Adolescent Health and Safety Grants Coordinator

Adolescent Health and Safety Grants Coordinator Job Posting

Division: Prevention and Health Promotion
Employment Status: Full-Time
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Reports To: Prevention and Health Promotion Director

The Portsmouth City Health Department is accepting resumes for a full-time Adolescent Health and Safety Grants Coordinator within the Prevention and Health Promotion Division.

Under the direction of the Prevention and Health Promotion Director, the Adolescent Health and Safety Grants Coordinator performs professional grant coordination, program implementation, community engagement, prevention education, youth engagement, data collection, reporting, and public health outreach duties in support of Department grant-funded programs and community health priorities.

The position coordinates assigned grant activities, including the Adolescent Health Resiliency grant, Safe Communities grant, OneOhio Recovery Foundation initiatives, and other prevention, health-promotion, resiliency, injury-prevention, and community-engagement projects. The Coordinator ensures that activities are implemented in accordance with approved work plans, budgets, timelines, deliverables, reporting requirements, funding-agency guidance, Ohio Department of Health requirements, Department policies, and applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

Primary Areas of Responsibility

1. Grant Coordination, Compliance, Work Plan Implementation, and Reporting: 30%2. Adolescent Health Resiliency, Youth Engagement, and Trauma-Informed Community Capacity Building: 30%3. Community Health Assessment, Community Health Improvement Plan, Health Equity, and Community Engagement: 20%4. Safe Communities, Prevention Education, and Injury-Prevention Programming: 10%5. Data Collection, Evaluation, Communications, and Program Documentation: 10%Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health education, community health, social work, human services, communications, education, public administration, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field.
• At least two years of relevant experience in grant coordination, community outreach, youth engagement, prevention programming, coalition coordination, public health, social services, or public service.
• Experience developing professional relationships and working collaboratively with schools, youth-serving organizations, community organizations, government agencies, healthcare providers, service providers, coalitions, or diverse community groups.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and coordinate programs, trainings, meetings, educational activities, outreach events, youth-engagement activities, or community initiatives and complete required follow-up activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with youth, families, community members, partner organizations, public officials, coworkers, funding agencies, and other stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, electronic databases, virtual meeting platforms, survey tools, presentation technology, and other systems used for communication, recordkeeping, data collection, presentations, and program reporting.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and the ability to maintain insurability under the City’s vehicle insurance requirements.
• Ability to complete required training related to grants, trauma-informed care, youth engagement, ethics, public records, confidentiality, emergency preparedness, and assigned programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in public health, health education, community health, social work, human services, communications, education, public administration, psychology, sociology, or a closely related field.
• More than two years of experience in grant coordination, community outreach, youth engagement, prevention education, coalition development, public health programming, health promotion, or a related area.
• Experience administering grant-funded programs, including work-plan implementation, deliverable tracking, performance monitoring, expenditure tracking, documentation, and preparation of grant reports.
• Experience working with adolescents, schools, youth-serving organizations, student leadership groups, youth advisory groups, or community-based youth initiatives.
• Experience or training in trauma-informed care, adverse childhood experiences, resiliency, positive youth development, mental-health promotion, protective factors, or trusted-adult models.
• Experience facilitating trainings, public presentations, meetings, coalitions, advisory committees, youth groups, educational programs, outreach events, or public-information campaigns.
• Demonstrated skill in public speaking, group facilitation, professional writing, infographic development, data visualization, and development of clear, accessible educational or outreach materials.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants should submit a current resume to:

Belinda Leslie, Administrator
Portsmouth City Health Department
Email:belinda.leslie@portsmouthoh.org

Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled.

The Portsmouth City Health Department is an equal opportunity employer.

Pay: $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $23