| Benefits of working at VCU |
All full-time university staff are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid annual and holiday leave granted up front, generous tuition benefit, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and advancement, and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here. |
| Duties & Responsibilities |
Position Summary: This position serves as a program lead for a
multidisciplinary, hospital-community-based based educational outreach program
that strives to reduce and prevent unintentional injuries and bring awareness
about the realities of trauma and high-risk behaviors. The coordinator will be
responsible for collaborating with schools throughout Southern Virginia, act as
team-lead to provide education on unintentional injuries and high-risk
behaviors, development of programming services under direction of IMPACT
manager, and maintaining program data collection. Coordinator positions are
situated at VCU Health hospitals or at community partners, all under the direction
of the Injury & Violence Prevention Program. It is essential for candidate
to possess reliable transportation to attend training sessions at VCU Health in
Richmond, Virginia and to fulfill job duties of
providing educational programs onsite at schools and community agencies.
Core Responsibilities:
- Plan, implement and coordinate existing programs and services for community partners under direction of IMPACT manager.
- Execute all internal functions and operations of IMPACT events to ensure alignment with the organizational mission and values.
- Ensure required data entry in accordance with the specifications of data tracking systems and electronic records management programs under direction of IMPACT manager.
- Participate in and ensure all collection of data, evaluation, pre-posttest, and reports are within compliance of VCU and data is updated within determined time frames.
- Maintain robust collaborative relationship with VCU Health internal partners and community partners in the service of programmatic activities.
- Oversee client and community support, manage event requests, and ensure coverage of all staff needed for events.
- Oversee and manage all equipment and property assigned to the unit.
- Lead IMPACT events, including coordination with schools and community partners, and distribution and collection of required documentation.
- Assist with other tasks as
directed by the IMPACT Manager.
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| Qualifications |
Minimum Hiring Standards:
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, Counseling, or another human service field OR 4-6 years of experience in the field and combination of education and years of experience.
- Experience in public speaking.
- Experience in facilitation of groups and public speaking.
- Experience in working with youth.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse environment or commitment to do so as a staff member at VCU.
- Proficient understanding of Microsoft Office (Word. Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Dependable Transportation
- The ability for overnight travel (4-5) times per year.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services or Public Health Related Field.
- Able to supervise students of social work or other human services programs.
- 3-5 years of experience working directly with high school students.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience with teaching and public speaking.
- Ability to collect, analyze, and interpret information for senior leaders.
- Ability to oversee team training and access University systems.
Additional Information: University Title: Health Program Services Manager (Open), Health Sciences
ORP Eligibility: Yes
Restricted Position: This is a restricted position with
no set end date and continued employment is dependent upon project need,
availability of funding, and performance.
Vaccination Requirements: Please note that if you are
employed as a university employee working in any of the health system's
facilities, you will need to follow VCU Health System policies, which will
include but will not be limited to, vaccination requirements.
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine is
a premier academic medical center located in the heart of Richmond. Accounting
for almost half of VCU’s sponsored research, the School of Medicine is
internationally recognized for patient care and education. VCU School of
Medicine comprises 18 clinical departments, eight basic health science
departments, and 11 affiliated institutes and centers, and provides preeminent
education to physicians and scientists in order to improve the quality of healthcare
for humanity. All full-time university staff are eligible for our
generous benefits package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental
coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement
planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending
accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid holidays, and
more. Explore our benefits further here:
https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/university-and-academic-professional-benefits/
The School of Medicine continuously strives for our
workplace and learning environment to reflect the demographic and social milieu
of the communities we serve. All qualified applicants are encouraged to
apply.
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