(Hybrid) Community Health Extender (Program Coordinator) Southwestern Region - Cancer Prevention and Control

• Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline: public health, health communications, social work, social sciences, nursing, health education, healthcare administration, marketing, or other healthcare professions degree. Master's degree is preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of combined experience in the following:
  • Coordinating health education programs
  • Community event planning
  • Group dynamics, leadership
  • Program assessment
  • Data collection, and project management.
• An equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong time management, organization, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to establish priorities, adhere to deadlines, have high attention to detail and follow through, and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Skilled at writing correspondence and preparing reports.
• Ability to operate the necessary computer, software (Microsoft Office), web-based and other high-tech equipment relative to the program.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary team environment and to coordinate participation of team members from various backgrounds.
• Skilled in group facilitation, mediation, and conflict resolution.
• Ability to manage health education programs, event planning, group dynamics, leadership, program assessment, evaluation, and practice facilitation.
• Ability to work as part of a team and with a significant degree of independence.
• Ability to travel frequently with occasional overnight stays, working outside the traditional work week as needed.
• Ability to maintain proper attendance and punctuality standards.
• Willingness to seek consultation and supervision as needed.
• Knowledge of current health issues, health education and behavioral theories, and health information needs of the medically underserved preferred.
• Ability to interact sensitively, effectively, and professionally with persons from various cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, including persons of all ages and orientations.
• Ability to rapidly learn institution, federal, and state statutes and regulations impacting the work.