Public Health Program Coordinator

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Job description

Job ID Number

R3860

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Onsite

Job Summary

As the Public Health Preparedness Field Coordinator, you will, serves as primary point of contact within their assigned District for issues relating to Division of Emergency Preparedness, goals and objectives.

Job Description

We are looking for a Public Health Preparedness Field Coordinator to serves as primary point of contact within their assigned District for issues relating to Division of Emergency Preparedness, goals and objectives. This position will be full-time and hybrid with travel.

What You'll Do

• Communicate regularly with the Regional Supervisor to share the needs, challenges, and accomplishments of the health departments within the assigned District and to receive instructions and guidance

• Participate in Division of Emergency Preparedness conference calls and staff meetings as scheduled by the respective program Director and Regional Supervisors

• Attend scheduled District Coalition meetings along with the Coordinator assigned to the district as well as any additional health department related meetings or events as assigned by Regional Supervisor

• Identify and communicate any planning, training, and exercise support needs or activities to Regional Supervisor

• Provide guidance and answer questions to IDOH preparedness efforts or direct them to where they may obtain the requested guidance when necessary

• Assist in tracking grant deliverable progress and completion during preparedness activities, data collection efforts, and inventory tracking as directed

• Complete any reporting and/or tracking forms and documents as identified and requested by Regional Supervisor and/or Director

• Assist in coordinating Medical Countermeasure (MCM) Operational Readiness Review(s) (ORR) in CRI jurisdictions as needed

• Submit summary reports of coalition or district meeting, individual meetings summarized on the bi-weekly (unless specified otherwise) reporting template

What You'll Need

Required:

• Prior experience facilitating and managing meetings within program agency and local partners, including maintaining meeting notes

• Prior experience collaborating with Public Health or public safety program entities

• Experience identifying and communicating training and support needs or activities of program

• Must possess strong working knowledge of and practical skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications

• Strong communication skills, both orally and in writing

• Flexibility and ability to multi-task and prioritize according to agency's needs

Preferred:

• Prior working experience with grant management

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, will accept Public Health or Public Safety Experience as a substitute

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to or 824 - 8111.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

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