Community Action Coordinator

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2 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $60,000.00 Annually

Company Overview:

Health disparities among New Yorkers are large, persistent, and increasing. Public Health Solutions (PHS) exists to change that trajectory and support underserved New Yorkers and their families to achieve optimal health and build pathways to reach their potential. As the largest public health nonprofit serving New York City, we improve health outcomes and help communities thrive by providing direct services to underserved families, supporting community-based organizations through our long-standing public-private partnerships, and bridging the gap between healthcare and community services.

To learn more about our work, please visit healthsolutions.org .

Program

Description:

Queens Healthy Start (QHS) is a federally-funded program that works to reduce infant mortality and maternal mortality and morbidity in neighborhoods with the poorest birth outcomes. The QHS Community Consortium, Queens Alliance for Thriving Families (QATF), is a group of community members, providers, elected officials, and other stakeholders, that meet regularly to discuss ways to address the issues that lead to poor infant and maternal outcomes in the community, and create a collective impact.

QHS works to improve health and wellness throughout the reproductive life course, with a focus on Black/African American pregnant women and their families, and to reduce inequities in maternal and infant health. Queens Healthy Start is focused on South Queens neighborhoods, including Far Rockaway, where disparities in birth outcomes are greatest.

Position Summary:

Under the supervision of the Queens Healthy Start Program Manager, the Community Action Coordinator (CAC) will be the primary lead for the Community Consortium under the maternal and child health program, Queens Healthy Start (QHS). The Community Action Coordinator will lead the QATF meetings, establish new partnerships in the community and facilitate the implementation of a shared agenda created by the collaborative partners of the Community Consortium.

They will lead the group in developing an annual strategic plan by gathering and analyzing data to help identify community health needs and bringing awareness and action to the elimination of disparities in birth outcomes for pregnant women of color in the QHS service area. This program is funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) therefore the position is available by the provision of federal funds.

Specifically the, Community Action Coordinator will:

• Lead/facilitate bi-monthly QATF meetings, virtually or in person.
• Facilitate the bi-monthly executive team meetings in collaboration with the QATF executive team members.
• Conduct continuous targeted outreach to community partners and local community groups, agencies, and organizations to identify partners and build a cross-sector Consortium.
• Work with partners to identify, recruit, and retain community residents to participate in the Consortium.
• Coordinate training for Consortium members in skills such as community-based participatory research, data analysis, and asset mapping and on topics such as toxic stress, trauma-informed care, and health insurance enrollment and others QATF has selected.
• Provide guidance and lead QATF in selecting a common agenda, shared measures, and mutually reinforcing activities.
• Represent QHS and QATF at outreach events and stakeholder meetings.
• Manage the QHS social media account by designing content, scheduling posts, and engaging with followers.
• Work with PHS…