Community Engagement Coordinator - Limited Duration

Department: The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health
Classification: Education Program Assistant 2
Appointment Type and Duration: Limited Duration (Classified), Limited
Salary: Position range: $20.55 - 31.06 hourly
FTE: 1.0

Review of Applications Begins

March 10, 2025

Special Instructions to Applicants

To ensure consideration, complete applications must include the following along with the online application:
• A cover letter highlighting how your knowledge, skills, and experience quality you for the requirements, competencies, and if applicable, preferred qualifications outlined in the job announcement.
• A resume of your professional work experience, education, and applicable certifications.

The online application includes the name and contact information of at least three professional references. The candidate will be notified prior to references being contacted.

Department Summary

The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon Portland establishes a new national model for behavioral healthcare for children and families by creating a first-of-its-kind undergraduate training program in child behavioral health.

The institute prioritizes the needs of youth who have been historically or persistently underserved and seeks to make real system change by:
• Creating a new mental health profession
• Delivering support in schools and the community
• Training existing youth-serving professionals
• Developing new approaches to support child behavioral health
• Transforming the Pacific Northwest into a national model of thought and action

The Ballmer Institute invests in community outreach and engagement by:
• Convening a community advisory board, comprised of key community leaders and stakeholders, that meets 6 times a year and provides critical feedback to the Ballmer Institute in three key areas: (a) community needs related to youth behavioral health, (b) feedback on our training model, and effective, culturally responsive practices that address community needs, and (c) recruiting and supporting the needs and professional development of students from diverse backgrounds.
• Developing meaningful and sustainable partnerships with community organizations to provide internship and external placement opportunities to Ballmer Institute students.
• Collaborating directly with community partners and stakeholders to have a positive community presence, building community capacity by sharing knowledge and resources, learning about culturally responsive practices being delivered in the community.

Position Summary

The limited duration community engagement coordinator (CEC) supports the Ballmer Institute’s community outreach and engagement efforts by collaborating with the Director of Community Engagement and other institute team members. This position uses independent judgment and initiative, utilizing comprehensive knowledge of the complex issues that accompany community engagement in a higher education environment. The CEC must possess a high level of cultural awareness, humility, and the ability to work effectively with diverse populations and positions.

Community engagement initiatives that the CEC will support include, but are not limited to:
• Executing community engagement and outreach efforts including identifying key stakeholders to engage with, opportunities for enhancing engagement, resource generation through grants and other funding mechanisms, and aligning resources to support activities such as information sessions, events, focus groups to enhance community outreach and engagement.
• Providing administrative support for the community advisory board, including coordinating meetings, soliciting community feedback, assisting with community outreach efforts, and addressing community needs and feedback.
• Representing the Ballmer Institute at standing meetings for community partners, community events, and campus meetings and councils aimed at community outreach and engagement.
• Tracking progress and preparing reports for community members, donors, and university leadership on the overall efforts, outcomes, and future plans related to community outreach and engagement.

Approximately 50% of the CEC’s time will be spent traveling to local community sites, partner meetings, or other locations within the region. Occasional after-work hours are anticipated to accommodate community events and activities.

The CEC is a limited duration classified project coordinator position. Limited duration appointments cannot exceed two years and can expire earlier upon the termination of the special study