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Job Title
Community Health WorkerAgency
Texas A&M University Health Science CenterDepartment
Center On Population Health & AgingProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
College Station TexasJob Type
StaffJob Description
Glimpse of the Job
Are you passionate about community health and excited to support impactful initiatives Join us as a Community Health Workerfor the Texas A&M Opioid Prevention for Students (TOPS) program. In this role youll manage administrative tasks coordinate educational campaigns and engage with the community to create a lasting impact on the lives of Texas youth.
Opportunities to Contribute
Lead community eventsthat promote opioid prevention awareness.
Educate and traincommunity partners on opioid prevention curriculum.
Build strong relationshipswith partners and stakeholders.
Support strategic planningand funding initiatives.
Minimum Required Qualifications
Education:Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience:Four years of related experience
Licenses/Certifications:Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) and/or Community Health Worker Instructor (CHWI)
The wellqualified candidate should also have experience in public community or external relations or event planning. Additionally they should have experience working within a State of Texascertified Community Health Worker (CHW) training program or site and providing CHW training sessions. Fluency in English and Spanish (written and oral) is desired in this position.
What you need to know
Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hires experience.
Schedule/Travel:This position may require up to 25 or more travel and the flexibility to work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
Location: This position can be located in College Station Houston McAllen Dallas Fort Worth or Abilene Lubbock San Antonio MidlandOdessa or El Paso. Please note your preferred location at the next step of the application process.
Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.
What you need to do
Apply! A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.
Some of the Responsibilities Include:
Program Coordination: Collaborate with the Community Health Organizer to expand knowledge of youth opioid prevention community resources and service programs provide logistical support to plan community events provide appropriate support/information on opioid prevention awareness and education attend program meetings assist in program meetings/training sessions identify funding opportunities and assist in strategic planning and establish goals.
Community Engagement and Training: Complete training in the TOPS K12 opioid prevention education program and train community partners in the curriculum engage with school and community decisionmakers to promote the TOPS initiative deliver community opioid prevention awareness campaigns collect data for opioid prevention awareness and education programs and prepare monthly reports to track the progress of program activities.
Stakeholder Relationship Management: Conduct site visits to monitor TOPS activities and provide ongoing support engage with high schools and key decisionmakers to ensure program milestones are achieved.
Reporting and Administrative:Maintain daily activity logs regarding client activity travel destinations and other programrelated activities perform routine reporting of all program activities to monitor progress toward achieving program milestones oversee daily fiscal and purchasing activities.
Why Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives talents & lived experiences.We are a prestigious university with strong traditions core values and a community of caring and collaboration.
Medical prescription drug dental vision life and AD&D flexible spending accounts and longterm disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
Up to eight hours of paid sick leaveand at leasteight hours of paid vacationeach month
Automatic enrollment in theTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to freeLinkedIn Learningtraining webinars and limited financial support to attend conferences workshops and more
Educational release time and tuition assistancefor completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
Living Well a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees for employees
Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.
All positions are securitysensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Employment Type
Full-Time
