and implementing community organizing and engagement best practices and providing reflections to assess and ensure the effectiveness of the program and the community experience across all initiatives.

Position Duties

Big-Picture Thinking

• Assess current participant program, and programs, community hub goals, approaches, methods and systems
• Work with Development Director and all Initiative managers to develop a multi-year vision for community participation across the organization and building LandPaths’ preserves into outdoor community spaces
• Support all initiatives to create a clear and consistent participation program, ensuring that volunteers and staff know what is expected and follow all LandPaths policies and procedures
• Become knowledgeable and conversant in all aspects of LandPaths’ mission, values, strategic plan, preserves and community programs
• Develop and deepen through active listening and mutual understanding, relationships to engage and expand community participation, advancing LandPaths’ goals
• Foster a culture of volunteer empowerment, maintaining a welcoming environment for volunteers and creating meaningful volunteer experiences
• Communicate with corporate, neighbors and other community partners to cultivate ongoing positive relationships
• Actively participate in the North Bay volunteer forums and community, taking leadership roles in all LandPaths’ volunteer programs, including cross-program communication

Program Implementation & Administration

• Respond to public inquiries regarding volunteering and experiencing LandPaths’ preserves and properties; including answering phone calls, responding to emails and greeting people in the office
• Train Docents and support their role in providing access and fulfilling enjoyment of LandPaths’ preserves
• Support Preserve Reciprocity, gathering documentation and insurance, and communicating logistics to outside parties, partners and organizations
• Track program needs across the organization and coordinate with volunteer groups and interns to meet those needs
• Recruit participants, through activities such as tabling and presenting to potential volunteer groups
• Assist in mentoring, training and monitoring high performing volunteers; ensure volunteers are prepared to contribute at their highest level and ensure they have the knowledge, skills and ability to succeed
• Support volunteer retention by coordinating data tracking of volunteer hours and impact across organization and organizing volunteer recognition—appreciations, events, and other ways to support and encourage volunteers
• Become well versed in LandPaths CRM (NEON) to support Docents, outreach, volunteer hour tracking and reporting
• Using LandPaths’ CRM and feedback tools, evaluate participant experience
• Using LandPaths CRM, generate reports on numbers, photos and stories to communicate volunteer accomplishments and impacts
• Translate written documents
• Monitor budgets, program deliverables and CRM/database (volunteer hours, access, reciprocity and partner agreements)
• Maintain strong communication with interested interns/participants from recruitment, selection, participation to project results
• Develop and coordinate calendar for volunteer opportunities, community hubs, and other relevant activities and events

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

A successful candidate will likely have experience leading a volunteer program within a non-profit organization, including the following qualifications:

• A genuine passion for equity in access to nature
• 3 years or more experience leading volunteers and volunteer programs
• Comfort and confidence in the outdoors, both alone and with groups
• Experience leading groups
• Detail oriented, well organized
• Strong communication skills in both English and Spanish: articulate with proven ability to write effectively and speak persuasively, willing to have difficult conversations to build community
• Event coordination experience
• Having a significant cross-cultural experience or understanding
• Knowledge of Excel, CRMs, Google drive and other computer software tools
• Experience working with CRMs for program tracking and evaluation
• Must have a vehicle to use for LandPaths’ business, a valid driver’s license, and personal auto insurance

ATTRIBUTES

• Embrace LandPaths’ values, inclusive of our commitment to fairness and equity
• Willingness and experience in having brave conversations on topics including power, privilege, race and equity
• Thrives in a creative, problem-solving atmosphere of shared leadership and unrelenting drive to improve
• Curious; enjoys learning and supporting the work of others
• Excels in a strong team-centered work environment, while able to work independently
• Works best in busy work environment, managing multiple variables with divergent goals
• High integrity and strong commitment to program and organizational goals
• Confident in area expertise, and flexible, able to engage with new ideas and approaches
• Enjoys and expresses joy as part of a positive work environment
• Practiced public speaker, energized by engaging with people on topics of conservation and community engagement
• Ability to connect people of all backgrounds with the land and each other

COMPENSATION

This is a full-time position. Salary for this position is $31.00 per hour. LandPaths’ compensation includes employer-paid

health and dental benefits, retirement savings, and generous paid leave package.

TO APPLY

Interested applicants should send a BRIEF AND SPECIFIC cover letter and resume to LandPaths ~ attn: HR, 618 4th Street, Suite 217, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 or hr@landpaths.org. Recommended deadline to apply is Friday, September 11, 2026; open until filled.

LandPaths’ compensation includes employer-paid

health and dental benefits, retirement savings, and generous paid leave package.

English - proficient

Spanish - proficient; ability to translate oral and written