Aging & Livable Communities Coordinator

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Occasionally assigns activities to other employees.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

% OF TIME SPENT

Leads the planning, development, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of healthy aging, prevention, aging-in-place, and livable communities programs, including policy, systems, and environmental strategies that improve health and independence.

35%

Provides and coordinates high-level community health worker services including outreach, health education, resource navigation, referrals, follow-up, and connections to healthcare, nutrition, transportation, housing, benefits, caregiver support, and other resources.

30%

Works collaboratively with healthcare organizations, municipalities, County departments, senior programs, nonprofits, and State and Federal partners to address chronic disease, falls, social isolation, accessibility, housing, transportation, walkability, and other factors affecting healthy aging.

25%

Assesses community health needs and service gaps; supports Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan activities; conducts outreach and prevention activities; measures outcomes; researches funding opportunities; and prepares program and grant reports.

10%

Performs other duties as assigned

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITIES

This position reviews, edits and provides recommendations on assigned Project and Team budgets and grant-funded program expenditures.

PROJECT RESPONSIBILITIES

Initiates, communicates, reviews, approves project resources and communicates results of community service projects.

ORAL COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position trains colleagues, explains County procedures, gives presentations, negotiates and persuades, and responds to public inquiries.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION DUTIES

This position creates or edits reports, internal memos, emails, formal letters, grant proposals, presentations, and recommendations.

INTERACTIONS WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC

Interacts extensively with employees, customers, the general public, vendors, regulatory bodies, and/or individuals or other Institutions by telephone, email, and/or in person.

INTERACTIONS SPECIFICALLY WITH CUSTOMERS

Frequently (More than 55% but less than 70% in a year).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Community Health, Health Education, Gerontology, Communications, Public Relations, Community Development, Urban or Regional Planning, Human Services, Social Sciences, and four (4) years directly related experience in community health, healthcare, rehabilitation, public health prevention, community engagement, aging services, planning, community development, program coordination, outreach, or resource navigation; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which demonstates the ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS REQUIRED

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License. 

Community Health Worker certification or a relevant healthcare, allied health, public health, prevention, aging, or community development credential is preferred.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Customer and personal service; community health worker models; public health prevention; healthy aging and aging-in-place; social determinants of health; rural health access; community engagement; program planning and evaluation; database management; information technology; grant-funded programs; housing, transportation, accessibility, walkability, and community design.

SKILLS REQUIRED

Analytical thinking; critical thinking; analytical writing; community engagement; communicating diplomatically; public speaking; facilitation; health education; resource navigation; partnership development; developing alternative solutions; problem solving; project coordination; and data analysis.

ABILITIES REQUIRED

Express one’s self orally; generate fluent new and useful ideas; make sense of multiple data; recognize problems; consider options, risks, and benefits; solve problems sensibly and swiftly; multi-task; work independently; coordinate across organizations; and read and write at professional level.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Incumbents typically work in an office or approved remote-work environment. Regular travel throughout Gila County is required for outreach, meetings, site visits, trainings, and community events. Occasionally spends time in classrooms and outdoors.

SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE

Incumbents are generally not exposed to safety risk. On rare occasions, may become exposed to verbal abuse, physical danger, mechanical hazards, bloodborne pathogens, communicable diseases, respiratory hazards, extreme temperature, wetness, and humidity.

PROTECTIVE GEAR & SAFETY MANUALS

Incumbents are required to constantly follow written safety procedures and manuals relevant to the division or department. May be required to utilize appropriate personal protective equipment.

CONSEQUENCES OF ERROR

Potential errors can result in unfavorable public perceptions and legal ramifications.