Program Coordinator

University of Illinois Chicago•Rockford, IL

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports and advances rural health workforce development initiatives across the National Center for Rural Health Professions (NCRHP), with a primary focus on career pathway programming, student engagement, and regional workforce alignment. This role coordinates and implements programming spanning middle school through professional training, supports the Illinois AHEC Network, and contributes to Rural Health Transformation (RHT) workforce priorities.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
A total of one (1) year (12 months) in education, training and/or work experience in the area of specialization inherent to the position.
1 year of education in a teaching, social science, communications, public relations, or related field.
1 year of work experience as a certified teacher, curricular development, or coordinating an educational program for middle school, high school or college level students.

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree in an area consistent with the duties of the position may be substituted for one (1) year of work experience.

Responsibilities

Lead coordination of Health Career Pathway Programs (middle school, high school, undergraduate and pipeline programs) and Career Tech Pathway Initiatives.
Coordinate curriculum delivery across pathways programming with LMS platforms.
Serve as liasion for pathways programs across regional workforce programming.
Serve as primary student engagement point of contact for students across pathway programs.
Serve as data manager of the Rural HPE program databases, including developing and maintaining an inventory of data files.
Create independently, or with a team, publications promoting and/or explaining the processes and results of the program.
Resolve scheduling, logistics and operational issues.
Mentor students interested in rural health careers in collaboration with other NCRHP staff