Health Careers Coordinator

Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center

SOWEGA-AHEC

1512 W 3rd Avenue

Albany, Georgia 31707

POSITION TITLE: Health Careers Coordinator

IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Executive Director

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time, Nonexempt

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving access to healthcare in the southwest region of Georgia. Established in 1990, SOWEGA-AHEC collaborates with healthcare providers, educational institutions, and community partners to address the region's health professional workforce shortages and improve access and quality of care for underserved populations. SOWEGA-AHEC offers services and programs to connect students to health careers, health care professionals to communities, and Southwest Georgia to better health.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

To ensure Southwest Georgia has a sufficient healthcare workforce pipeline, the Health Careers Coordinator is responsible for developing, planning, and implementing classroom presentations to promote health careers awareness in our 38-county region. The Health Careers Coordinator also collaborates with secondary and higher educational institutions to plan and conduct camps and programs for students interested in pursuing a healthcare career, including the Georgia Farmworker Health summer projects.

QUALITIES, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Superior planning, organizational, and implementation skills.
• Must be a creative and independent worker with initiative.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Salesforce or similar data management tool.
• Knowledge of health careers preferred.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Education, Public Health, or Health Science.
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours with some evening and weekend work required.
• Have a reliable car.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and present meaningful, engaging, and age-appropriate programs for educating and recruiting students into various healthcare careers, SOWEGA-AHEC programs, and services focusing on students from underserved areas or underrepresented in health professions.
• Contact counselors/teachers to schedule health careers presentations for middle and high school students.
• Maintain current knowledge of health careers and trends in the healthcare industry.
• Facilitate good communication to foster strong partnerships with healthcare educators and employers in the 38-county region.
• Assist with planning, organizing, and implementing camps and intensive programs that expose and encourage students to become healthcare professionals.
• Update the Salesforce database upon completing presentations, programs, and camps.
• Counsel students and arrange shadowing or volunteer opportunities.
• Consistently track and update student participants in the database through their health career journey to completion.
• Support the planning and oversee the implementation of the Georgia Farmworker Health Projects each summer.
• Create and maintain SOWEGA-AHEC’s social media presence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS OVERVIEW:

Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), Paid Time Off (holidays, vacation, and personal time), and Disability Insurance, optional Life and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). Retirement plans include a 403(B) and a time-vested Simplified Employee Plan (SEP). Access to the company car.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

SOWEGA-AHEC is an equal-opportunity employer that prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,000.00 - $42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 50% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35,000 - $42,000