Program Specialist - Sacramento, CA

Overview of the Program Manager, HCU Position:

The Program Specialist, HCU will work closely with the Program Director, Education to build HealthCorps program sustainability.

The Program Specialist, HCU will be responsible for:

• Carry out HealthCorps University program components – including establishing, engaging and cultivating district and school wellness champions for the backbone to sustainability – the District and School Wellness Councils.
• Serve as a nutrition, physical fitness and mental resilience go-to technical assistance resource for schools within the region.
• Convene schools to deliver HealthCorps University train-the-trainer workshops, tailored to meet the HealthCorps needs at each school.
• Work with teachers and school staff before, during and after school hours to conduct various programming workshops based on HealthCorps’ skills and evidence-based curriculum. This work will have a clear focus on building sustainability by garnering support from school staff and students to take ownership of wellness initiatives.
• Provide follow-up support and implementation coaching post-training by way of resources and tools, phone calls, emails and additional site visits as needed.
• Educate and activate high school students with the goal of developing educated consumers and fostering healthy lifestyles.
• Build youth leaders that are engaged in School Wellness Councils and active in wellness initiatives at their school and in their community.
• Help facilitate the execution the District Wellness Policy at each school site.
• Develop and engage the District Wellness Council that will ultimately serve to maintain wellness programming at all sites across the District.
• Serve as an active participant in community and regional funder events and meetings
• Collect and organize impact evaluation data to help schools achieve and maintain best practices.
• Report progress and results through formal and informal reporting procedures.
• Promote district, school and organization’s successes through HealthCorps’ communication strategies.

Design and implement a HealthCorps Sustainability Plan for each school through:

• Training and support for District and School Wellness Council members, staff and school administrators to carry out the HealthCorps programming to achieve necessary impact.
• Create opportunities for youth to lead sustainability efforts along with staff members.
• Continue to evaluate impact and collect real-time program data.

Organizational work and priorities:

• Serve organization’s short and long-term programming goals by executing the following:
• Data collection and reporting
• Serve as sustainability resource for Education Team
• Departmental projects that support school development and capacity building
• Build and strengthen stakeholder relationships
• Collect stories, quotes and pictures to help market and promote the HCU program
• Grants and fiscal management

The Program Specialist, HCU may also be required to fulfill additional responsibilities, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications & Competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in related field preferred.
• Experience in developing and managing relationships with diverse groups/environments and individuals and stakeholders.
• Former HealthCorps Coordinator experience preferred, but not required
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial and flexible.
• Background in education or working with educators or knowledge of the school environment and/or successful management and implementation of programs in schools.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and act as a forward planner and strategic thinker.
• Excellent oral and written communication. Must be an excellent face-to-face, telephone and written communicator
• Experience in facilitating effective trainings to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to work with a high level of independence, prioritize assignments and departmental needs tomeet deadlines.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills to establish and maintain good working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Should live or be willing to re-locate to serve the priority community
• Local travel will be approximately 40%. Driver’s license is required.

Job Type: Full-time

Required education:

• Bachelor's

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