Director of Community Health Education

Job Details

• Job Location:
  
  Corporate Headquarters - Gary, IN 46402
• Position Type:
  Full Time
• Education Level: Graduate Degree
• Travel Percentage:
  Up to 25%
• Job Category:
  Marketing

Under the supervision of the Chief Development and Communications Officer, the Director of Community Health Education will lead the development and execution of a robust plan focused on eliminating health care disparities and building a culture of health and wellness within communities served by Edgewater Health. The Director will enhance Edgewater Health’s partnerships with community members, leaders, and organizations to improve health inequities and provide strategic leadership, oversight, development, and management of a portfolio of health equity programs and projects.

The Director of CHE will develop and implement plans for new community-based health education programs aimed at preventing disease and promoting healthier, more active lifestyles.

The Director will be involved in writing grant funding to pioneer health initiatives, assessing the community’s needs, developing health education programs, training community health workers, supervising staff, allocating health funding resources, analyzing data, and drafting health policy changes.

The Director of CHE will represent Edgewater Health’s expanded commitment to understand and actively address health disparities. The Director of CHE will lead this initiative with a broad view of health equity issues and the ability to implement effective strategies to address health disparities while engaging institutional and community partners who seek to improve conditions in housing, employment, education, transportation, food insecurity and health care access.

• Lead the development and implementation of community health projects including community health needs assessments, program evaluations, and community engagement efforts.
• Educating Edgewater Health and community members on existing health disparities and inequities and the impact of health equity.
• Creating a repository of community health data and Edgewater outreach programs/initiatives and disparities research.
• Developing, enhancing, and/or organizing community partnerships to build safer and healthier communities and facilitate implementation strategies.
• Serving as the key organization contact for community health requests/needs.
• Exploring and understanding gaps/barriers to access for Edgewater Health patients and community members, making recommendations for policy and procedural enhancements to help eliminate barriers.
• Ongoing identification of opportunities for collaboration, funding, and new programming.
• Lead and/or assist in the preparation of grant proposals and program reports for funders, with oversight from other relevant team members.
• Creating and implementing a tactical plan to manage the ongoing work in this area.
• Developing, monitoring, and communicating health equity performance measures and reporting progress regularly.
• Providing expert advice, direction, and motivation to Edgewater Health leaders in prioritizing health equity and implementing interventions.
• Identifying volunteer opportunities and engaging interested Edgewater Health team members in community areas of need.
• Developing programs to teach people about conditions affecting well‑being and promoting wellness by helping people adopt healthy behaviors.
• Devising effective community‑based health initiatives that educate local citizens and promote healthy lifestyle choices across the community.
• Represent Edgewater Health in meetings and conference calls with collaborating organizations, advisory groups, and funders.
• Produce relevant qualitative and quantitative data visualizations and written summaries for a range of audiences including policymakers, community stakeholders, funders, executive leaders, and others.
• Lead writing and editing of reports, presentations, manuscripts, meeting materials, and other deliverables for multiple audiences, with oversight from the Chief Development and Communications Officer or designee.
• Identify, review, and synthesize data and information from published literature and…