West Virginia University · 4 months ago
(Remote) Community Health Extender (Program Coordinator) Eastern Region - Cancer Prevention and Control
United States
Full-time
Remote
Entry, Mid Level
2+ years expWest Virginia University is seeking a Community Health Extender (Program Coordinator) for the Eastern Region of West Virginia. This remote position focuses on community outreach and engagement related to cancer control, including establishing partnerships, coordinating educational programs, and supporting community research efforts.
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Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline: public health, health communications, social work, social sciences, nursing, health education, healthcare administration, marketing, or other healthcare professions degree
A minimum of two (2) years of combined experience in the following: Coordinating health education programs, Community event planning, Group dynamics, leadership, Program assessment, Data collection, and project management
An equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong time management, organization, and multi-tasking skills
Ability to establish priorities, adhere to deadlines, have high attention to detail and follow through, and ability to maintain confidentiality
Skilled at writing correspondence and preparing reports
Ability to operate the necessary computer, software (Microsoft Office), web-based and other high-tech equipment relative to the program
Skilled in establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships
Ability to work in multidisciplinary team environment and to coordinate participation of team members from various backgrounds
Skilled in group facilitation, mediation, and conflict resolution
Ability to manage health education programs, event planning, group dynamics, leadership, program assessment, evaluation, and practice facilitation
Ability to work as part of a team and with a significant degree of independence
Ability to travel frequently with occasional overnight stays, working outside the traditional work week as needed
Ability to maintain proper attendance and punctuality standards
Willingness to seek consultation and supervision as needed
Ability to rapidly learn institution, federal, and state statutes and regulations impacting the work
Preferred
Master's degree
CITI Certification
Knowledge of current health issues, health education and behavioral theories, and health information needs of the medically underserved
Experience with community outreach and education, public communication, evaluation, community event planning, program assessment, and research
Benefits
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 you’re ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family’s, 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
401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks.
Wellness programs
Company
West Virginia University
West Virginia University offers academic programs in order to earn bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degrees.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$20.97MKey Investors
National Institute of Nursing ResearchU.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Commerce
2025-02-01Grant· $2.7M
2024-10-29Grant· $7.82M
2024-09-17Grant· $0.72M
Leadership Team
Lori Hazlehurst
Professor Pharmaceutical Sciences
Michael Benson
President and Professor of History
Recent News
2025-12-12
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