PART TIME-COMMUNITY HEALTH COORDINATOR

General Description

This position performs advanced professional work in planning, designing, and coordinating the implementation of a wide range of community health and wellness initiatives. Duties include: program design and implementation; researching and writing educational materials; promotion; outreach; agency communications; public relations; grant writing and grant administration; and administrative support. Position reports to the Director of Health.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in public health, nursing, community health education or related field. Consideration may be given to equivalent training and experience: graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public health or community health education with four years related experience.
• Hold a current valid motor vehicle operator’s license.
• Have a motor vehicle that can be utilized on Farmington Valley Health District business.

Essential Functions:

• Plans, designs, implements and evaluates a variety of risk reduction and health education programs that educate and empower residents to make healthy lifestyle choices.
• Works collaboratively with Health District staff, local agencies and organizations to advance disease prevention and health education and promotion initiatives and policies.
• Sustains existing and develops new partnerships with community agencies, state agencies, and other organizations to further departmental goals and objectives, which includes but is not limited to management of Health District sponsored community coalitions.
• Assesses the community’s health status through the collection and analysis of data from various sources.

Job description available at the Health District Office, 95 River Road, Canton, CT (860) 352-2333. Send resume via mail, email (Deb Doyon, [email protected]) or fax (860) 352-2542. Deadline for applications is 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.