Infant Mortality Initiatives Coordinator

Facility:

Child Health Pavilion

Department:

Center for Infant & Child Wellness

Schedule:

Full time

Hours:

40

Job Details:

This position is funded through a grant and is contingent upon continued funding. Dayton Children’s Center for Community Health works to advance health equity solutions so all children can thrive. The Center works to achieve health equity through new approaches anchored in data, outcomes and evaluation across the clinical to community continuum. Paramount to the Center’s strategy is engagement of those with lived experience to inform and influence programming and initiatives.

Dayton Children’s has received the Partners for Change grant through the Ohio Department of Children and Youth to implement the approach of Cradle Cincinnati to address infant and maternal health with the ultimate goal of reducing infant mortality in Montgomery County. Dayton Children’s also serves as the lead agency for the Community & Faith-Based Maternal Health Support Services Grant through the Ohio Department of Children and Youth. This initiative supports partnerships with community- and faith-based organizations to improve maternal health outcomes, increase access to supportive services, and address factors that contribute to maternal and infant health disparities. The Infant Mortality Initiatives Coordinator supports this community-wide commitment to improve material and infant health. This individual provides logistical support to the Manager in advancing infant mortality reduction initiatives, including preparation of materials, coordination of stakeholder communications, and tracking of initiative milestones. This individual is responsible for providing administrative support, project coordination and implementation, operational coordination and subject-matter expertise for infant mortality initiatives. This role ensures clear and consistent communication and seamless coordination of activities across internal teams and community partners. The coordinator plays a key role in ensuring the Manager and initiative have the tools, systems, and communications needed to effectively engage partners, stakeholders, and the community.

Department Specific Job Details:

Education

• B.A/B.S preferably in public health, health administration, community health, social work or Related Field required

Experience

• Community engagement, organizing or constituent building required
• Proven ability to liaison with community partners and residents required
• Ability to plan and organize events with multiple partners and constituents required
• Knowledge of Cradle Cincinnati model preferred
• Experience in developing leadership capacity within the community preferred

Skills/Competencies

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, strong organizational skills, knowledge of community development issues and experience working with diverse communities
• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools including PowerPoint, Excel and Word
• Ability to work some evening/weekend hours to accommodate the needs of community members
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License with less than six (6) points on record for traffic violations. Must be at least 21 years of age

Schedule

• full time, 40 hours, working Monday - Friday
• day shift, with some evening and weekend hours due to events
• serving the Center for Infant and Child Wellness dept at the Connor Child Health Pavilion