The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) hiring Program Coordinator - Community Action Poverty Simulator in Greater Houston | LinkedIn (2024)

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

We are seeking a Full-Time Program Coordinator to join the Department of Population Health and Advocacy as part of the UTHealth School of Public Health in Houston, TX. In this position, you will manage the operations, growth, and evaluation of the UTHealth Houston Community Action Poverty Simulator. This will include coordinating all aspects of the simulator, including volunteers, students, instructors, facilities, and budget. BenefitsOnce you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position SummaryThis position will support the coordination of the Poverty Simulator Program for the UTHealth's Assistant Dean for Clinical Population Health and Advocacy. This position will provide administrative support, project coordination, website update, research support, some budgetary assistance, program development, marketing and implementation. Candidate will provide overall program design and execution for the Clinical Population Health an Advocacy Department in order to achieve assigned goals and objectives.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Coordinates, develops, implements, and evaluates the strategic management/planning of the Clinical Population Health an Advocacy Department
• Participates in all phases of assigned program coordination and in research related activities, including assessing needs for program aims, targets and goals. ,
• Backup manager for the academic, clinical and meeting calendar of UTHealth's Assistant Dean for Clinical Population Health and Advocacy
• Completes some budgetary, people management under the poverty simulator, marketing, recruitment and scheduling for the Clinical Population Health and Advocacy Department
• Uses program tools to collect program data; writes program reports and support research activities
• Interacts with many different types of stakeholders from different schools and institutions in order to collaborate and facilitate programs.
• Monitors implementation of program policies and practices.
• Works to keep programs on schedule, within stated budgets and functioning smoothly.
• Support program growth and development as necessary.
• Ensures that plans and protocols are followed to ensure compliance with all federal, state laws and UTHSC-H policies, rules and regulations.
• Creating academic calendar for program in coordination with all UTHealth Houston schools, recruitment of community volunteers, enrolling students to CAPS.
• Grow and manage distinguish community educator's network.
• Other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• Knowledge of MS Office, SPSS or statistics software applications.
• Bilingual in Spanish may be preferred.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant experience in lieu of education.

Minimum Experience

• Three years of related experience.
• May substitute required experience with equivalent years of education beyond the minimum education requirement.
• Previous experience working in a community simulation is highly preferred.

Physical RequirementsExerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security SensitiveThis job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code

• 51.215

Residency RequirementEmployees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.