Office of Community Wellness and Safety (Milwaukee, WI)

  • Purpose: By supporting efforts to strengthen youth, families, and neighborhoods and by promoting healing in affected individuals and communities, the Community Wellness and Safety Director serves a pivotal role in the promotion of sustainable and effective approaches to the reduction of violence in Milwaukee.
  • Office of Community Wellness and Safety Purpose Statement: Community-wide prevention is the most effective, long-term solution to violence, and the Office of Community Wellness and Safety (OCWS) engages a wide range of partners to facilitate a multidisciplinary, population-level approach to influence the social, behavioral, and environmental factors that contribute to violence. The OCWS brings together community agencies, experts, and resources to reduce domestic and intimate partner violence, sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking, childhood witness to violence, community violence, gun violence, interpersonal violence, intentional injury, and homicide.

Location: Milwaukee, WI

Closing date: 5/23/2025
Salary: $110,197-$154,280 Annually and the current incentive starting salary for City of Milwaukee residents is $113,503-$158,909 annually.

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