Job Summary

The Community Outreach Associate will assist with the development or adaptation, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of evidence-based and successful strategies to address important needs of military and veteran families specifically in our Star Behavioral Health Providers initiative. The associate will develop and sustain productive working relationships with military and civilian partners. The associate will collaborate with other MFRI teams to document relevance and impact of educational programs.

Required:

• BA/BS degree in family studies, social work, public health, community development, or related field.
• Six months of experience implementing evidence-based community outreach or engagement programs related to military or veteran families
• Demonstrated ability to support and implement successful evidence-informed programs and build successful community partnerships.
• Able to identify program gaps and work with supervisors to develop plans, proposals, and programming.
• Able to locate, read, understand, and apply scholarly evidence to program development.
• Able to produce written program materials including lesson plans, manuals, and technical reports.
• Able to implement program evaluation strategies.
• Demonstrated organizational and coordination skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to include delivering training content to training participants.
• Willing to travel as needed within and beyond Indiana.

Additional Information:

• All new hires will be expected to follow Protect Purdue guidelines. To learn more, visit https://bit.ly/3DH3z6f
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• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position https://bit.ly/3t7vcRd
• A background check will be required for employment in this position
• FLSA: Exempt (Not Eligible For Overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility: Defined Contribution Waiting Period
• Purdue University is an EOE/AA employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply