Program Outreach & Education Coordinator - (STA007018)
- Employer
- University of Houston
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Mar 6, 2021
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Serves as coordinator for community outreach and education for a program in a center or college.Job Duties
- Work closely with program leaders to implement program specific directives.
- Assist with expansion of consumer participation and recruitment strategies.
- Interview/recruit consumers in the target community to determine needs.
- Provide assistance to case management.
- Provide community outreach and education based on program guidelines.
- Track and compile client questionnaires for central intake.
- Refer clients to community resources and provide application assistance when necessary.
- Record and prepare reports as required by program standards.
- May conduct home visits and/or necessary one-on-one consultations.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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Additional Job Posting Information:
Role: Community Outreach Specialist
UH Title: Program Outreach and Education Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Lead efforts on facilitating health education classes to Healthy Start clients and general public (prenatal, interconceptional, post-partum and parenting).
- Provide necessary one-on-one health consultations to Healthy Start clients; home visitation may be required.
- Recruit pregnant women, women of childbearing age, and women with children under the age of two.
- Assist in identifying strategies to increase first trimester recruitment with particular attention to cultural influences on recruitment among HS clients
- Facilitate car seat safety program classes for Healthy Start clients and general public.
- Disseminate Maternal/Child Health information in the target community.
- Aid program and community participants to mobilize inner capacities and environmental resources to improve social functioning.
- Track and compile client questionnaires for central intake, compile records and prepare reports as required by program standards.
- Refer clients to community resources and provide application assistance when necessary.
- Provide assistance to case management with program enrollments and conduct home visits when necessary.
- Aid with expansion of consumer participation for the CAN.
Qualifications/Prerequisites for the position
- Knowledge and expertise of community health promotions, trainings and community coalition building required.
- Knowledge of maternal and child health concepts and current trends; psychosocial and family assessment; experience in working with targeted population, community organizations, and coordinating events.
- Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Reliable transportation required.
- Ability to attend occasional weekend agency or program related events or assist with a home visit if needed.
English/Spanish preferred, but not required.
Qualifications :
Bachelors and 1 year experience
Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed.Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience.
Experience may be considered in lieu of education.
Notes to Applicant: cgarcia2194
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