Post Secondary Engagement Specialist

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado School of Public Health | Center for Public Health Practice

Post Secondary Engagement Specialist
Position #: 00002110 – Requisition #: 37083

Job Summary:

Join the Colorado School of Public Health as a Post Secondary Engagement Specialist (Business Services Entry Professional). This position is a key member of The Hub for Youth Engagement, which houses a myriad of projects to provide funding and support to youth-serving organizations and schools to authentically engage youth in Colorado and beyond. The hub is part of the school’s Center for Public Health Practice, and their flagship program is UpRISE, Colorado’s youth tobacco control movement.

The Post Secondary Engagement Specialist will support UpRISE by recruiting and facilitating young adult and post-secondary student engagement, helping them to increase their knowledge and skills to support policy advocacy in local municipalities in collaboration with local public health agencies. This individual will provide youth engagement best practices coaching to local public health agencies, local youth-serving organizations, and schools who agree to host UpRISE coalitions. Additionally, this position will be responsible for supporting the Youth Action Board.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit at least 10 post-secondary students/participants.
• Facilitate learning experiences with post-secondary students/participants to increase their knowledge and skills related to public speaking and tobacco control advocacy.
• Plan and execute an advocacy day in collaboration with other community groups.
• Provide technical assistance and training to Colorado communities around best practices for youth engagement in tobacco control, mental health, community mobilization, participatory inquiry, and policy advocacy.
• Co-facilitate in-person and online meetings for UpRISE’s Youth Action Board, building young people’s skills to engage in public health work.
• Co-lead planning efforts for youth trainings and convenings, such as the Youth Action Board retreat.
• This is a part-time (0.5 FTE) position and reports to the Director of The Hub for Youth Engagement.    

Work Location:

Why Join Us:

Hybrid – This position is located on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO and is eligible to work a hybrid schedule with at least two days of the week that can be worked from home

The Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) is a unique and collaborative graduate school that combines the collective expertise of three Colorado universities: the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU Anschutz) in Aurora, Colorado State University (CSU) in Fort Collins, and the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado. The Colorado School of Public Health is the only accredited school of public health in the Rocky Mountain Region, attracting top tier faculty and students from across the country, and providing a vital contribution towards ensuring our region’s health and wellbeing. The school’s faculty, staff, and students work together to share knowledge and conduct innovative research and community service to actively address public health issues including chronic disease, access to healthcare, environmental threats, emerging infectious diseases, costly injuries, and more.