Adolescent Fatality Prevention Coordinator

Purpose of Position :

This position serves as the Adolescent Fatality Prevention Coordinator within the Division of Fatality Review and Prevention (FRP) at the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH). The purpose of this position is to develop and support new and ongoing fatality prevention initiatives addressing risk factors and preventing child fatalities in Indiana. FRP has three components : 1. fatality review, 2. data, and 3. prevention, and this position oversees efforts that fall under each component. This position will focus on public health topics including suicide prevention, bullying prevention, drowning prevention, home safety, and motor vehicle and passenger safety.

This position will develop trainings and materials addressing health and wellbeing for vulnerable youth populations to be utilized in schools and after-school programming. This position will collaborate with family resource centers to develop a network of partners and collaborate with local community initiatives. This position will lead trainings and presentations focusing on findings from needs assessments and various other topics relating to reducing child fatalities. This position will present at conferences throughout the state and nationwide.

Providing technical assistance, training, public speaking, and meeting facilitation are also important skill requirements of this position. This position will involve contract development, monitoring of federal and state budgets, annual report and strategic plan writing, and creation of prevention education materials. This position contributes to the IDOH / Commission / Office / Division vision, mission, and objectives by facilitating the integration of public health and prevention activities to improve the health of Hoosiers.

Essential duties / responsibilities :

Connect recommendations and prevention strategies from state and local child fatality review teams relating to schools

Provide technical assistance to local school districts and health departments working to implement or amend bullying protocols

Develop evidence-based trauma-informed research strategies while utilizing available state and local data to identify target counties

Develop evaluation protocols for prevention initiatives

Create education and awareness materials, including brochures and other visual materials

Facilitate prevention meetings in local communities throughout the state

Request state and local data from IDOH epidemiologists

Report local prevention initiatives to the Statewide Child Fatality Review Committee

Collaborate with existing community action and prevention teams to address current school policies

Provide trainings on developing recommendations and turning data into action to local fatality review teams

Create awareness around bereavement services for local communities

Public speaking on prevention strategies and initiatives

Create tools for community outreach and empowerment

Present at state and national conferences

Develop external and internal partnerships

Provide prevention education resources to local partners; these resources include webinars, infographics, brochures, and other materials

Maintain contacts and maps for prevention coalitions statewide

Develop innovative prevention strategies to target at-risk childhood populations

Collaborate with injury prevention partners throughout the state

Apply for external funding to support prevention initiatives

Develop and maintain program policies and procedures

Coordinate day-to-day program activities

Generate reports, including annual reports and strategic plans

Work with data staff to maintain accurate database of child suicide and overdose deaths

Attend training to stay up to date on current literature and recommendations

Attend meetings with external partners

Identify new opportunities for partnerships

Provide technical assistance to teams on implementation and sustainability

Encourage cross collaboration to achieve state, IDOH, and FRP goals and objectives

Provide technical assistance on goal setting, project planning, and behavioral change theory

Research and address disparities in child suicides

Champion an equity-driven approach to program improvement

Collaborate with the Department of Education and other state agencies to ensure a coordinated approach

Respond to program requests from IDOH leadership

Perform other duties as assigned

Job requirements :

Knowledge of Indiana's public health system and fatality review processes

Ability to facilitate meetings

Ability to engage communities

Ability to train large groups

Ability to develop educational materials

Knowledge of the organization and function of state and local public health agencies

Ability to coordinate and maintain effective working relationships with other program stakeholders in both the private and public sectors

Ability to evaluate and interpret data

Ability to maintain confidentiality with protected information

Demonstrated ability to work independently to complete tasks

Demonstrated ability to coordinate with a team for joint projects

Demonstrated experience with managing multiple ongoing projects while successfully completing work assignments

Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and meet program deadlines

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Publisher, or Access

Supervisory responsibilities :

This role does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Difficulty of work :

Employee must think critically and have the analytical ability to develop and enhance systems to acquire the best strategies for prevention. Employee must be able to work within program guidelines and within established time frames. Employee must be able to work well independently and know when to solicit advice / assistance from Director. Employee must be flexible and adaptable to policy changes and must be able to use sound judgment and decision-making ability to make appropriate recommendations.

This position requires significant attention to detail and the ability to work with internal and external partners. The incumbent must also be able to resolve problems, logically develop ideas, interpret policy, and have superb oral and written skills.

This position requires travel to meetings statewide and for engagement work in communities.

Responsibility :

Incumbent has high level responsibility for ensuring compliance with state and federal grant requirements and adherence to IDOH and FRP goals and objectives. The position will serve as the program’s liaison to schools, mental health providers, related family service providers and agencies, as well as to civic groups, advocates, and consumers. This position will be responsible for facilitating community meetings and developing written reports, grant proposals, and other documentation pertaining to prevention programs.

This position reports to the Fatality Prevention Programs Director of the Fatality Review and Prevention Division. Employee will keep Director informed regarding matters that may impact the goals, vision, and mission of the program. Employee will receive instruction from supervisor, but independent judgment is critical to efficient daily operations. Employee must follow the program policies and procedures and manage their time to complete assignments within established timeframes. Employee will apply HIPAA policies where applicable and maintain confidentiality when communicating with program partners.

Personal work relationships :

Employee will interact in a professional manner with Director, co-workers, department staff, and other agency and professional staff. Incumbent works with Division staff, Community Action Team members, and public, state, and federal representatives, and other stakeholders in the public and private sector for the purpose of developing and monitoring effective development of prevention program activities.

Physical effort :

Position is primarily a desk job. However, statewide travel is required. Requires extensive computer use and ability to be mobile in small, confined spaces. The incumbent must be able to lift and transport boxes and education materials.

Working conditions :

Work is performed in a HIPAA covered, limited access office environment that contains a constant and moderate level of background phone conversation. Incumbent must be able to concentrate under these conditions. Significant in-state travel is required. Working directly with communities is required.