Community Outreach Coordinator

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Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson
• Public relations- will be in charge of creating strategic relationships and engagement with communities. Public relations is a way that an Outreach Coordinator will build and sustain community relationships and represent the organization in a positive manner. Press releases, brochures, social media, email campaigns and attending community events are ways an Outreach Coordinator uses public relations to market and track events for the cancer program.
• Administrative duties: Project management, event coordination and office work for SKCCC to engage the community and build partnerships that benefit the organization
• Develops and maintains relationships with community organizations, schools, etc and assists with community activities that support the goals of the organization. May include identifying and preparing team members to participate in community events.
• The Community Outreach Coordinator will conduct targeted outreach and facilitate access to care for underserved populations, specifically surrounding the areas of cancer screening and prevention and ensuring inclusion and outreach to diverse and underserved/under-represented communities. The Community Outreach Coordinator will serve as an advocate and liaison between SKCCC and community agencies and the populations served.
• Participates in county, city and other coalitions to promote Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health and identify opportunities for collaboration. Links community to cancer care and other services at the Institution's health system, especially in Bucks County, Montgomery County and Delaware County.
• Participate and coordinate community facing events, including health fairs, cancer education sessions, etc. Communicates with SKCCC clinicians and providers to support cancer prevention and education. Assists with special projects as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Proficiencies):

• Proficient in MS office ( word, power point, publisher, excel)
• Detail oriented to manage multiple projects at a time.
• Strong presentation, writing and communication skills.
• Proficient with report presentations' ability to work remote as needed.
• Preferred bilingual or multilingual.

Required Experience, Education, Certification(s), License(s):

• Bachelor's degree in public health, nursing or community health education
• Must have transportation to travel within the SKCCC catchment area
• Some evening and weekend work required

Preferred Experience, Education, Degree, Certification(s), License(s)

• 2 + years of public health and outreach experience, and community engagement, engagement strategy planning using data and analytics; friendly, enthusiastic, team player, strong abilities to move teams forward, knowledge of social media platforms and appropriate use

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

At Jefferson, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support the health and well-being of our colleagues and their families. It includes a wide range of benefits including competitive pay, health and retirement benefits, life and disability insurance, paid time off, educational benefits, financial and mental health resources and much more. Our diverse benefits offerings ensure you have the coverage and access to services you need to thrive both personally and professionally.