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Job ID90614

LocationAurora, Colorado

Full/Part TimeFull-Time

Regular/TemporaryRegular

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Why Work at Children's....

Here, it's different. Come join us. Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Here, the nation's brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist's outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we're making new strides every day. We've been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report. As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties. Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat. That's why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through o A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it's different.

Job Overview

The Junior Prevention, Education and Outreach Coordinator learns to facilitate, coordinate, implement, and evaluate prevention and community-based outreach programs at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO), specific to the Healthy Roots Food Clinic and Garden. The Junior Coordinator supports programming by prescribed coordination of Food as Medicine initiatives, including site-specific work in the food clinic and the community garden.

Additional Information

Department Name: HP Community Health Job Status: full time, 40 hours per week. Shift: Garden season 7am to 3pm and off season 9am to 5pm

Qualifications

EDUCATION - High School Diploma. EXPERIENCE - Two years of experience coordinating and implementing preventing and education initiatives that help address social determinants of health. 1 year of experience working or interning in a farming environment, master gardener, horticulturalist or equivalent agricultural training preferred. Knowledge of food safety, organic growing practices, succession planting, crop rotation, and integrated pest management preferred CERTIFICATION(S) - Civil Rights Training (Issued by Food Bank of the Rockies). Food Safety Training (Issued by Food Bank of the Rockies). Food safety training from the Produce Safety Alliance- Grower Training. Trainings must be completed after hire. LANGUAGE - Bilingual Spanish/English

Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE No direct patient care. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

• Coordinates program specific outreach and events, as prescribed, and maintains program branding materials including brochures and websites.
• Serves as liaison between program, department, CHCO and community partners.
• Supports development and implementation of population health programs based on community benefit strategic plan, includ ng activities designed to improve health, safety, and family education/empowerment.
• Actively trains and develops prevention, education, and outreach skillsets and progressively becomes responsible for more complex duties and responsibilities.
• Participates in local, state, regional and national efforts related to issues identified by the CHCO community health needs assessment.
• Assists in daily operations of the food clinic to include (but not limited to) food procurement, organization, and distribution
• Assists with the daily operations of the garden during the growing season (planting, crop maintenance, irrigation, pest management, harvesting, storage, monitoring production plan, overseeing internal and