374150true374150falseSubmission for the position Hybrid Community Health Extender Program Coordinator Southwestern Region - Cancer Prevention and Control - Job Number 28807false374150falsetrue
Hybrid Community Health Extender Program Coordinator Southwestern Region - Cancer Prevention and Control28807
The Cancer InstituteCancer Prevention and Control at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Hybrid Community Health Extender Program Coordinator for Southwestern Region of West Virginia.
This position will support the following counties in West Virginia: Boone Cabell Calhoun Clay Jackson Kanawha Lincoln Mason Putnam Roane Wayne Wirt Wood
Frequent travel will be required to these areas.
About the Opportunity
This position participates in and contributes to the mission, vision, and strategic plan of WVU Cancer Institute WVUCI and Department of Cancer Prevention and Control CPC. The position works in conjunction with the staff, faculty, and the community to organize and implement efforts related to community outreach and engagement, navigation, and research in cancer control. This includes establishing, maintaining, and cultivating positive long-term relationships with community partners, coordinating and implementing community cancer prevention and risk reduction education and cancer screening programs, and assisting with building capacity for community research.
The Department of CPC serves all of West Virginia, and this position is remotely based within a designated multi-county region of the state and will require frequent travel throughout the state. Work effort enhances state, regional, and national partnerships, delivery of service, community engagement, and WVUCI priorities.
This is a hybrid position requiring attending meetings and training at the CPC office on campus at least one day per month and sometimes more. An on-campus work station is provided for those times.
WVU offers generous benefits, including:
• 37.5-hour work week • 13 paid holidays • Staff holiday calendar • 24 annual leave vacation days per year • Employee leave • 18 sick days per year for when youre ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own or your familys regularly scheduled medical appointments.
Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life, including immediate relatives and in-laws, as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof.
WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits. 401a retirement savings with 6 employee contribution match eligibility to continue health insurance and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQs.
Wellness Programs
What Youll Do
• Identifies, develops, and maintains partnerships with strategic stakeholders, community, and professional partners, and various community-based organizations throughout West Virginia and the Appalachian region. • Collaborates with internal and external partners to build capacity to address cancer burden, including assisting with community needs assessments, attending and coordinating community meetings, and providing bidirectional communication. • Conducts in partnership at least two monthly community-focused cancer control activities in the assigned region. • Responsible for the design, development, and implementation of community outreach and engagement plans for the assigned region. Includes dissemination of public-patient educational materials, outreach and promotion materials, and communication campaigns. • Coordinates and facilitates internal and external programmatic meetings to monitor progress of projects or initiatives as assigned. This includes developing agendas, facilitating meetings, recording meeting minutes, disseminating meeting minutes and action items as appropriate, and monitoring progress on identified action items and program deliverables. • Contributes to the design, implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of innovative, culturally appropriate, evidence-based programs, content, and services. Provides technical assistance and expertise in program planning, implementation, evaluation, and applied research. • Fosters opportunities for bidirectional research between WVUCI and the community. • Assists with the implementation or recruitment of research projects in the community. • Documents program progress and submits monthly reports assessing strengths, weaknesses, and develops and implements strategies to improve outcomes and deliverables. • Develops and disseminates cancer information, creating resources such as handouts, flyers, presentations, internal and external communications, videos, photographs, posters, infographics, social media websites, etc., as relevant to both internal and external stakeholders. • Assists with applications for additional funding opportunities for CPC projects. Provides data to support development of documentation as required by internal and external stakeholders. • Participates in the implementation of the mission, vision, and strategic plan for the WVU Cancer Institute and Department of Cancer Prevention and Control. • Develops and delivers presentations on cancer prevention, cancer screening, health literacy, and cultural competency and others as determined by need. • Serves on local and statewide coalitions and taskforces. • Submits or assists with submission of articles, abstracts, and posters to promote programmatic work, research, and outreach of CPC. • Functions as a member of the CPC staff and participates in regular team meetings, training sessions, program meetings, and others as required. Includes conferences and training seminars provided by the WVUCI, Mountains of Hope MOH Cancer Coalition, and other relevant entities. • Completes all required WVU training and certifications. • Collaborates with other CPC staff and programs to extend the reach of CPC. • Assists with other CPC program activities as requested by leadership.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
West Virginia University is a place of purpose and community. We take pride in our profound impact on the state of West Virginia and are committed to the personal and professional growth of our employees. From the groundbreaking R1 research at our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs at WVU Potomac State in Keyser and the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley, the contributions of WVU employees resonate across the state, touching lives and shaping futures.
At WVU, you will discover a supportive community that champions work-life balance and fosters a collaborative atmosphere. Our core values - service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation - unite us as Mountaineers.
Join us at West Virginia University where your work will make a lasting impact. To learn more about WVU, visit wvu.edu.
West Virginia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.