Program Coordinator - Medical Center

Georgetown University•Vinalhaven, ME

3d•$47,586 - $87,558•Remote

About The Position

The National Center on Health, Behavioral Health and Safety (NCHBHS) is a collaborative effort between the Office of Head Start, the Office of Child Care, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, which accomplishes the goal of providing information and resources to professionals working with Head Start and childcare programs across the country. Georgetown University is home to two major components of this National Center – Behavioral Health and Oral Health. Project team members provide training and technical assistance and develop products that facilitate learning and best practice specifically around these two topic areas, as well as participate in overarching Center activities, training and resource development. The Center serves a national audience. The Program Coordinator will help manage Georgetown’s product deliverables (i.e., to include development of webinars, training materials, PowerPoints, instructional video segments and/or use of existing resources through the ECLKC and MyPeers). In addition, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for monitoring, coordinating and contributing to social media platforms including Head Start sites such MyPeers and Facebook. The Program Coordinator will assist the co- PIs with management of project faculty, consultants or vendors as appropriate to ensure deliverables such as technical assistance, training, product development, coordination of training calendars/schedules and travel logistics. In addition, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for collection of data related to the project activities, deliverables, individual accomplishments of project personnel and partners for the purpose of compiling needed weekly, monthly annual reports. The Program Coordinator will interface with the Project Personnel of the Prime Award at the EDC and other technical assistance partners – participating in meetings and conference calls as appropriate. The Program Coordinator will oversee and supervise the work of the administrative assistant who will support the NCHBHS with activities such as notetaking, scheduling, mtg coordination, and compiling information for reports. The Program Coordinator is a member of the Division of Early Childhood participating with faculty and other staff on research and technical assistance initiatives in the Center for Child and Human Development. The Program Coordinator will provide leadership in Center initiatives and reports directly to the Senior Faculty Member/PI who heads this federally funded contract. The Program Coordinator represents the work of this National Center through their interactions with faculty, staff, consultants, grantees and constituents (i.e., agency representatives, Federal staff, Training/Technical Assistance faculty on the project through the Prime Awardee -the Education Development Center, Inc., and recipients of the training).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in the Human Services, Public Policy or Social Sciences fields or related field
Two to three years’ experience in coordinating/managing within a service-oriented organization or child health or mental health field preferable
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Problem-solving skills
Ability to work well both collaboratively and independently
Strong organizational, management, conceptual and analytical skills
Computer skills using data communication and webinar technology.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of state and community service delivery systems and current federal directions preferred.
Knowledge of early childhood mental health and early care and education and Head Start preferred.

Responsibilities

Help manage Georgetown’s product deliverables (i.e., to include development of webinars, training materials, PowerPoints, instructional video segments and/or use of existing resources through the ECLKC and MyPeers).
Monitor, coordinate and contribute to social media platforms including Head Start sites such MyPeers and Facebook.
Assist the co- PIs with management of project faculty, consultants or vendors as appropriate to ensure deliverables such as technical assistance, training, product development, coordination of training calendars/schedules and travel logistics.
Collection of data related to the project activities, deliverables, individual accomplishments of project personnel and partners for the purpose of compiling needed weekly, monthly annual reports.
Interface with the Project Personnel of the Prime Award at the EDC and other technical assistance partners – participating in meetings and conference calls as appropriate.
Oversee and supervise the work of the administrative assistant who will support the NCHBHS with activities such as notetaking, scheduling, mtg coordination, and compiling information for reports.
Provide leadership in Center initiatives.