YHAC/Project Management Coordinator
About The Position
Exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced medical team within a growing federally qualified community health center. HealthFirst Family Care Center, Inc. “The Heart of Our Community” provides comprehensive services including adult/pediatric medical care, health education, health assessment and screenings, gynecology, cardiology, behavioral health, substance use treatment, and adult/pediatric dental care. YHAC (Youth Health Advisory Council) /PM (Project Management) Coordinator Summary: Under the general direction of the CHRO and dotted line to the COO, the YHAC/PM Coordinator role will be a 50/50 split between YHAC and project management/grant support. The position leads the YHAC by recruiting and mentoring students, facilitating meetings, and guiding youth-led health projects. Coordinates the YHAC calendar of workshops and trainings on adolescent health, public health careers, and wellness topics in partnership with school staff, healthcare professionals, and community organizations. The role also builds strong relationships with high schools, manages scholarship opportunities, and develops internship placements within the organization. A major portion of the job involves grant support and compliance. Tracking deliverables, maintaining documentation, preparing reports, and ensuring programs align with grant requirements. The role also evaluates program effectiveness through data collection, metrics tracking, and outcome reporting to continuously improve youth programming.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in public health, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, business management, education, or related field.
- A minimum of 1-2 years’ experience related to workforce development, training coordination, grant support, project management, or program administration or graduate degree in the same.
- Exceptional computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Outlook).
- Must submit a CORI release form and demonstrate proof of being free from disqualifying information.
- Ability to manage competing priorities across YHAC and project management.
- Comfort working with diverse populations, including youth participants.
- Must possess good critical thinking skills to identify both issues and solutions.
- Emphasis on process improvement and commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
- Results-oriented professional with well-developed time management skills that can work independently and collaboratively.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills to communicate effectively with various departments, staff, community agencies, school system, grantors and community members to understand needs and provide actionable information.
- Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through.
- Commitment to the mission and values of a community health center.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a community health center, nonprofit, or public-sector environment preferred but not required.
- Experience with HRSA, state, or foundation-funded workforce programs preferred but not required.
- Experience working with youth or early-career workforce initiatives preferred but not required.
- Experience using project tracking or learning management systems preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Leads the YHAC by recruiting and mentoring students
- Facilitating meetings
- Guiding youth-led health projects
- Coordinates the YHAC calendar of workshops and trainings on adolescent health, public health careers, and wellness topics in partnership with school staff, healthcare professionals, and community organizations
- Builds strong relationships with high schools
- Manages scholarship opportunities
- Develops internship placements within the organization
- Grant support and compliance
- Tracking deliverables
- Maintaining documentation
- Preparing reports
- Ensuring programs align with grant requirements
- Evaluates program effectiveness through data collection, metrics tracking, and outcome reporting to continuously improve youth programming
Benefits
- 3.2 weeks of paid time off (PTO), 3 personal days, and 11.5 paid holidays
- Employer contributed health, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability and retirement contributions
- Voluntary flexible spending accounts and disability/critical illness coverage
- Employee discounts, referral program, reimbursable licensing fees, tuition reimbursement, and continuing education credits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
