MATCH COMMUNITY COACH

Job no: 242616-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: Engagement and Outreach



Job Summary:

This outreach specialist position is part of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) group at the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in the School of Medicine and Public Health. The position is located at the University of Wisconsin and statewide travel is required.

The MATCH Community Coach provides training, coaching and technical assistance that supports public health partners, communities, and coalitions capacity to improve community health and advance health equity.

This mission-driven position works collaboratively with a dynamic team of staff and community partners. The MATCH work environment is collaborative and supports ongoing professional development.

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.

About the Job:

Outreach Specialist (OE009)

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

Education:

Required
H.S. Diploma
High school diploma or equivalent. Specialization in community training and capacity building required with a strong preference for experience developing and delivering health equity curriculum

Qualifications:

Required:
-2 years of experience building community capacity to advance health and/or equity at the local, state, or national level
including developing and delivering training for communities.
- Experience working with community coalitions and community-based and/or governmental organizations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Preferred:
- Fluency in Spanish
-Experience providing coaching to advance health equity.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with community leaders, University faculty as well as with diverse community
partners and local and state public health professionals.
- Experience in community leadership development
- Knowledge of public health systems and systems change.
- Evidence of strong interpersonal skills; including group and process facilitation, conflict
mediation and training facilitation.
- Demonstrated ability to think creatively, identify root causes, systems of influence and
synthesize inter-disciplinary approaches to conceptualizing and addressing health equity
work.
- Experience with public health issue campaigns and/or community organizing and advocacy
- Experience with project planning and management.
- Experience developing web-based training and learning modules.

Department(s):

A538400-MEDICAL SCHOOL/POP HEALTH INST/PHI

Work Type:

Full or Part Time: 50% - 100%

This position requires some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus 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:

Outreach Specialist(OE009)

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

242616-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/

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).

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Applications Open: Oct 6 2021 Central Daylight Time
Applications Close: Nov 1 2021 11:55 PM Central Daylight Time