Community Wellness Engagement Specialist

About Us
Resource Center is proud to have served the LGBTQIA+ and HIV/AIDS communities in Dallas-Fort Worth for four decades! From a grassroots advocacy group to the front lines of the AIDS crisis, to witnessing marriage equality, fighting for transgender rights, and opening the first LGBTQIA+-affirming senior housing in Dallas, we’ve been here through it all and will continue to grow, fight, and love alongside our vibrant community.

Reports to: Director of Mental Healthcare

Position Overview:
The Community Wellness Engagement Specialist plays a central role in advancing Resource Center’s Community Wellness model, which prioritizes connection, belonging, and holistic well-being as pathways to mental health support. This role develops and leads strategic partnerships with LGBTQ+ organizations and external providers to expand reach and co-deliver wellness initiatives. The Engagement Specialist collaborates closely with mental healthcare staff, community partners, and internal teams to co-create impactful programming that integrates social connection with intentional therapeutic elements.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain relationships with community partners, ambassadors, and external organizations to expand outreach across North Texas
• Develop, design, and coordinate community wellness programming, including prevention, psychoeducation, and social engagement events
• Work with the Mental Healthcare team to ensure programming reflects trauma-informed, culturally competent, and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)-aligned approaches
• Work with the Community Wellness Coordinator to ensure seamless scheduling, registration, and participant support
• Work in close partnership with the Community Wellness Front Office Coordinator to align scheduling, registration, and logistics for a smooth participant experience
• Coordinate staffing and support programming across non-traditional pathways that include therapeutic social engagement, psychoeducation, and wellness-based learning, in collaboration with mental healthcare staff, ensuring experiences are low-barrier and community-centered
• Build and manage strategic partnerships with LGBTQ+ organizations and external providers to co-create and deliver wellness programming, ensuring alignment with community needs and clinical standards while supporting mutual referral pathways across partners and internal mental health services.

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Work, Counseling, Community Engagement, or related field preferred
• Minimum 4 years of experience in community outreach, program coordination, or health/wellness initiatives
• Demonstrated experience with event planning and digital engagement strategies
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with LGBTQIA+ populations and culturally diverse communities
• Ability to work evenings and weekends for scheduled community events
• Knowledge of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) frameworks preferred
• Familiarity with digital learning platforms or LMS systems preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred