Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Healthy Northland Regional SHIP Coordinator
JOB TITLE:
Northeast Minnesota Regional Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Coordinator
EMPLOYER: Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis Community Health Board
SUPERVISOR: Director, Carlton-Cook-Lake-St. Louis County Community Health Board (CCLS CHB) in partnership with Aitkin Itasca and Koochiching Community Health Board
JOB SUMMARY:
The Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) is designed to prevent obesity and tobacco use through the implementation of policy, system, and environmental change interventions in the community, schools (K-12, post-secondary colleges and universities), and health care sector within a seven county region. SHIP addresses: Healthy School Foods, Active School Day, Active Living, Breastfeeding, Healthy Food Environments, Health Care Preventive Screenings and Referrals, as well as Tobacco Free Living.
This position is full time – 40 hours per week. Salary range is $24 - $27 per hour, dependent on education and experience. Employment is dependent upon grant funding.
General Responsibilities
· Primary grant liaison with MN Department of Health (MDH)
· Partner with local public health to manage contracts and ensure proper implementation of grant deliverables
· Partner with local public health to develop work plans
· Collect reports and synthesize and analyze the reports for MDH and counties
· Support effective communication between MDH, regional partners, and local agencies
· Partner with local public health in identifying, planning, prioritizing of strategy work and identification of priority populations
· Partner with local leaders in workforce development and training of staff related to skills necessary to carry out grant strategies
· Communicate/convey/advocate with MDH regarding the needs and capacity of local public health
· Provide local public health/coordinators new and relevant information related to grant work, best practices, opportunities, etc.
· Communicate statewide progress and updates back to local public health/coordinators
· Include highlights from MDH communications into local/regional newsletters and communications with local public health/coordinators as needed and appropriate
· Guide talking points/unifying messages for local public health/coordinators to inform elected officials
· Facilitate process of grant writing while partnering with local public health/coordinators in this process
· Guide evaluation process for the region and assure measurements/outcomes are consistent
· Convene and attend trainings, host monthly conference calls with team
· Prepare information regarding SHIP strategy work to inform annual reporting, particularly related to regional work
· May be asked to participate in a limited capacity by CHB Directors to inform aspects of the regional initiatives with the Community Health Assessment or Community Health Improvement Planning
· Work with the Financial Specialist to monitor grant expenditures.
· Serve as a regional liaison on behalf of Healthy Northland and region along with other regional coordinators.
· Attend meetings and provide presentations when requested, i.e., Community Health Board, Public Health Directors, community advisory groups, etc.
· Keep informed of best practices related to SHIP – Policy, Systems, and Environmental (PSE) strategies.
· Implement and oversee an evaluation plan in conjunction with MDH guidelines.
· Serve as a media contact and support media activities (i.e. public relations, blogs, website development, etc.).
· Develop and coordinate regional communication tools.
· Coordinate regular team meetings for the northeast region SHIP Staff.
· Provide on-going support and problem solving assistance to local SHIP coordinators and their local supervisors
Education and Experience:
· Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in public policy, public health, or a related field is preferred. Also preferred is experience working in community health, program coordination, and in grant management.
· Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
o Effective communication and problem solving skills; including personal, written and public speaking skills
o Ability to network and support collaboration with local and regional community members and agencies, and state staff and organizations.
o Self-motivated, with an ability to work independently. Ability to lead and follow as appropriate.
o Strong organizational skills
o Evaluation skills, specifically the ability to collect and interpret data and prepare accurate reports
o Effective team leader and coalition member
o Maintain a healthy lifestyle
o Proficient in computer skills specifically word processing (i.e., Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel), and use of the internet
o Commitment to strengthening public health promotion and disease prevention work in Minnesota
Work Environment:
Work is performed from a designated office space within the region, dependent on location of candidate. This Position requires use of employee furnished vehicle, valid driver’s license, and auto insurance for regional and in-state travel. Travel costs are reimbursed to the employee. The Coordinator works flexible hours including daytime, evenings and weekends as the work requires.