COMMUNITY OUTREACH CONSULTANT
- Employer
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Oct 1, 2021
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Job no: 239770-AS
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department: SMPH/POP HEALTH INST/PHI
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Laboratory Technician, Research Specialists, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Research, Scientific, Other, Marketing, Public Relations
Position Summary:
The Community Outreach Consultant will work in the Opioid Harm Prevention program funded by CDC grants to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). This individual, based at DHS and in collaboration with the UW Population Health Institute, will support community organizations, public health agencies, and other stakeholders by facilitating training and technical assistance around communication, planning, and the use of data to address the opioid epidemic.
This Community Outreach Consultant will serve as a link between local communities, DHS, UW, and other partners. The incumbent will work with those partners in the identification of training and coaching needs in opioid harm prevention and in empowering local change makers.
The Community Outreach Consultant will be responsible for working with other team members (specialists in evaluation, epidemiology, communications and program coordination) on the identification, development, preparation, and dissemination of materials documenting and translating promising practices in opioid harm prevention for diverse populations. This position will assist local partners in the development of sustainable infrastructures to support evidence-based community level interventions to prevent opioid harm. The incumbent uses a health equity lens and promotes diversity and inclusion throughout their work.
The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but, also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree required in public health, communications, social work, community studies, political science or related field. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
- A minimum of two years of project management, community organizing, and/or working with community governmental and non-profit organizations is required, three years preferred.
- Experience developing positive relationships with key community leaders, service providers, policy makers, and other local stakeholders is required. Including:
*Ability to work independently with communities and local health departments, including tribal communities
*Experience working on a team of local partners
- Experience in planning and facilitating meetings of people with diverse interests and ideas is required.
- Experience in local leadership development and relationship building to coalesce collective activities to achieve goals is required.
- Extensive knowledge of community-based organizations and non-profits, including county level public health/mental health/substance use agencies is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge and application of cultural competence and strategies to ensure equitable access to quality prevention resources for diverse and at-risk populations is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of risks and impacts of opioid harm on individuals, families and communities is strongly preferred.
Well-qualified candidates will have:
- Experience in development, mobilizing and sustaining coalitions
- Knowledge of community-based, research-informed public health prevention strategies
- Excellent language, writing and speaking skills
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience in public speaking, training and facilitation
- Knowledge of health disparities and factors that increase the risk of illness, disability, addiction, and mental illness
Department(s):
A538400-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH INST/PHI
Work Type:
Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%
This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), 1 West Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus/non-DHS work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To begin the application process please click on the '' button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including at least one current or former supervisor.
Contact:
Nick Harding
neharding@wisc.edu
608-265-3735
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
SR OUTREACH SPEC(S92BN) or OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
239770-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Oct 1 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 26 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
Work type: Partial Remote, Staff Full or Part Time, Staff-Full Time, Staff-Part Time
Department: SMPH/POP HEALTH INST/PHI
Location: Madison
Categories: Communications, Editing, Broadcasting, Media, Grant, Research, Contract Management, Health Care, Medical, Social Services, Laboratory Technician, Research Specialists, Extension, Outreach, Public Engagement, Research, Scientific, Other, Marketing, Public Relations
Position Summary:
The Community Outreach Consultant will work in the Opioid Harm Prevention program funded by CDC grants to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS). This individual, based at DHS and in collaboration with the UW Population Health Institute, will support community organizations, public health agencies, and other stakeholders by facilitating training and technical assistance around communication, planning, and the use of data to address the opioid epidemic.
This Community Outreach Consultant will serve as a link between local communities, DHS, UW, and other partners. The incumbent will work with those partners in the identification of training and coaching needs in opioid harm prevention and in empowering local change makers.
The Community Outreach Consultant will be responsible for working with other team members (specialists in evaluation, epidemiology, communications and program coordination) on the identification, development, preparation, and dissemination of materials documenting and translating promising practices in opioid harm prevention for diverse populations. This position will assist local partners in the development of sustainable infrastructures to support evidence-based community level interventions to prevent opioid harm. The incumbent uses a health equity lens and promotes diversity and inclusion throughout their work.
The School of Medicine and Public Health has a deep and profound commitment to diversity both as an end in itself but, also as a valuable means for eliminating health disparities. As such, we strongly encourage applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity and inclusion.
Position Duties:
List of Duties
Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion
Degree and Area of Specialization:
Bachelor's degree required in public health, communications, social work, community studies, political science or related field. Master's degree preferred.
Minimum Years and Type of Relevant Work Experience:
- A minimum of two years of project management, community organizing, and/or working with community governmental and non-profit organizations is required, three years preferred.
- Experience developing positive relationships with key community leaders, service providers, policy makers, and other local stakeholders is required. Including:
*Ability to work independently with communities and local health departments, including tribal communities
*Experience working on a team of local partners
- Experience in planning and facilitating meetings of people with diverse interests and ideas is required.
- Experience in local leadership development and relationship building to coalesce collective activities to achieve goals is required.
- Extensive knowledge of community-based organizations and non-profits, including county level public health/mental health/substance use agencies is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge and application of cultural competence and strategies to ensure equitable access to quality prevention resources for diverse and at-risk populations is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of risks and impacts of opioid harm on individuals, families and communities is strongly preferred.
Well-qualified candidates will have:
- Experience in development, mobilizing and sustaining coalitions
- Knowledge of community-based, research-informed public health prevention strategies
- Excellent language, writing and speaking skills
- Organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience in public speaking, training and facilitation
- Knowledge of health disparities and factors that increase the risk of illness, disability, addiction, and mental illness
Department(s):
A538400-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH INST/PHI
Work Type:
Full or Part Time: 80% - 100%
This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), 1 West Wilson Street, Madison, WI 53703. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus/non-DHS work location.
Appointment Type, Duration:
Ongoing/Renewable
Salary:
Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
Instructions to Applicants:
To begin the application process please click on the '' button. You will be asked to upload a current resume/CV and a cover letter briefly describing your qualifications relevant to the position. You will also be asked to provide contact information for three (3) references, including at least one current or former supervisor.
Contact:
Nick Harding
neharding@wisc.edu
608-265-3735
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. )
Official Title:
SR OUTREACH SPEC(S92BN) or OUTREACH SPECIALIST(S92DN) or ASSOC OUTREACH SPEC(S92FN)
Employment Class:
Academic Staff-Renewable
Job Number:
239770-AS
The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is engaged in a Title and Total Compensation (TTC) Project to redesign job titles and compensation structures. As a result of the TTC project, official job titles on current job postings may change. Job duties and responsibilities will remain the same. For more information please visit: https://hr.wisc.edu/title-and-total-compensation-study/ .
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the University of Wisconsin Police Department .
Applications Open: Oct 1 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Oct 26 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time
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