Community Health Organizer (Amarillo, Tyler, San Angelo, Austin)

Job Title

Community Health Organizer (Amarillo, Tyler, San Angelo, Austin)

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Center for Community Health & Aging

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Austin, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Here's a Glimpse of The Job

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

The Community Health Organizer performs administrative duties, community engagement activities, curriculum training and implementation for the Texas A&M Opioid Prevention for K-12 Students (TOPS) program.

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What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate based on the selected candidate's education and experience. 

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.  

Locations Hiring:

• Tyler, TX

• Austin, TX

• San Angelo, TX

• Amarillo, TX

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Four years of public/community/external relations, event planning, or related experience

A well-qualified candidate for this position will also possess

• Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) and/or Community Health Worker Instructor
  (CHWI).

• Experience providing CHW training sessions.

• Master’s degree in public health, health, or other related field.

• Experience in public/community/external relations or event planning.

• Experience working within a State of Texas-certified Community Health Worker (CHW) training program/site

• Education in public health, community health, health education, or similar.

• Fluent in English and Spanish (written and oral)

• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet applications.

• Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

• Utilizes sound judgment.

Other Requirements

• Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines.

• This position is security sensitive.

• This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TAMU policies, regulations, rules and procedures.

• All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and University safety requirements.

• This position may require up to 50% or more travel.

• This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.

• This position is funded from grant and/or contract funding, which is renewed through provisions of the grantor of the contract. Therefore, this position is contingent upon continuation of funding from these grants and/or contracts, as well as satisfactory job performance, including completion of grant deliverables in respective area of the state.

Opportunities to Contribute  

Program Coordination & Stakeholder Relationship Management

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