Community Outreach Specialist

Northwell Health

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About The Position

The Outreach Specialist serves as the liaison between community members, hard-to-reach members of the priority populations and participating providers. This position works to ensure that CSP staff work to increase the numbers of men and women who seek breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening by developing and implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed public education programs. Additionally this position ensures that there is a balance of strategies for educating eligible clients about the importance of early detection and screening; that information is available on the services provided by the partnership and active recruitment of eligible clients for cancer screening; assisting the partnership collaborators in developing, implementing and evaluating effective recruitment strategies, with specific emphasis on clients having the greatest need for services and priority populations; and ensuring that the expertise of each partnership collaborator is utilized in order to have greater reach into the communities and to maximize the program’s effectiveness.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, required.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-Lingual in Spanish highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing evidence-based and evidence-informed public education programs
• Ensuring a balance of strategies for educating eligible clients about the importance of early detection and screening
• Providing information on the services provided by the partnership
• Actively recruiting eligible clients for cancer screening
• Assisting partnership collaborators in developing, implementing, and evaluating effective recruitment strategies
• Ensuring the expertise of each partnership collaborator is utilized to have greater reach into the communities and to maximize the program’s effectiveness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees