Community Relations Liaison Youth Engagement Oneonta NY

Advancing Tobacco Free Communities Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie Counties

St. Joseph’s Health ~ Regional Health Ministry of Trinity Health

The Youth Engagement Coordinator position will be held by a highly motivated self‑starter who will recruit, coordinate, and lead tobacco control youth action teams for the ATFC‑DOS in Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie counties. This position reports directly to the Director of the ATFC‑DOS and works in collaboration with the ATFC‑DOS Community Engagement Coordinator.

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift: Not specified

• Youth Recruitment: Develop and maintain connections with youth‑based organizations and area schools in an effort to recruit youth participation in all local and statewide tobacco control initiatives.
• Educational Presentations: Regularly provide educational presentations on the impact of tobacco marketing, promotion, secondhand smoke exposure, and tobacco product waste and the environment to community youth groups and schools.
• Youth Retention: Provide training and technical assistance to youth to empower and build their capacity to educate and motivate community members and leaders to support the tobacco‑free norm.
• Provide youth education around the deceptive marketing tactics of the tobacco industry, the health inequities related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure, and how community‑based tobacco control policy change can result in a healthier community.
• Increase youth knowledge and skills around public speaking, conducting interviews, persuasive writing, and youth leadership.
• Hold regular Reality Check youth meetings to plan and implement youth‑lead events for community and decision‑maker education, youth advocacy and earned media opportunities.
• Plan youth participation in local events for tobacco control related days including World No Tobacco Day, Seen Enough Tobacco Day, Great American Smoke‑Out, and Take Down Tobacco Day.
• Participate in the planning and hosting of the annual statewide Youth Summit.
• Infrastructure responsibilities: Participate in annual meetings with state legislators to educate on the value of local tobacco control programs; attend regional and statewide meetings and trainings as required by NYSDOH Bureau of Tobacco Control; complete all reporting, required trainings, and educational webinars for St. Joseph’s Health in a timely and accurate manner; maintain accurate records and permissions for all youth activities.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience working with youth
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Excellent organizational, leadership and relationship‑building skills
• Reliable transportation and a valid NYS license
• Occasional evening and weekend hours; local travel and infrequent overnight stays

• Master’s degree preferred
• Proficiency with social media
• Knowledge of and/or experience in public health and tobacco control
• Experience with public policy work
• Experience working with youth and youth‑based organizations

Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

Grant Funded: pay $29.00/hr

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