part-time Community Health Asst for WIC POPs project

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The School of Public Health Division of Epidemiology & Community Health is seeking applications for multiple part-time (2-14 hours per week) Community Health Assistants for WIC POPs project (casual employee job code 0001) to participate in the working group for the Professional Opportunities for Paraprofessional Staff in WIC (WIC POPS) project.

An ideal candidate for the Community Health Assistant for WIC POPs project position would be someone with current or prior WIC staff, a community health worker or someone with similar experience.

Pay: $25 per hour

Work Arrangements:

The University of Minnesota endorses "Work. With Flexibility." and we offer a flexible work environment that meets the needs of our students, faculty, staff, and partners we serve.
This work is remote M-F. However, workspace can be provided at the University of Minnesota if desired. Must have reliable internet and be able to commit to attending virtual team meetings. Hours will be determined based on the candidates availability and specific phase of the project. We anticipate a minimum of 2 hours/week up to a maximum of 14 hours/week, often more like 5-10 hours/week.

Position/Project Description:

The WIC POPS project is in year one (phase 1) of a 5-year cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The goal of the project is to develop a more robust, resilient WIC workforce to enhance the likelihood that eligible families participate in the program and adopt nutrition recommendations.

Based on human design approaches, a key element of this project is that all phases of the project includes active involvement from WIC staff and members of the communities ultimately served by this work. To ensure this involvement occurs, we will have an advisory board composed of WIC staff and other experts in maternal and child nutrition and public health workforce development. In each phase of this project, we will hire a subset of the advisory board members to be a part of the working group to more directly assist with project activities. This Community Health Assistant for WIC POPs project position is the working group member position.

Working group membership is anticipated to change across the life of the project as the needs for each phase of the project are different. For example, in phase 1 we are hiring current or prior WIC paraprofessionals and community health workers to conduct focus groups with paraprofessionals in WIC across the country. In phase 2, we will hire WIC staff to co-create staff trainings and resources. In phase 3, working group tasks will include implementation of the training program we develop. Phase 4 tasks will include dissemination activities (e.g., co-creation of materials, presenting the project, etc).

The project has 4 phases:

Phase 1 (20% - year 1): Conduct national formative assessment of paraprofessional staffing models and training strategies; conduct focus groups with paraprofessionals in WIC across the country

Phase 2 (20% - year 2): Co-create staff training and resources for paraprofessionals and supporting WIC staff

Phase 3 (40% - year 3-4): Pilot the training program across Wisconsin and Minnesota; implementation stage

Phase 4 (20% - year 5): Plan for nation-wide scalability; dissemination activities (e.g., co-creation of materials, presenting the project, etc)

Are you excited about this job and meet the required qualifications, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every preferred qualification? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If this is you, we strongly encourage you to apply because you just may be the right candidate for this role.

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

Required Qualifications

• Current or prior experience working in WIC, and/or community health worker or similar experience
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Google suite applications
• Experience facilitating group discussions, meetings and staff trainings
• Experience developing training materials, creating dissemination materials (reports, presentations, infographics, etc)
• Experience with learning platforms
• Experience supporting federally funded programs, health or nutrition-related projects, or workforce development initiatives.
• Bilingual
• Experience with grant-based work requirements, such as developing and following work plans and protocols, reporting requirements and federal financial policies and procedures
  

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Pay Range: $25 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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